Overview
- NVIDIA’s board announced an independent investigation after reports that a Chinese woman close to CEO Jensen Huang may have been an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security, with the matter described as developing and not yet resolved.
- The company has said the probe will be handled by independent directors to establish facts and determine any governance or security risks related to the CEO’s personal associate.
- Hakodate city confirmed its population fell to 229,801 based on the end-October resident registry, a drop the municipality says reflects continued outmigration of late teens and people in their 20s.
- Japan’s Ministry of Education reported that 59.9% of university second-year students spend under six hours per week on study outside class, noting that out-of-class study rose during the COVID-19 period and has since declined.
- U.S. House Democratic leaders signaled plans to intensify oversight of the administration’s Iran operation and private actors involved, and Tokyo’s market responded to the week’s political and economic news with the Nikkei rising about 1,179 yen in early trading.