The Big Story

Pearl Harbor 80 years on: Lessons and legacies

Japan and U.S. struggle to put fraught history to rest

December 1, 2021 06:00 JST | Japan

Coronavirus

Japan goes on high alert after first omicron case detected

December 1, 2021 03:58 JST | Japan

Myanmar Crisis

Half of Myanmar will live on less than a dollar a day, says UNPD

December 1, 2021 10:30 JST | Myanmar

Startups

Singapore superapp Grab to debut on Nasdaq via SPAC on Dec. 2

December 1, 2021 06:28 JST | Singapore

Politics

New Japan opposition leader seeks to battle LDP on policy

December 1, 2021 09:40 JST | Japan

Opinion

Domestic politics, not conflict, will settle U.S.-China competition

December 1, 2021 05:00 JST | China

Indo-Pacific

Middle East players move to detente as U.S. turns focus on China

December 1, 2021 06:43 JST | Turkey

China tech

China seeks tripling of big data industry to $470bn by 2025

December 1, 2021 01:54 JST | China

Politics

Adapting to China's rise is 'greatest priority for MI6': U.K. spy chief

December 1, 2021 02:19 JST | Europe

Automobiles

India's electric motorcycle market ready for takeoff

December 1, 2021 02:26 JST | India

Editor's Picks

Society

Japan's shrinking labor pool sharpens quest for productivity

December 1, 2021 05:10 JST | Japan

IPO

India IPOs rise as startups divert investor attention from China

November 30, 2021 16:34 JST | India

Belt and Road

China-Laos high-speed railway set to roll through COVID cloud

November 30, 2021 18:11 JST | Laos

Omicron Variant

Coronavirus

New 'omicron' COVID virus variant: 4 things to know

November 29, 2021 12:53 JST | Africa

COVID vaccines

Moderna chief predicts existing vaccines will struggle with omicron

November 30, 2021 15:41 JST | U.S.

Markets

U.S. stocks drop 1.9% on Fed chair remarks, virus fears

December 1, 2021 06:39 JST | U.S.

Opinion

Peter A. Petri and Michael G. Plummer

Why South Korea should join the CPTPP

November 30, 2021 05:00 JST | South Korea

Peter A. Petri and Michael G. Plummer

Rupa Subramanya

Narendra Modi should stop using COVID to protect Indian airlines

November 29, 2021 17:00 JST | India

Rupa Subramanya

Nicholas Benes

Japan's stewardship framework for investors needs urgent reform

November 29, 2021 05:00 JST | Japan

Nicholas Benes

Life & Arts

Life

The inflatable Ladakh cinema that will leave you breathless

November 30, 2021 08:00 JST | India

Life

A Kashmir gun smith's last stand

November 28, 2021 08:00 JST | India

Arts

Malaysian art festivals spring back to life

November 26, 2021 08:00 JST | Malaysia

Market Data

- Nikkei Asia300
- 1,677.09
- +20.63
- +1.25%
- Nikkei 225
- 28,047.62
- +225.86
- +0.81%
- Shanghai Comp.
- 3,568.64
- +4.75
- +0.13%
- Hang Seng
- 23,802.72
- +327.46
- +1.39%
- Singapore STI
- 3,083.50
- +42.21
- +1.39%
- Sensex
- 57,064.87
- -195.71
- -0.34%
- Dow Jones Ind.
- 34,483.72
- -652.22
- -1.86%
- USD/JPY
- 113.39
- +0.21
- +0.19%
- USD/CNY
- 6.36
- 0.00
- 0.00%

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Nikkei's exclusive list of the most important and fastest-growing companies in the region.

China tech

Alibaba market cap sinks by half in a year since Ant IPO shelved

November 30, 2021 06:34 JST | China

Technology

Samsung unveils $17bn investment for Texas chip plant

November 24, 2021 10:37 JST | South Korea

Companies

JD.com joins Hang Seng, Evergrande dropped from China index

November 20, 2021 02:06 JST | Hong Kong

Retail

Alibaba expects weakest year since N.Y. listing

November 19, 2021 03:07 JST | China

Transportation

AirAsia in final talks with Tata Group to exit India: sources

November 18, 2021 12:41 JST | Malaysia

Transportation

Garuda Indonesia hands in restructuring plan to creditors

November 17, 2021 16:34 JST | Indonesia

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