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| Myanmar

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Suga cabinet's approval rating sinks to 34% as Olympics start

| Japan

Your Week in Asia

Duterte's farewell speech, Evergrande's dividend decision and Hong Kong's trading tax

| Southeast Asia

Malaysia in transition

Malaysia parliament battle resumes with Muhyiddin in hot seat

| Malaysia

Opinion

William Pesek

China Evergrande's troubles are wrecking Xi's economic story

| China
William Pesek

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Olympics latest: Naomi Osaka back in action

| Japan

COVID vaccines

Analog Japan's paper-only vaccine certificates worry airlines

| Japan

Politics

UK looks to remove China's CGN from nuclear power projects

| Europe

Startups

Helmets optional: US e-scooter rentals to roll into Japan

| Japan

Science

Japan pitches 'Society 5.0' to keep its edge in tech and science

To promote 'wearable cyborgs' and 'flying cars,' government needs to deregulate

| Japan

Business Spotlight

China's EV startups challenge giants in Europe and Japan

| China

Climate Change

'Difficult' G-20 talks show battle lines on coal and climate

| Europe

Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's lights go out as bill boycott fuels cash crunch

| Myanmar

Latest Headlines

World Bank forecasts 18% annual decline for Myanmar's economy

| Myanmar

Olympics latest: Naomi Osaka back in action

| Japan

Malaysia parliament battle resumes with Muhyiddin in hot seat

| Malaysia

Coronavirus latest: China's new cases double

| East Asia

Chinese breakfasts are almost beyond the imagination

| China

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Star athletes to watch at Tokyo Olympics

The lowdown on the players to keep an eye on at this year's Games

| Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

In Pictures: Tokyo 2020 Olympics open after one-year delay

| Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Tokyo's mixed mood captured in 3 days up to Olympics opening

| Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Olympic medal count: China leads race with 6 early golds

| Japan
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Why China should fear the EU's carbon border tax

Expect Beijing to soon start lobbying against the proposal

| China
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Stephen Givens

Japan court's surnames decision heralds creeping judicial activism

| Japan
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Raffaello Pantucci

China is a habit that Pakistan cannot break

| Pakistan
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The institutional failures behind Singapore's latest COVID outbreak

| Singapore
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Boonsithi Chokwatana recalls lessons he learned from YKK founder in 1956

| Thailand

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| Thailand

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| Thailand

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Memories of childhood during wartime: Saha Group chairman's story (3)

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Market Data

    • Nikkei Asia300
    • 1,733.93
    • -22.15
    • -1.26%
    • Nikkei 225
    • 27,931.78
    • +383.78
    • +1.39%
    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,503.70
    • -46.69
    • -1.32%
    • Hang Seng
    • 26,722.73
    • -599.25
    • -2.19%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,149.83
    • -7.22
    • -0.23%
    • Sensex
    • 52,975.80
    • +138.59
    • +0.26%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 35,061.55
    • +238.20
    • +0.68%
    • USD/JPY
    • 110.35
    • +0.27
    • +0.25%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.48
    • 0.00
    • 0.00%

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South Korea's Kakao Bank confirms IPO price at upper end of range

| South Korea

Automobiles

Hyundai says chip crunch is easing as profits soar

| South Korea

Companies

South Korea's POSCO racks up record profit on strong steel demand

| South Korea

Startups

What liquidation of Singapore's Hyflux can teach entrepreneurs

| Singapore

IPO

South Korea's Kakao Bank defends valuation method ahead of IPO

| South Korea

Technology

Infosys boosts revenue growth forecast on US reopening hopes

| India

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