The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Honda, Nissan in merger talks to form world's 3rd-biggest auto groupTOKYO - Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have begun talks on a merger that would create the world's third-biggest automaker group by volume, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday, amid fierce global competition in electric vehicles dominated by overseas rivals.Japan's second- and third-largest automakers are considering the possibility of establishing a holding company, the sources said, in an apparent bid to form an automobile…READ FULL ARTICLE