Opinion
Crumbling Western banks will be new worry for Ueda at BOJ
Like Silicon Valley Bank, many Japanese lenders have piled into bonds
East Asia
Automobiles
Toyota to end Camry sales in Japan, ending 43-year history
Domestic market accounts for only 1% of model's global sales
Business deals
Panasonic to sell third commercial refrigerator maker in China overhaul
Japanese group shifts focus to household products as competition grows
IPO
Rakuten Bank's Japan IPO seen delivering up to $2.5bn valuation
Group moves to shore up finances after heavy wireless network investments
Interview
Volvo to export all-new compact EV from China: CEO
Sharing platform with parent Geely to help bring down costs
International relations
Xi wins Putin's backing on Taiwan, plays peacemaker on Ukraine
Moscow 'firmly supports' Beijing in safeguarding its territorial integrity
International relations
U.S. readies targeted screening for investment in Chinese tech
Narrower 'reverse CFIUS' to focus on areas like chips and quantum computing
China tech
Tencent taps AI technology amid first annual revenue drop
Chinese gaming giant says will not rush own ChatGPT-style chatbot
Finance
Mizuho to invest $130m in Indonesian buy now, pay later service
Deferred payments popular among consumers lacking credit cards and bank accounts
Energy
Japan's JERA to buy Belgium's top offshore wind company for $1.7bn
Acquisition will raise utility's total renewable assets by 27% to 2.8 gigawatts
DealStreetAsia
University of Michigan commits $35m to Bain Asia-Pacific fund
China, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia are among fund's targets
COVID vaccines
China approves first homegrown mRNA vaccine, says drugmaker CSPC
Jabs target omicron variants, with 85.3% efficacy from two weeks after booster
Media & Entertainment
Winnie the Pooh film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas
Government office says cancellations due to 'commercial decisions' by theaters
Society
Japan launches G-7 focus group for LGBTQ rights ahead of summit
Pride7 announced as pressure mounts on Kishida to pass anti-discrimination law
Opinion
Asia needs to face up to the downsides of biofuels
Blending mandates distort food markets and can have environmental side effects
Property
Japan land prices recover from COVID to rise fastest in 15 years
Easy money, people returning to the office and foreign investment fuel gains
Politics
South Korea indicts opposition leader Lee over property graft
Move comes after 18-month probe into $1.15bn construction project
International relations
China company wins tender to redevelop Solomon Islands port
Asian Development Bank project received only one bid
International relations
Marcos says new U.S. military presence to be 'scattered around'
Four sites include one in a province facing South China Sea
Aerospace & Defense Industries
Japan, UK and Italy make speed a priority in fighter jet program
Quick showcase of model, rapid timeline underscore group's global ambitions
