Interview
Brazil's jet maker Embraer eyes home turf of China's COMAC
Unit CEO expects 'huge market potential' with inland development
Industrials
Automobiles
Toyota partially halts 4 North American plants amid plastics shortage
Texas blackouts disrupt supply chain, forcing stoppage till early April
Economy
China to expand highway network nearly 50% by 2035
Debt snowballs past $890bn as servicing costs top toll revenue
Environment
Top Chinese steelmaking city to punish polluting companies
Tangshan directs industries to comply with its environmental protection plan
Aerospace & Defense
Turkey turns to South Korean companies to help build battle tank
Ankara seeks new partners in arms production as the West and Japan block sales
Indo-Pacific
Quad tightens rare-earth cooperation to counter China
Japan, India, Australia and US to collaborate in tech, funding and rule-making
International relations
South Korea agrees to biggest increase in US troop hosting costs
14% higher contribution for 2021 represents biggest jump in 20 years
Aerospace & Defense
Kawasaki Heavy and NEC to join Japan fighter jet program
Eight companies come aboard to deploy next-generation aircraft in 2035
Kashmir turmoil
India and Pakistan's latest peace deal sparks hope and doubt
Villagers eye tense border warily, recalling past cease-fire violations
Materials
Rio and Mongolia agree to replace $7bn plan to expand copper mine
New leaders to work out deal to better share rising project costs
Technology
Diamond batteries promise to power space probes for 100 years
Japan-produced prototype also holds potential to electrify underground mines
Aerospace & Defense
HondaJet leads global sales of light aircraft 4 years running
Business jet rebounds in second half of 2020 after coronavirus dip
Materials
China tells steelmakers to cut output again to stem price fall
Beijing takes lead in capacity reduction through corporate consolidation
Aerospace & Defense
India's $130bn defense update sparks interest from arms makers
Lockheed Martin and Boeing see opportunities in upgrade amid regional disputes
Biden's Asia policy
US to sell Philippines arms despite no human rights reforms
Washington pressured by Manila as parties negotiate key military pact
Transportation
Japan grounds 32 JAL and ANA jets after Boeing engine fire
Same engine family was under scrutiny after trouble on Okinawa-Tokyo flight
Aerospace & Defense
Space enthusiasts in Japan ready to launch their own satellite
Amateur group Ryman Sat Spaces set to send 'selfie' unit into cosmos
Materials
Cement maker promises to speed up EV battery charge times
Japan's Taiheiyo Cement would eliminate pricey, controversial cobalt
Environment
China aims to go as big in bioplastics as it did in solar panels
One supplier's 700,000 ton capacity buildup dwarfs global demand
Materials
The future is antiviral for Japan's material makers
Manufacturers scramble to capture surging demand brought on by pandemic
