Australia

Heatwave prompts Australian state to declare state of emergency

Australia Society

19, Dec. 2019

Japan-backed entity to explore for gold, copper with Australia firm

Australia Materials

SYDNEY, NNA - Government-backed Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. will invest as much as AU$6...

28, Nov. 2019

Kirin to sell Australian dairy unit to China’s Mengniu for AU$600 mil.

Australia Food

SYDNEY, NNA – Major Japanese brewery Kirin Holdings Co. will sell its Australian dairy and drink arm...

26, Nov. 2019

“Catastrophic” fire threat prompts state of emergency in Australia

Australia Incidents

12, Nov. 2019

Sumitomo joins Australia-toJapan liquefied hydrogen transport project

Australia Energy

SYDNEY, NNA - Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. is joining a pilot project to develop a supply c...

31, Oct. 2019

Fuji Xerox to buy Australia’s CSG for access to 10,000 new prospective clients

Australia Tech

SYDNEY, NNA – Japanese photo copier maker Fuji Xerox Co. is set to buy a 100 percent stake in Austra...

25, Oct. 2019

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma scraps plan to take over Australian stem cell firm Cynata

Australia Health

SYDNEY, NNA - Japanese pharmaceutical firm Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. said Thursday it had withdr...

18, Oct. 2019

Nippon Paper to buy Orora’s paperboard packaging unit in Australia, N.Z.

Australia Materials

SYDNEY, NNA - Nippon Paper Industries Co. will acquire the local paperboard fiber-based packaging un...

12, Oct. 2019

Australia central bank chief: no rate hike till low inflation returns to 2-3% target mid-point

Australia Policy

SYDNEY, NNA – The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to consider raising interest rates until it ...

26, Jul. 2019

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma offers A$202 mil. for Australian stem cell company

Australia Health

SYDNEY, NNA - Japanese pharmaceutical firm Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. has offered A$202 million (...

23, Jul. 2019

Australian central bank cuts key rate to record low amid slower global growth

Australia Policy

SYDNEY, NNA - The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday lowered the official cash rate by 25 basis po...

06, Jun. 2019

Japan's Daiwa expanding fixed income and pension management in Sydney

Australia Financials

SYDNEY, NNA - Japanese broker Daiwa Securities Co. will open an office in Sydney in June, increasing...

08, May. 2019

Nippon Paint to buy Australian rival DuluxGroup for A$3.8 billion

Australia Materials

SYDNEY, NNA – Nippon Paint Holdings Co. will buy Australian rival DuluxGroup Ltd. for 3.8 billion Au...

18, Apr. 2019

Corrected: Air conditioner maker Fujitsu General takes 100% stake in Australia’s Precise Air Group

Australia Services

――Corrects the figure of air conditioner service market in 6th paragraph TOKYO, NNA – Japanese air c...

20, Dec. 2018

Air conditioner maker Fujitsu General takes 100% stake in Australia’s Precise Air Group

Australia Services

TOKYO, NNA – Japanese air conditioning equipment maker Fujitsu General Ltd. has taken over an Austra...

13, Dec. 2018

Japan persimmons to go on sale in Australia for 1st time

Australia Agriculture

22, Nov. 2018

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust seals A$4 bil. deal to buy 9 Commonwealth Bank firms

Australia Financials

TOKYO, NNA – Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. will buy nine asset management arms of the Commo...

02, Nov. 2018

First shipment of Inpex LNG departs Australia for Japan

Australia Energy

SYDNEY, Kyodo - Japan's Inpex Corp. said Tuesday that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas pr...

23, Oct. 2018