Automobiles
US or Mexico? Japan's auto industry torn over USMCA
Stricter content rules force suppliers in region to choose between the two countries
Materials
Automobiles
Toyota sources crucial steel product from China's Baowu
Top Chinese maker matches Japan rivals in quality of electrical steel sheet
Interview
Toshiba '50%' on its way to recovering trust, chairman says
Japanese manufacturing icon must improve compliance and strive for innovation
Caixin
In Depth: CATL loses EV battery crown as foreign players muscle in
Chinese producer shocked by outside competition in vast home market
Automobiles
Late bloomer Hyundai speeds past BYD in electric vehicle sales
South Korean automaker accelerates into fourth place
Companies
Japan's Kansai Paint pivots from Africa to India as sales slow
Economic pressures drive coating maker to recalibrate strategy
Commodities
Rio Tinto to shutter aluminum smelter in New Zealand
High power costs and weak demand from auto industry sink operations
Natural disasters
Deadly Japan floods halt factories across industrial base Kyushu
Production stoppages hit Toyota, Panasonic and Toto
Society
Advantage, Osaka: Tennis players plagued by glaring income gap
Lower-ranked players struggle as pandemic suspends the season
Food & Beverage
Food companies in Asia rethink supply chains broken by pandemic
Thailand giant CPF and other producers intend to defray single-supplier risk
