Market Spotlight
China stocks reel after Xi tightens grip
New leadership offers little confidence to international investors
China
South China Sea
Philippine Coast Guard trains with U.S., Japan as Marcos vows to modernize
New president has taken a tougher line on territorial matters in waters contested by China
Politics
China targets trafficking in updated women's protection law
First change in nearly 30 years comes amid rhetoric for traditional roles
Your Week in Asia
Vietnam leader in China, Hong Kong investment summit, COP 27
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Hong Kong security law
Wall Street execs' trip to Hong Kong summit slammed as 'whitewash'
Activists, U.S. lawmakers say event with John Lee will legitimize security clampdown
Semiconductors
Intel, Samsung, Micron brace for slump as chip cycle tips downward
Economic slowdown chills tech demand, leaving semiconductor inventories glutted
Business deals
Japan Display sells Chinese subsidiary in latest restructuring move
Troubled Apple supplier looks for return to profitability
China's party congress
China's new Politburo: United only by loyalty to Xi Jinping
Fight for top positions looms as two dozen members share little connection
Electric cars in China
China's Baidu unveils limited-edition EV with self-driving tech
Robo-01 Lunar Editions to be shipped next year at $55,000
International relations
German Chancellor Scholz will visit Beijing on Nov. 4
Berlin says human rights and opening China's markets will top agenda
Interview
Lithuania's ties with Taiwan will pay high-tech dividends: PM
Simonyte suggests China can't dictate others' diplomacy, calls Russia 'reckless'
Opinion
China's slowdown will not slake its thirst for foreign oil
Global supply stability hinges on Mideast producers sticking to growth plans
Supply Chain
Vietnam's wood trade under pressure from logging, Ukraine war
Murky origins plague furniture sector coming down from COVID-fueled buying spree
Caixin
Shanghai plans to build $221m permanent quarantine center
Temporary hospital on island will be renovated and expanded to 3,250 beds
DealStreetAsia
China medical investor Alwin Capital closes fund at $300m
Firm specializes in life science investments such as medical robots, equipment
Belt and Road
Pakistan, China aim to jump-start Belt and Road plans in key talks
Islamabad said to accept higher railway cost before PM Sharif's trip to Beijing
Indo-Pacific
U.S. nuclear review warns of Chinese 'coercion' in Indo-Pacific
Strategy urges extended-deterrence talks with Japan, South Korea and Australia
Automobiles
Self-driving cars: Japan opens roads to Level 4 vehicles in April
Autonomous buses seen as 1st step as big Japanese automakers take cautious path
Comment
China's sway over global economy shifts as COVID tightens Xi's grip
Vision for 'Chinese modernization' reinforces Beijing's pandemic curbs
