US-China tensions
U.S. bans sale of Huawei, ZTE gear, citing national security risk
FCC ruling also bars selling, importing surveillance equipment from others
Economy
Food & Beverage
Avian flu outbreak wipes out record 50.54m U.S. birds
Europe and U.K. also suffer worst cases, adding to inflation woes
Interview
Japan needs healthy dose of inflation: IMF fiscal chief
Vitor Gaspar says country must play the long game to tackle debt
Interview
French central bank governor warns of West-China 'fragmentation'
Francois Villeroy de Galhau says China's economic revival is in world's interest
COP27
AI weather forecaster sets sights on battered Asia-Pacific
CEO: Machine learning quickly adapts to extreme weather from climate change
Datawatch
Growing appetite for wheat exposes Asia's soft underbelly
Consumption up 30% in 10 years but Ukraine war threatens food security
Opinion
APEC should look to business for leadership
Regional grouping has lost its luster as a force for trade liberalization
Society
World population hits 8bn, but falling births mean slower growth ahead
Shrinking demographic dividend confronts nations with economic challenge
Opinion
IPEF should defend Asian states against Chinese economic coercion
U.S. can energize talks with discussion of EU-style collective protection tools
Currencies
Yen surges to six-week high on signs of easing U.S. inflation
Currency, stock markets react to prospect that Fed will slow rate hikes
COP27
The world is on a 'highway to climate hell,' says U.N. chief
Developing country leaders seek 'loss and damage' compensation
Trade
Saudi and Gulf state trade with emerging Asia to rise 60% by 2030
U.K. think tank says 'uptick in political engagement' boosts economic ties
Automobiles
Japan government sounds alarm over U.S. EV tax credits
Restrictions could deter Japanese investment in auto industry, officials warn
Economy
Fed delivers 0.75-point rate hike, signals possible smaller increases ahead
Powell says time to reassess pace 'is coming,' but 'no decision has been made'
Ukraine war
Global food crisis set to deepen as Russia pulls out of grain deal
Black Sea area is key supplier of wheat and corn to Asia, other regions
Opinion
Japan should prioritize Ukraine ahead of oil supply diversification
Recommitting to Sakhalin-1 project would in effect help finance Russia's war
Semiconductors
Intel, Samsung, Micron brace for slump as chip cycle tips downward
Economic slowdown chills tech demand, leaving semiconductor inventories glutted
Supply Chain
Vietnam's wood trade under pressure from logging, Ukraine war
Murky origins plague furniture sector coming down from COVID-fueled buying spree
Currencies
Dollar sells off on speculation of less hawkish Fed; yen and yuan gain
U.S. home sales data falls, fueling hopes of slower rate hikes to end year
Interview
Germany aims to phase out all Russian gas: finance minister
Christian Lindner vows 'not going to be pressured' by Moscow over Ukraine
