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China tech
China's Luxshare deepens Apple ties in $926m supply chain deal
Seller Pegatron set to shift resources with investments in India and Vietnam
Coronavirus: Free to read
Coronavirus latest: Taiwan asks Germany to help get vaccines
WHO team leaves Wuhan quarantine hotel; Philippines approves AstraZeneca vaccine
Life
Australian Open tennis organizers defy pandemic
Rocky road to Melbourne highlights problems facing Tokyo Games
Coronavirus
Corruption deepens COVID impact in developing Asia: report
Singapore is region's only country in Transparency International's clean top 10
Markets
Japan's SBI and SMFG to set up digitalized securities exchange
Osaka platform to use blockchain technology as alternative to TSE
Coronavirus
South Korea to begin COVID vaccinations for general public in Q3
But Seoul to review AstraZeneca vaccine for elderly due to limited data
Opinion
Will China overthrow US dollar hegemony in East Asia?
Dependence on the dollar has long been a thorn in Beijing's side
Biden's Asia policy
Biden bolsters North Korea team with Korean American ex-CIA agent
Jung Pak is a critic of Trump-Kim summits and advocates full denuclearization
China tech
Kuaishou goes from humble roots to $5bn IPO to take on ByteDance
Video platform taps users in China's regions and woos investors amid TikTok frenzy
Economy
Philippines GDP shrinks 9.5% in 2020, worst since 1947
Government eyes big rebound in 2021 after first contraction in 22 years
Automobiles
Toyota returns as globe's top automaker after 5 years
Japanese group sold 10.4m vehicles in 2020 thanks to China and US drivers
Pharmaceuticals
Indonesia's Kalbe raises $55m to grab ASEAN biologics market
US fund General Atlantic bets on joint venture's capacity boost and trials
Finance
Thai megabanks post lowest net profit in 10 years due to pandemic
Second COVID wave makes 2021 recovery far from certain
Technology
TSMC puts auto chip output in fast lane to ease global crunch
Rare use of 'super hot' production runs could affect manufacture of other chips
WEF in Singapore
China and Japan tout climate goals Greta Thunberg calls 'vague'
Environment emerges as key Davos topic as activists keep pressure on
Coronavirus
China's COVID clampdown threatens Lunar New Year spending
Restaurants and travel industry take hit with workers encouraged to stay put
Technology
Tesla posts first full-year profit on record China sales
EV maker will take 'as many batteries' as Panasonic and others can produce
SoftBank
From Zen temple to SoftBank Corp: Miyakawa's rise to the top
CEO takes over at a critical time, facing rising competition and a pandemic
Companies
Samsung eyes 'meaningful' M&A deals over next three years
South Korean tech giant's profit jumps 26% in 4Q as leader starts jail term
Coronavirus
Pfizer vaccine mostly effective against South Africa variant
Limited findings by US drugmaker show promise in fight with virus mutations
Coronavirus
Mutated strains of the new coronavirus mapped out
Interactive tracker shows how British and South African variants are spreading
Technology
Apple logs record quarter as revenue in China jumps nearly 60%
Japan sales also hit all-time high with help from iPhone 12 release
Politics
US-China relationship 'most important in the world': Blinken
On first day, new secretary of state tells staff 'the world is watching us'
Markets
US stocks fall over 2% as Fed flags potential slowing
Hedge funds dump long positions to cover short squeeze in GameStop and AMC
Technology
Baidu wins green light to test fully driverless cars in California
Company is second from China to receive such a permit in the state
Climate Change
Biden plans April summit to tackle 'existential' climate threat
Kerry says US will never use climate as a bargaining chip with China
China up close
Analysis: China tests Biden on Taiwan, with eye on another island
South China Sea's Pratas becomes latest front in the Beijing-Washington battle
Economy
Fed leaves policy unchanged as economic recovery appears to moderate
US central bank pledges to keep measures in place until full rebound
Politics
Biden's first 100 days: US committed to Senkaku defense, president tells Suga
'China virus' labeling is banned
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