TOKYO (Reuters) -Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International Travel Service had lost 80% of its bookings for the remainder of the year.  The small firm, which specialises in group tours largely for Chinese clients, is at the sharp end of a backlash that...

TAIPEI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The United States confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced air defence missile system worth almost $700 million which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, in the second such weapons package for Taipei in a week. Last year, the United States said Taiwan would receive three National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) medium-range air defence...

(Reuters) -Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence company, xAI, is in advanced talks to raise $15 billion in new equity at a $230 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The terms of the new fundraising were disclosed to investors by Musk's wealth manager, Jared Birchall, on Tuesday night, the report added.   Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ...

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Chilean lithium producer SQM reported on Tuesday a 35.8% rise in third-quarter net profit. The world's second-largest lithium producer said net income for the quarter ended September 30 was $178.4 million, or $0.62 per share, compared with $131 million a year earlier. ...