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Analysis: Xi Jinping's plan to rule for life is coming together

Third historical resolution and 2035 'common prosperity' target outline path forward

| China

US-China tensions

Strategic ambiguity on Taiwan works: U.S. envoy pick for China

| China

N Korea at crossroads

North Korea boosts surprise attack ability with wider range of missiles

| North Korea

Japan election

Japan ruling coalition within majority reach in election: Nikkei poll

| Japan

Climate Change

Mitsubishi Chemical pledges net-zero emissions by 2050

| Japan

Opinion

Andrew North

Divided Asia must face looming Afghan refugee crisis

| Afghanistan
Andrew North

Semiconductors

U.S. chipmaker Micron unveils $150bn global expansion plan

| U.S.

Business deals

Troubled SsangYong Motor poised to sell itself to South Korean EV startup

| South Korea

International relations

Philippines protests Beijing's 'provocative acts' in South China Sea

| Philippines

Technology

Jack Ma visits Spain, his 1st overseas trip since crackdown

| China

The Big Story

The new Great Game: Central Asia struggles to balance three powers

China, Russia and the U.S. vie for influence in the post-Afghanistan era

| Central Asia

International relations

Taiwan rides soft power wave as democracies sour on China

| Taiwan

Semiconductors

China's Oppo joins race to develop own smartphone chips

| China

Companies

Labor paradox leaves Vietnam factories reeling after COVID exodus

| Vietnam

Latest Headlines

Analysis: Xi Jinping's plan to rule for life is coming together

| China

Mitsubishi Chemical pledges net-zero emissions by 2050

| Japan

Strategic ambiguity on Taiwan works: U.S. envoy pick for China

| China

Coronavirus latest: Vietnam PM expects 2022 GDP growth of 6% to 6.5%

| East Asia

Philippines protests Beijing's 'provocative acts' in South China Sea

| Philippines

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China's global vaccine gambit: Production, politics and propaganda

How Beijing has shaped the world's COVID immunization drive

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Japan election

Japan's parties draw battle lines as election campaign begins

Two major blocs face off over COVID and legacy of Abenomics

| Japan

Japan election

Japan's 30-year wage slump hangs over distribution debate

| Japan

Japan election

Kishida dissolves parliament for Japan election: 5 things to know

| Japan

Politics

In Toyota's home district, a political shake-up unfolds

| Japan
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Roaring Asian exports set to fizzle

Declining flow of new orders points to a harsher reality

| East Asia
Frederic Neumann
Tobias Harris

Lack of enthusiasm limits chance of Japan election upset

| Japan
Tobias Harris
Brahma Chellaney

Why the U.S. let Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan off the hook

| Pakistan
Brahma Chellaney
Michael Vatikiotis

Myanmar crisis highlights ASEAN's identity dilemma

| Myanmar
Michael Vatikiotis

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Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6

China's Oppo joins race to develop own smartphone chips

Alibaba emerges on shortlist to rescue chipmaker Tsinghua

The tide is turning against Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara

Chinese, Russian warships jointly pass Japan chokepoint for 1st time

China debt crunch

Evergrande's $2.6bn unit sale fails as Chinese officials seek to calm nerves

$2.6bn deal called for Hopson Development group to take majority interest

| China

China debt crunch

Evergrande favors domestic investors as default looms

| China

China debt crunch

China Evergrande's Xu Jiayin finds himself alone

| China

Comment

Evergrande problems signal basic shift in China's economic model

| China
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Coronavirus

Coronavirus latest: Vietnam PM expects 2022 GDP growth of 6% to 6.5%

| East Asia

Malaysia struggles to shake COVID stigma as ASEAN restarts tourism

| Malaysia

Roaring Asian exports set to fizzle

| East Asia

Australia iron ore output dips as COVID restrictions crimp labor

| Australia

China tech

China's Oppo joins race to develop own smartphone chips

| China

Alibaba emerges on shortlist to rescue chipmaker Tsinghua

| China

Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6

| North America

Alibaba and Tencent start dismantling 'walled gardens'

| China

Climate Change

Mitsubishi Chemical pledges net-zero emissions by 2050

| Japan

Rio Tinto to spend $7.5bn on halving carbon emissions by 2030

| Australia

Indonesia needs $200bn a year until 2030 for net-zero emissions

| Indonesia

Carbon neutrality at heart of Japan's Ceatec expo

| Japan

Afghanistan turmoil

Divided Asia must face looming Afghan refugee crisis

| Afghanistan

Afghan arrivals test South Korea's tolerance for refugees

| South Korea

Afghanistan faces 30% economic slump under Taliban rule: IMF

| Afghanistan

Blast at mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; at least 15 dead

| Afghanistan

Obituaries

Colin Powell, last of the battle-hardened diplomats

Washington mourns the passing of warrior and statesman

| U.S.

Life

Asia's biracial children face challenge and opportunity

| Thailand

Tea Leaves

Back on the beach in Thailand's model 'sandbox'

| Thailand

Arts

Fistfights and impotence recall Indonesia's troubled history

| Indonesia

Market Data

    • Nikkei Asia300
    • 1,733.18
    • +1.64
    • +0.09%
    • Nikkei 225
    • 29,255.55
    • +40.03
    • +0.14%
    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,587.00
    • -6.15
    • -0.17%
    • Hang Seng
    • 26,136.02
    • +348.81
    • +1.35%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,198.08
    • -0.93
    • -0.03%
    • Sensex
    • 61,259.96
    • -456.09
    • -0.74%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 35,594.65
    • +137.34
    • +0.39%
    • USD/JPY
    • 114.24
    • +0.23
    • +0.20%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.39
    • +0.01
    • +0.16%

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

Climate Change

Tata Power to boost renewable energy portfolio sixfold by 2030

| India

Transportation

Tata's takeover of Air India faces turbulence as foes lash out

| India

Interview

AirAsia to reopen all Malaysian routes, push for overseas flights

| Malaysia

Transportation

Air India flies back to Tata Group after 7 decades

| India

Technology

Samsung sees Q3 profit up 28% on chip demand, foldable phones

| South Korea

Retail

Reliance Retail readies to open 1st 7-Eleven store in India

| India

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