Bank of Japan Deputy Governor UCHIDA said he will continue to raise policy rates depending on economic, price and financial developments.

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China's R&D expenditure in 2025 reached 3.9288 tln yuan, up 8.2% YoY. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, R&D funding grew at a 10.0% annual average, outpacing the US (8.4%), South Korea (8.9%), Germany (6.2%), Japan (5.8%) and France (4.8%). China is now the world's second-largest R&D investor, behind the US and roughly 3.4x Germany and 3.5x Japan. The expanded R&D base underpins Beijing's push to accelerate development of a technology powerhouse.