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Analysis: Xi shrewdly used Biden summit to pave way for long reign

Timing of virtual meeting followed Beijing's scenario

| China

Interview

Japan needs stronger defenses, more frequent security reviews: Abe

| Japan

Semiconductors

U.S. priority should be American chipmakers, not TSMC: Intel chief

| U.S.

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| East Asia

Finance

Sony Life staffer accused of embezzling $155m while working remotely

| Japan

Opinion

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Xi Jinping echoes Jack Ma as he plots future China-Africa ties

| China
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Climate Change

Indonesia shifts and unleashes wave of decarbonization plans

| Indonesia

Indo-Pacific

More U.S. bases in Southeast Asia would add flexibility: army chief

| Southeast Asia

Transportation

Garuda Indonesia drops Japan-Bali flight over omicron

| Indonesia

Sports

WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng Shuai situation

| China

Politics

Japan starts to extend range of its missiles to over 1,000 km

Tokyo sees $880m move as deterrence, as China, US develop sophisticated weapons

| Japan

Companies

Chinese state-owned shipbuilder lets shipyard go under in rare move

| China

The Big Story

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| Japan

Asia Insight

China-Pakistan Belt and Road Initiative hits buffers

| Pakistan

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| Japan

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| China

Indonesia shifts and unleashes wave of decarbonization plans

| Indonesia

U.S. priority should be American chipmakers, not TSMC: Intel chief

| U.S.

WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng Shuai situation

| China

Transportation

Garuda Indonesia drops Japan-Bali flight over omicron

Sole international service to tourism-dependent island due to have started Sunday

| Indonesia

Coronavirus

Japan goes on high alert after first omicron case detected

| Japan

COVID vaccines

Moderna chief predicts existing vaccines will struggle with omicron

| U.S.

Coronavirus

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

Dangers at home the more pressing threat to each side's worldview

| China
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The metaverse is neither utopian nor dystopian

| Singapore
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| South Korea
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| India
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Transportation

Garuda Indonesia drops Japan-Bali flight over omicron

| Indonesia

Electronics

Samsung challenges LG's OLED TV lead with shift to mass production

| South Korea

China tech

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

| China

Technology

Samsung unveils $17bn investment for Texas chip plant

| South Korea

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

| Hong Kong

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| China

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