Belt and Road
Pakistan takes desperate moves to revive Belt and Road's port
Struggling Gwadar effectively chosen as regional subcapital and tourist destination
East Asia
Technology
With eye on Amazon and Google, Japan joins Asia data center race
Storing information at home seen as crucial to national security
Myanmar Coup
Myanmar coup presses Japan to retreat from Abe-era business push
Southeast Asian country's crisis jeopardizes billions of dollars in investment
COVID vaccines
Turkey says China's Sinovac vaccine is 'significantly effective'
Study of inoculated elderly and health workers shows halving of positive cases
Economy
China imports rise 38% in March, the most in 4 years
Exports climb 30% as world's 2nd largest economy continues to recover
Markets
China's Trip.com set to raise $1.09bn in Hong Kong share sale
Demand set to encourage other companies eyeing 'homecoming' listing
Politics
Japan approves release of Fukushima plant water into sea
Tepco to discharge treated water in two years as China and South Korea blast plan
International relations
Okinawa base transfer limps along 25 years after deal
'Most dangerous base' caught between local opposition and US security concerns
Life
Inside Tadao Ando's 'epoch-defining' children's library
Renowned architect designed -- and donated -- Osaka structure to encourage creativity and curiosity
China tech
88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount
Ant clampdown and US row lead companies to abandon Shanghai debuts
