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Group of 20 trade ministers will hold an emergency video conference on March 30 to discuss cooperation on supply chains, the Nikkei business daily reported.

They are likely to confirm cooperation to maintain and strengthen supply chains to respond to the impact from the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Nikkei.

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Apple Inc, which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Jan. 9.

Panasonic plans to move its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands later this year over concerns about potential tax issues related to Brexit, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.

"We will move our European headquarters to the Netherlands," the spokeswoman told AFP, confirming a report in the Nikkei business daily about the Japanese electronics giant's decision.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange began Wednesday with a downturn, continuing the global downward trend in financial markets under the influence of political uncertainty in Italy.

The Nikkei Index lost 1.67% - 374.17 points to 21 984.26 points at the beginning of trading.

The broader Topix index also fell 1.59 percent - 28.10 points to 1,733, 75 points.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange began Monday with a rise supported by the cheap yen and a reduction in worries about the trade war between the US and China.

The Nikkei Index recorded a plus of 0.12% at the beginning of the session ( 28.37 points to 22,958.73 ).

The Topix rose almost symbolically by 0.01% or 0.23 points to 1,815.48.

Turkish appliance giant Arçelik aims to grow Asian sales to $1.5 billion within five years, CEO Hakan Bulgurlu told The Nikkei in a recent interview on May 30, noting how the global economy's center of gravity is moving eastward.

Pearson PLC, the owner of the Financial Times, says it has agreed to sell FT Group to Nikkei Inc. for 844 million pounds ($1.3 billion). It says the amount is payable in cash.