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Belt and Road

Thriving on China's Belt and Road, Laos border town ditches kip for yuan

But rail cargo still weak due to zero-COVID while debt to Beijing looms large

| Laos

Coronavirus

Protests against strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities

| China

Politics

Kishida cabinet's approval sinks to new low of 37% in Nikkei poll

| Japan

Indo-Pacific

Canada focuses on 'disruptive' China in new Indo-Pacific strategy

| North America

Your Week in Asia

European Council chief visits China, Jimmy Lai trial, Thailand motor expo

| Hong Kong

Opinion

Narayanappa Janardhan and Maximilian Mayer

Asia's middle powers are building new regional order

| Southeast Asia
Narayanappa Janardhan and Maximilian Mayer

Datawatch

Flood risk rises in Asia as cities grow, land sinks

| Southeast Asia

Media & Entertainment

Kabuki producer starts online streaming for foreign fans

| Japan

Business trends

New Chinese perfume brands smell out success at home

| China

Sports

World Cup: Costa Rica stuns Japan with surprise 1-0 victory

| Middle East

Taiwan elections

Taiwan's Tsai quits as party leader after heavy local election losses

Opposition KMT retakes major cities in string of victories on Saturday

| Taiwan

Business Spotlight

Japan's banks prepare to meet the digital challenge

| Japan

Comment

U.S.-China cold war more dangerous than U.S.-Soviet rivalry

| China

Interview

Suntory looks to premium whiskey to beat U.S. cost inflation

| Japan

#TECHASIA

Asia's tech transformation decoded

JD.com's pay cuts and LG's U.S. battery bet

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

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Malaysia election

Anwar, at last Malaysia's PM, aims to turn 'hope' into reality

After rising from prison to the top, can he bring stability and prosperity?

| Malaysia

Malaysia election

Malaysia's Anwar sworn in as PM, pledges to fight corruption

| Malaysia

Malaysia election

Malaysia election live: Anwar becomes Malaysia's 10th prime minister

| Malaysia

Malaysia election

Mahathir to 'write history' of Malaysia after election loss

| Malaysia

DATAWATCH

In depth analysis

Growing appetite for wheat exposes Asia's soft underbelly

Consumption up 30% in 10 years but Ukraine war threatens food security

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Xi Jinping’s new smiles got China off the hook at climate talks

Beijing's bandwidth to deliver is shrinking as its economic performance wanes

| China
Alicia Garcia-Herrero
Abishur Prakash

Sustainability has brought a new dimension to Asia's geopolitics

| China
Abishur Prakash
Brahma Chellaney

Xi Jinping is taking advantage of Biden's soft touch

| China
Brahma Chellaney
Arsjad Rasjid and Haikal Siregar

Indonesia's green-energy transition is serious business

| Indonesia
Arsjad Rasjid and Haikal Siregar

Most read

Taiwan's Tsai quits as party leader after heavy local election losses

Inside the Trilateral Commission: Power elites grapple with China's rise

Xi Jinping shows his strength by muscling women away from power

Did Biden snub Erdogan in Bali, or forget Turkey is part of NATO?

TikTok-mad Malaysian voters push Islamic politics to the fore

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Sports

World Cup roundup: Defending champion France advances

Messi keeps title hopes alive helping Argentina past Mexico

| Europe

Sports

World Cup: Saudi Arabia falls back down to earth with 2-0 loss to Poland

| Middle East

Business Spotlight

Why Asia Inc. is rushing to sponsor the Qatar World Cup

| China

Sports

Japan's first female World Cup referee gets ready for kickoff

| Japan

Trending Topics

Taiwan tensions

China says Taiwan election result shows people want peace

| Taiwan

Taiwan's Tsai quits as party leader after heavy local election losses

| Taiwan

Taiwan's local elections kick off: 5 things to know

| Taiwan

China intensifies disinformation, cyberattacks on Taiwan: report

| Taiwan

Coronavirus

Protests against strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities

| China

China reports fourth straight daily record of new COVID cases

| China

Malaysia's Genting loses bet on Macao gaming license

| Macao

Protests erupt in China's Xinjiang over 3-month COVID lockdown

| China

Ukraine war

Ukraine latest: Kyiv to export $150m of grain to vulnerable countries

| Russia & Caucasus

Did Biden snub Erdogan in Bali, or forget Turkey is part of NATO?

| Turkey

Ukrainians embraced but Asian refugees face icy welcome in EU

| Europe

Kazakh President Tokayev wins re-election with 81.3% of vote

| Kazakhstan

Supply Chain

U.S. can't decouple from China, says Beijing's ambassador to Tokyo

| China

South Korea truckers go on strike again, supply chain at risk

| South Korea

China widens market share in EVs, dozen other high-tech fields

| China

Chipmakers trim spending by billions as COVID boom fades

| North America

INFOGRAPHICS

In depth analysis at a glance

Xi Jinping's '37-year plan' for Taiwan unification

Attacks on the mind and a looming crisis

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China up close

Analysis: Xi no longer described as 'people's leader' in China

Leader tries smile diplomacy, but public scolding of Canada PM ruins image

| China

Indo-Pacific

Xi sheds 'wolf-warrior' coat on return to world stage

| China

China up close

Analysis: Xi Jinping's path to greater power goes through Taiwan

| China

Politics

China poised to cut economic reform commitment from lawmaking

| China

Arts

Hong Kong museum offers Yayoi Kusama career overview

M+ exhibit includes new creations and 87 pieces never shown outside Japan

| Hong Kong

Life

Istanbul star-struck as first Michelin Guide is launched

| Turkey

Arts

Makoto Shinkai's new film 'Suzume' mourns Japan's deserted towns

| Japan

Tea Leaves

In Thailand, there is life beyond the capital

| Thailand

News By Location

China

Canada focuses on 'disruptive' China in new Indo-Pacific strategy

| North America

Protests against strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities

| China

Japan

Kishida cabinet's approval sinks to new low of 37% in Nikkei poll

| Japan

World Cup: Costa Rica stuns Japan with surprise 1-0 victory

| Middle East

India

India's Ultraviolette Automotive raises funding from Qualcomm

| India

Japan's Benesse to offer scholastic tests in India

| India

Singapore

From Sea to GoTo, tech layoffs mount in ASEAN: 4 things to know

| Singapore

Singapore sees 2023 GDP growth as low as 0.5% as exports slump

| Singapore

Philippines

Philippines receives cold trucks from Japan to deliver COVID shots

| Philippines

Twitter, Meta layoffs spur political safeguard fears across Asia

| China

Indonesia

Death toll in Indonesia earthquake surpasses 300, 24 still missing

| Indonesia

From Sea to GoTo, tech layoffs mount in ASEAN: 4 things to know

| Singapore

Thailand

European Council chief visits China, Jimmy Lai trial, Thailand motor expo

| Hong Kong

Thai startup to build over 1,000 public toilets across Asia

| Thailand

Malaysia

Malaysia PM Anwar eyes targeted subsidies for low-income groups

| Malaysia

Malaysia's Genting loses bet on Macao gaming license

| Macao

Vietnam

What can Asia learn on gender from New Zealand? Ardern has ideas

| Vietnam

Vietnam's Vingroup builds battery plant with China's Gotion

| Vietnam

Myanmar

Foreign companies in Myanmar bide their time with eye on long view

| Myanmar

Myanmar releases ex-UK envoy, Aussie economist, Japan filmmaker

| Myanmar

Taiwan

China says Taiwan election result shows people want peace

| Taiwan

Taiwan's Tsai quits as party leader after heavy local election losses

| Taiwan

Hong Kong

European Council chief visits China, Jimmy Lai trial, Thailand motor expo

| Hong Kong

Hong Kong museum offers Yayoi Kusama career overview

| Hong Kong

South Korea

South Korea's defense industry doubles overseas orders

| South Korea

LG, Samsung, Huawei build trove of metaverse patents: survey

| South Korea

North Korea

North Korea aims for strongest nuclear force in world: Kim Jong Un

| North Korea

North Korean threat deepens with new ICBM

| North Korea

Australia

Progressives returned for third term in Australia's Victoria state poll

| Australia

World Cup roundup: Defending champion France advances

| Europe

U.S.

Ukraine latest: Kyiv to export $150m of grain to vulnerable countries

| Russia & Caucasus

LG, Samsung, Huawei build trove of metaverse patents: survey

| South Korea

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

Technology

Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by new worker unrest

| China

China tech

Alibaba delays Hong Kong listing conversion as revenue misses expectations

| China

Business deals

Saudi Arabia inks deals with Samsung, Hyundai and other companies

| South Korea

China tech

Tencent cuts stake in food delivery app Meituan as Q3 sales drop

| China

Supply Chain

Apple supplier Foxconn's key China plant hit by COVID measures

| China

Technology

Samsung's future: Five challenges for Chairman Lee Jae-yong

| South Korea

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