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Huawei crackdown

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou free to return to China

Beijing releases two detained Canadians after executive reaches deal with U.S.

| U.S.

International relations

China-Taiwan tensions pose tough questions for Japan PM hopefuls

| Japan

Indo-Pacific

Quad expands cooperation to space at first in-person summit

| U.S.

China debt crunch

China Evergrande misses bond payment deadline

| Hong Kong

Politics

China response to Evergrande influenced by links to Xi's rivals

| China

Opinion

Ian Lloyd Neubauer

Australia owes France nothing

| Australia
Ian Lloyd Neubauer

Cryptocurrencies

China declares all crypto transactions 'illegal' as digital yuan nears

| China

Automobiles

Mazda, Toyota and Denso join new cost-cutting auto design alliance

| Japan

China debt crunch

Bankrupt HNA's chairman and CEO taken away by Chinese police

| China

Semiconductors

Intel breaks ground on $20bn Arizona chip plants in battle with TSMC

| U.S.

Trade

Rival China and Taiwan bids put CPTPP's free trade mettle to test

Japan under mounting pressure to defend rules-based order

| Taiwan

Trade

Taiwan submits bid to join CPTPP trade pact

| Taiwan

China up close

Analysis: China's TPP bid follows carefully scripted 300-day plan

| China

Comment

Why U.S. membership in CPTPP makes more sense than ever

| China
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Business Spotlight

SoftBank joins the hunt for the next software giant

Rise of enterprise software companies prompts surge of bets in sector

| Japan

Aerospace & Defense

India seals $3bn deal with Airbus for 56 military transports

| India

Belt and Road

Thai water project gives Beijing a new Belt and Road foothold

| Thailand

The Big Story

The new population bomb

| East Asia

Latest Headlines

Quad expands cooperation to space at first in-person summit

| U.S.

China-Taiwan tensions pose tough questions for Japan PM hopefuls

| Japan

Coronavirus latest: South Korea daily cases top 3,000 for 1st time

| East Asia

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou free to return to China

| U.S.

Biden asks Suga to offer advice even after stepping down

| Japan

China debt crunch

Key Evergrande backer Chinese Estates looks to dump stake

Shares rise 18% despite disclosure by second-biggest shareholder

| China

China debt crunch

Evergrande on brink of collapse: 4 things to know

| China

China debt crunch

China avoids Evergrande blowup for now, but rocky road lies ahead

| China

China debt crunch

Chinese banks brace for losses as Evergrande reckoning looms

| China
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Regional partners the key to Taiwan's long term security

Taipei should not keep all its eggs in Washington's basket

| Taiwan
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Quad must wrestle with post-AUKUS Asian dilemmas

| U.S.
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What Xi Jinping can learn from Ronald Reagan

| China
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Why is Xi giving Evergrande founder Hui Ka-yan a free pass?

| China
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Coronavirus

Coronavirus latest: South Korea daily cases top 3,000 for 1st time

| East Asia

Singapore to expand booster shots after COVID cases hit record

| Singapore

Indonesia COVID rate falls to ASEAN's lowest as rebound fears loom

| Indonesia

From Pfizer to Shionogi, drugmakers race for coronavirus pills

| Japan

China tech

China declares all crypto transactions 'illegal' as digital yuan nears

| China

What Xi Jinping can learn from Ronald Reagan

| China

China goes on an intellectual property offensive

| China

China's tech job applicants seek tutors as competition heats up

| China

Afghanistan turmoil

U.S. seeks Chinese and Russian help on human rights under Taliban

| U.S.

Who's the Afghan rep? U.N. showdown faces Monday deadline

| Afghanistan

Iran joy at U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan fades quickly

| Iran

Helping the Taliban but not Myanmar detrimental to Western interests

| Myanmar

Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police seize M&M's as national security threat

| Hong Kong

Leading Hong Kong pro-democratic labor group to disband

| Hong Kong

Hong Kong police invoke security law to censor online posts

| Hong Kong

12 Hong Kong activists given prison sentences over June 4 vigil

| Hong Kong

DATAWATCH

Global energy shortage looms as investment in fossil fuels slides

Decarbonization push may cut oil output 73% by 2050 despite lack of alternatives

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Arts

New library tunnels into the world of Haruki Murakami

Facility funded by Uniqlo owner Yanai Tadashi and designed by Kengo Kuma

| Japan

Arts

Book Review: Lessons in life and death from small-town Tibetans

| China

Arts

Japan boosts global art-hub ambitions

| Japan

Tea Leaves

The positive side of 'cultural appropriation'

| India

Market Data

    • Nikkei Asia300
    • 1,708.05
    • -3.31
    • -0.19%
    • Nikkei 225
    • 30,248.81
    • +609.41
    • +2.06%
    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,613.06
    • -29.15
    • -0.80%
    • Hang Seng
    • 24,192.16
    • -318.82
    • -1.30%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,061.35
    • -15.09
    • -0.49%
    • Sensex
    • 60,048.47
    • +163.11
    • +0.27%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 34,798.00
    • +33.18
    • +0.10%
    • USD/JPY
    • 110.74
    • +1.30
    • +1.19%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.46
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IPO

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy shares soar in stock market listing

| South Korea

Telecommunication

India approves respite for telecoms from payment burden

| India

Technology

Hyundai and LG start building $1.1bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

| Indonesia

Technology

South Korea fines Google $177mn for blocking Samsung, others on OS

| South Korea

Companies

Malaysia's Top Glove free to export to US after ban lifted

| Malaysia

Interview

Lenovo will double R&D war chest to $9bn for AI push: CEO Yang

| China

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