Automobiles
Ford, SK to invest $11.4bn to build electric truck and battery plants
U.S. automaker expects up to 50% of its global vehicles to be all-electric by 2030
U.S.
Companies
CNOOC plans Shanghai share sale amid U.S. sanctions
Target to raise $5.4 billion follows high oil price and profit surge
International relations
Erdogan: Turkey intends to buy 2nd batch of Russian S-400s
Country was unable to purchase defense systems from NATO, president says
Opinion
Can a kinder capitalism mend broken confidence in America?
U.S. has a chance to redefine its leadership
COVID vaccines
China and U.S. share tech in ASEAN for vaccine diplomacy edge
Drugmakers test new COVID-19 shots in region with eye on local production
Huawei crackdown
Huawei CFO Meng returns to China after striking U.S. deal
Executive's eyes 'blurring with tears' after 1,000-day extradition saga
Indo-Pacific
Quad expands cooperation to space at first in-person summit
Leaders agree to boost vaccine distribution, expand 5G and meet annually
Huawei crackdown
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou free to return to China
Beijing releases two detained Canadians after executive reaches deal with U.S.
Semiconductors
Intel breaks ground on $20bn Arizona chip plants in battle with TSMC
U.S. fabs will add capacity in bid to lure customers from Taiwanese rival
Interview
McMaster says ASEAN should welcome AUKUS alliance and Quad
Former general urges region to 'amplify Taiwan's voice' and block China from CPTPP
Indo-Pacific
Japan, India oppose attempts to alter Indo-Pacific status quo
With eye on China, Suga and Modi underscore importance of maritime security
Coronavirus
From Pfizer to Shionogi, drugmakers race for coronavirus pills
Oral treatments crucial to beating pandemic enter late-stage trials
Comment
Why U.S. membership in CPTPP makes more sense than ever
Washington risks being locked out and ceding Indo-Pacific influence to China
Opinion
Quad must wrestle with post-AUKUS Asian dilemmas
Trilateral security pact reveals Washington's new ambition
Automobiles
Honda-Google tie-up puts Android in cars without smartphones
Onboard maps and music apps accessible by voice control
Afghanistan turmoil
U.S. seeks Chinese and Russian help on human rights under Taliban
Discussions on counterterrorism in Afghanistan held on sidelines of U.N.
Automobiles
GM to invest $300m in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta
Company working with several automakers on mass-produced self-driving cars
International relations
Japan, U.S., South Korea pledge cooperation to keep North in check
Partners will work to denuclearize Korean Peninsula, limit Pyongyang's missiles
Opinion
What Xi Jinping can learn from Ronald Reagan
Beijing's meddling risks destroying China's innovation machine
Politics
France will return envoy to U.S. next week after Biden-Macron call
Presidents to meet in Europe next month in hopes of easing tensions over AUKUS deal
