US-China tensions
US to limit some Chinese airlines to 40% passenger capacity
Move follows Beijing curbs on United flights over COVID-positive travelers
Transportation
Transportation
China caps fees collected by ride-hailing platforms from drivers
Didi's treatment of workers under scrutiny after alleged user privacy violation
Transportation
Thai Airways posts first profit in pandemic thanks to restructure
But slow recovery in passenger demand clouds path to rehabilitation
Transportation
Cathay Pacific says not out of woods despite smaller loss
Airline aims to lift passenger capacity to 30% of pre-pandemic levels this year
Politics
Biden's $1tn infrastructure bill wins Senate approval
Rare bipartisan coalition delivers cornerstone of president's agenda
Automobiles
Biden gives Japan automakers cold shoulder on EV targets
US targets 50% of car sales being zero-emissions vehicles by 2030
Travel & Leisure
Kansai airport makeover 'necessary' for inbound tourism: operator
$635m project to double gateway's capacity and lift COVID-hit Osaka
Transportation
Arctic opening: How the Northern Sea Route will reshape the world
Melting ice caps bring a shorter path for shipping -- and a race for resources
Business deals
Hitachi to buy Thales' railway signaling business for $2bn
Japanese industrial conglomerate to expand digitization of transport sector
Transportation
Tanker seized by suspected Iran-backed forces in Arabian Sea
Asphalt Princess stopped near Strait of Hormuz: maritime security sources
Transportation
US airlines fly high while virus drag keeps Japan carriers low
JAL's $530m loss more than double Delta, American and United profits
Transportation
ANA 'nearly over the worst' of COVID downturn: exec
Japanese airline slices loss helped by cost cuts
Transportation
Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez, reaches Rotterdam
Container vessel will next head to UK
Transportation
Singapore Airlines grapples with delta variant as COVID losses persist
SIA kicks off second fiscal year under pandemic pressures with $302 million net loss
Companies
Japan's Skymark to raise $36m from DBJ, ANA and other shareholders
Struggling budget carrier will also get support from investment fund Integral
China tech
Didi's China rivals go full speed for customers after app ban
Smaller ride-hailing services shower new users and drivers with incentives
Transportation
ANA halves quarterly loss on cost cuts and cargo demand
Full recovery remains distant for Japan carriers focused on international travel
Startups
Helmets optional: US e-scooter rentals to roll into Japan
Bird Rides to conduct trials under a deregulatory program for new businesses
Transportation
New Zealand suspends travel bubble with Australia over delta wave
Eight-week pause in effect after three Aussie states impose lockdowns
Coronavirus
Indonesia's COVID surge spurs Japanese expat exodus
Nearly 200 passengers arrive in Tokyo as demand for flights home soars