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Coronavirus

New 'omicron' virus variant: 4 things to know

'Constellation' of mutations raises alarm over potential for faster spread

| Africa

Coronavirus

WHO names new COVID variant omicron, cautions against travel measures

| Africa

Markets

Chinese tech stocks Didi and Pinduoduo tumble on Wall Street

| China

Construction

Thai port to be expanded with Chinese Belt and Road builder

| Thailand

Politics

Japan defense spending tops 1% of GDP for fiscal year

| Japan

Opinion

Vandana Hari

Tapping strategic oil reserves will never tame OPEC and its allies

| North America
Vandana Hari

Business trends

FedEx, Cathay Pacific squeezed by Hong Kong's 'zero COVID' rules

| Hong Kong

Economy

Mizuho's top leadership to resign after regulator slams response to system crashes

| Japan

Politics

China puts AI at center of 'smart military' revamp: Japan report

| China

Coronavirus

Japan's ebike craze spawns spate of battery theft

| Japan

Interview

Grab targets ASEAN's unbanked in 'once in a lifetime' opportunity

Digital bank, 'buy now, pay later' to drive growth, says executive

| Singapore

International relations

Asia and Europe vow to fix supply chains, push digital access

| Cambodia

Electric cars in China

Chinese EV maker Nio to expand into five new European countries

| China

Business trends

Femtech attracting more attention from businesses in Asia

| Japan

Latest Headlines

Japan's ebike craze spawns spate of battery theft

| Japan

Chinese tech stocks Didi and Pinduoduo tumble on Wall Street

| China

New 'omicron' virus variant: 4 things to know

| Africa

Coronavirus latest: U.S. to bar visitors from South Africa, neighboring countries

| East Asia

Dow plunges 900 points, or 2.5%, on fears of new virus variant

| U.S.

DATAWATCH

Uncovering economic and business trends

Yen selling continues despite positive real interest rates

Actual exchange rate stands at 9.6 yen lower than theoretical value

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Why is Philippine Senator Leila de Lima still behind bars?

Fierce opponent of Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug campaign should be freed immediately

| Philippines
Criselda Yabes
Nobuko Kobayashi

Former princess Mako's marriage holds a mirror to Japan

| Japan
Nobuko Kobayashi
Amir Fareed Rahim

Malaysian voters still determined to uproot corruption

| Malaysia
Amir Fareed Rahim
Callysta Thony and Rachel Tan

Electric vehicles are not the greenhouse silver bullet many think

| Southeast Asia
Callysta Thony and Rachel Tan

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Sri Lanka awards port project to China after dropping Japan, India

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Former princess Mako's marriage holds a mirror to Japan

Chinese EV maker Nio to expand into five new European countries

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Coronavirus

Japan's ebike craze spawns spate of battery theft

| Japan

New 'omicron' virus variant: 4 things to know

| Africa

Coronavirus latest: U.S. to bar visitors from South Africa, neighboring countries

| East Asia

Dow plunges 900 points, or 2.5%, on fears of new virus variant

| U.S.

US-China tensions

U.S. crackdown targets China's quantum computing, navigation tech

| China

U.S.-China defense talks: Biden seeks channel to Xi's inner circle

| U.S.

U.S. aims for year-end defense talks with top China officials

| U.S.

U.S. invites Taiwan to first 'democracy summit,' angering China

| U.S.

Philippine elections 2022

Why is Philippine Senator Leila de Lima still behind bars?

| Philippines

Duterte claims Philippine presidential candidate uses cocaine

| Philippines

Philippines cracks down on 'text blaster' sales as election looms

| Philippines

Sara Duterte to ally with Marcos for 2022 Philippine elections

| Philippines

China tech

Chinese tech stocks Didi and Pinduoduo tumble on Wall Street

| China

Chinese EV maker Nio to expand into five new European countries

| China

U.S. crackdown targets China's quantum computing, navigation tech

| China

Baidu gets green light for driverless robotaxi service in Beijing

| China

Arts

Malaysian art festivals spring back to life

Live performances return for the first time since pandemic lockdowns

| Malaysia

Life

Edo-period forestry company faces a 21st-century problem

| Japan

Life

Activist-diplomat supports victims of Myanmar takeover and trafficking

| Thailand

Life

For the love of sake

| Japan

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    • Nikkei 225
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    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,564.08
    • -20.08
    • -0.56%
    • Hang Seng
    • 24,080.52
    • -659.64
    • -2.67%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,166.27
    • -55.25
    • -1.72%
    • Sensex
    • 57,107.15
    • -1,687.94
    • -2.87%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 34,899.34
    • -905.04
    • -2.53%
    • USD/JPY
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    • -2.25
    • -1.95%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.39
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    • 0.00%

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

Technology

Samsung unveils $17bn investment for Texas chip plant

| South Korea

Companies

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

| Hong Kong

Retail

Alibaba expects weakest year since N.Y. listing

| China

Transportation

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

| Malaysia

Transportation

Garuda Indonesia hands in restructuring plan to creditors

| Indonesia

Automobiles

South Korea's first auto plant in 23 years opens as 'half-wage factory'

| South Korea

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