Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe acknowledged the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Australian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration
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Australia, Japan commit to hydrogen cooperation
Australia and Japan will cooperate to deploy hydrogen power, after signing a joint statement in Melbourne on Friday.
“Australia is building a hydrogen production base to foster domestic growth and meet
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Australia, Japan to explore use of carbon dioxide for carbon fibre
The potential use of carbon dioxide for the manufacture of high-value products is the subject of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Matt Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, and Isshu
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Consultation opens on national hydrogen strategy
In attempting to find new renewable energy sources, additions to wind and solar are increasingly coming to market. The federal government is now pushing for the development of hydrogen energy generation
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Deakin University breakthrough tackles overheating phones
Scientists from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has partnered with researchers from Northern Ireland and Japan to pioneer a highly thermal conductive and chemically stable material to
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Japan-Australia FTA brings new tariff cuts
The fifth round of tariff cuts under the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) came into effect on the first day of April, delivering wide-ranging benefits for Australian businesses that
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VIC manufacturer targeting Japanese cancer treatment
Melbourne medical manufacturer Telix Pharmaceuticals has partnered with a major Japanese engineering company to market its TLX-250 imaging program for cancer patients.
JFE Engineering is an expert of cyclotron
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VIC bus manufacturer sets transport trend with Japan deal
Melbourne bus manufacturer Volgren has secured an export opportunity to Japan with the help of the Victorian trade office in Tokyo.
Victoria continues to be a leader for transport manufacturing, employing
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Toshiba to sell chip unit to Bain Capital for $22b
Bain Capital Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement with Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) for the purchase of Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC). A special purpose acquisition company formed by the
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Owner denies closure of iconic QLD brewery
Japanese beverage company Lion has denied claims that the XXXX Brisbane brewery will be closing, following reports that the facility would be shut due to pay disputes.
Lion spokesperson Dan Holland has
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Qld pet treat manufacturer expands exports
Sunshine Coast pet treat business Huds and Toke has expanded into the Japanese market, after receiving a government grant in April.
The family business started four years ago, manufacturing high-quality
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Almost 4 out of 5 of Australian organisations to adopt IoT by 2019
A new Aruba report, The Internet of Things: Today and Tomorrow, reveals that by 2019, 77 per cent of Australian organisations will have some form of Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure in place.
The
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Japan machinery orders on the up as global manufacturing starts to recover
According to Reuters, Japan’s October core machinery orders rose for the first time in three months to beat expectations- a tentative sign of a pickup in capital expenditure.
Core orders, a highly
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Invisible television on its way
What next after OLED televisions? How about an invisible television? One that ‘melts’ into the background when it is switched off. Earlier this week Panasonic unveiled its latest version of a television that is almost invisible to the naked eye when in ‘off’ mode.
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Bradken board backs Hitachi takeover bid
Bradken’s board has supported a takeover bid worth $689 million from Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery.
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Gas prices and global competition
Australian manufacturers are facing ever-escalating prices for gas. In 2016, local spot gas prices have gone from being substantially less than those in Japan to being substantially more. Spot prices will put pressure on contract prices.
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3D printed car decorations to be rolled out by Daihatsu in Japan
Japan’s Daihatsu has teamed up with designers and 3D printing company Stratasys to develop mass-customised car decorations.
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Japanese angered by submarine evaluation in secret meeting
A debriefing by an Australian delegation last month saw Japanese defence officials contest the reasons their submarine design bid failed on technical grounds.
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Defence committee views Japanese submarine bid as the weakest: report
Submarine recommendation made to government, decision could come within fortnight
The “Competitive Evaluation Process” by the defence department has concluded, with a “clear winner” selected
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