Materials
Lotte Chemical to pour $8bn into battery materials and hydrogen
Focus on growth fields to help nearly triple overall revenue by decade's end
Industrials
Economy
Japan's April imports hit record high on rising energy costs
Ninth straight month of trade deficit marks longest streak of red ink since 2015
Business deals
Malaysia's Petronas in $2.4bn deal to buy Swedish chemical maker
Both companies see acquisition as opening new growth paths
Business deals
Adani's $10.5bn Indian cement acquisition sparks talk of more deals
Rival billionaires look to boost their share of the industry
Business deals
Adani to become India's No. 2 cement maker with $10.5bn Holcim deal
Sale marks Swiss firm's latest move to exit carbon-intensive cement production
Aerospace & Defense
Air travel rebound has Mitsubishi Heavy betting big on jet engines
Aerospace makers around the world seize on recoveries in domestic travel
Materials
Japan's AGC pours $770m to expand Thai chemical production
Southeast Asian growth and EV market prompt 20% capacity expansion
Materials
Asahi Kasei profit seen growing 20% on EV battery materials
Carbon-cutting trend boosts materials demand from pandemic slump
Electric cars in China
China's EV battery materials industry set for $11bn capacity buildup
Out-muscled Japanese rivals look to mount comeback in Western markets
Startups
Mongolian entrepreneurs exploit cheap wool for new products
Sheep fleece turned into fertilizer and soap for export
Comment
A seventh North Korean nuclear test would carry 'China risk'
Breaking moratorium could bring decisive confrontation with essential ally
Materials
South Korea's POSCO to build $800m plant for EV steel
Material for motor cores seen in high demand as electrification takes off
International relations
Modi and Johnson agree on new Anglo-Indian security partnership
Leaders also discuss Ukraine crisis in talks between 'special' friends
Aerospace & Defense
To the moon: Japanese insurers leap into lunar exploration
Mitsui Sumitomo and Tokio Marine to offer coverage for private-sector missions
Aerospace & Defense
Indonesia launches new state holding entity for defense sector
Defend ID signs joint development agreements with French and Turkish companies
China
Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station
Shenzhou 13 capsule lands in Gobi Desert, ending China's longest crewed mission
Finance
Indonesia wealth fund agrees to invest $2.7bn in toll roads
Landmark agreements to pump fresh capital into debt-ridden state builders
Materials
JX Nippon Mining to dig for lithium in old batteries
Japanese players jump into urban mining as electric vehicles boost demand
Materials
U.S. fines 6 companies linked to Chinese metals tycoon $1.8bn
Court found conspiracy to inflate sales of Hong Kong-listed Zhongwang
Technology
Singapore's ST Engineering to expand smart city tech globally
Defense equipment company addresses issues including traffic jams, carbon emissions