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Analysis: China firms up plan for 2035 road and railway to Taiwan

Audacious blueprint hints at Xi Jinping's determination to change status quo

| China

Economy

China pours $49bn into Tibetan railway in development push

| China

Coronavirus

Japan extends state of emergency by two weeks in Tokyo area

| Japan

Indo-Pacific

European navies build Indo-Pacific presence as China concerns mount

| China

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Tokyo Olympics weigh ban on overseas spectators over COVID fears

| Japan

Opinion

William Pesek

Biden is the rival China's Xi has been fearing all along

| China
William Pesek

Coronavirus

Sinovac's COVID-19 shot is 83% effective, not 91%, Turkey says

| Middle East

Energy

'World's highest-capacity' solid-state battery developed in Japan

| Japan

Myanmar Coup

Myanmar coup latest: One-day protest death toll hits 38, UN says

| Myanmar

Politics

Pakistan prime minister Khan to seek vote of parliamentary confidence

| Pakistan

The Big Story

Success and suffering: The pandemic's burden on working women

In Japan, Philippines and more, some flourish while others fall further behind

| East Asia

China People's Congress

China plots post-COVID recovery at NPC: Five things to know

| China

International relations

Taiwan in danger from 2022 on, expert warns US Congress

| Taiwan

Asia Insight

10 years after tsunami and Fukushima, north Japan yet to fill void

| Japan

Latest Headlines

Myanmar coup latest: One-day protest death toll hits 38, UN says

| Myanmar

Analysis: China firms up plan for 2035 road and railway to Taiwan

| China

Coronavirus latest: Biden slams 'Neanderthal thinking' of governors lifting restrictions

| East Asia

Biden is the rival China's Xi has been fearing all along

| China

Japan extends state of emergency by two weeks in Tokyo area

| Japan

The wild card that will make or break Myanmar's coup

Country's ethnic minorities will decide which way this goes

| Myanmar
Philipp Annawitt
J. Michael Cole

China must stop disrupting Taiwan's handling of COVID-19

| Taiwan
J. Michael Cole
Bill Hayton

Myanmar's monthlong 'phony war' is over

| Myanmar
Bill Hayton
Stephen Givens

Murakami-backed fund exposes sweet insider deal at Japan Asia Group

| Japan
Stephen Givens

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Philippines' young REIT market snubbed by foreign investors

Coronavirus latest: Biden slams 'Neanderthal thinking' of governors lifting restrictions

Myanmar coup latest: Wednesday's protest death toll hits 38, UN says

Taiwan in danger from 2022 on, expert warns US Congress

Myanmar coup sparks unprecedented unity of ethnic groups

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus latest: Biden slams 'Neanderthal thinking' of governors lifting restrictions

| East Asia

Japan extends state of emergency by two weeks in Tokyo area

| Japan

Tokyo Olympics weigh ban on overseas spectators over COVID fears

| Japan

Sinovac's COVID-19 shot is 83% effective, not 91%, Turkey says

| Middle East

Myanmar Coup

Myanmar coup latest: One-day protest death toll hits 38, UN says

| Myanmar

Suu Kyi supporters urge governments not to recognize Myanmar junta

| Myanmar

The wild card that will make or break Myanmar's coup

| Myanmar

Cambodian VC firm scouts for late-stage deals to grow profitability

| Cambodia

China tech

China tech companies battle behind scenes of top New Year show

| China

China beats US in patent filings for second straight year

| China

Alibaba halves startup investment as Beijing steps up scrutiny

| China

Why Beijing was right to rein in Jack Ma's rogue Ant Group IPO

| China

Biden's Asia policy

Biden is the rival China's Xi has been fearing all along

| China

Pentagon corrects statement on Senkakus: 'No change in policy'

| North America

Biden's trade chief pick dodges question on rejoining TPP

| North America

Chip shortage can't be used as leverage against us, Biden says

| North America

Arts

Kazuo Ishiguro confronts basic questions about humanity and technology

In his new novel, Nobel laureate posits how AI will change our relationships

| Japan

Arts

Acclaimed Chinese-born writer tackles feminism and sex

| China

Arts

'Minari' wins Golden Globe with new take on immigrant tale

| South Korea

Tea Leaves

Japan learns to shimmy the pandemic blues away

| Japan

Market Data

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    • Nikkei 225
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    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,576.90
    • +68.31
    • +1.95%
    • Hang Seng
    • 29,880.42
    • +784.56
    • +2.70%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,000.37
    • +26.50
    • +0.89%
    • Sensex
    • 51,444.65
    • +1,147.76
    • +2.28%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 31,270.09
    • -121.43
    • -0.39%
    • USD/JPY
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    • +0.12
    • +0.11%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.46
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Finance

Ant Group thrown into disarray by China's new financial rules

| China

Transportation

Thai Airways to halve workforce to become profitable by 2025

| Thailand

Transportation

Thai Airways posts worst-ever $4.7bn net loss due to pandemic

| Thailand

Technology

Apple supplier Foxconn to build first electric vehicle with Fisker

| North America

Automobiles

Suzuki chairman Osamu Suzuki to step down

| Japan

Energy

India's Reliance readies spinoff of oil-to-chemicals business

| India

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