Opinion
How Asia shamed the West and protected its urban poor from COVID
Europe can no longer claim to be the most fervent champion of equality worldwide
North America
Politics
Japan police take page from FBI with national cybercrime team
Centralized unit paves way for cross-border cooperation against major threats
Electric cars in China
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2bn via Hong Kong IPO
First case of US-listed mainland EV maker selling shares closer to home
Travel & Leisure
Malaysia's Genting rolls the dice on new $4.3bn Las Vegas resort
Complex on gambling city's famed Strip opens as US emerges from COVID lockdowns
SoftBank
SoftBank makes rare early bet on startup by ex-Infosys CEO
US AI company Vianai Systems to launch products as early as this year
International relations
Iran adopts harder line with election of new president
Raisi seeks to preserve Islamic regime in face of popular grumbles
US-China tensions
US bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company
Exports also restricted to Hoshine, three others over alleged forced labor
Trade
US tire industry harmed by Korea, Taiwan, Thailand imports: trade panel
ITC's finding will trigger antidumping duties; Vietnam partially off the hook
Cryptocurrencies
China's Bitcoin crackdown drives miners toward freewheeling Texas
Heavily deregulated state struggles with severe power supply issues
IPO
Hong Kong's Lalamove files for $1bn American IPO
Sources also say China's Xpeng targets up to $2bn in homecoming listing
IPO
Chinese online grocery startups bulk up to fight bigger players
Missfresh and Dingdong seek more than $850m from New York IPOs
Politics
Yang concedes as Adams leads in New York City primary
Asian American says early numbers show 'I am not going to be the next mayor'
Automobiles
LG pivots from phones to cars, taking aim at EV supply chain
South Korean manufacturer draws on appliance R&D for partnership with Canada's Magna
Interview
Asia needs better data and disclosures to manage climate risks: IMF
Policy frameworks for the financial sector are expected to take years
Finance
China's Full Truck Alliance jumps 13% in Wall Street debut
Performance of 'Uber for trucks' shows stronger US appetite for Chinese tech listings
International relations
As US exits Afghanistan, China prepares for threat of security void
Beijing faces rising extremist threats in key Belt and Road region
N Korea at crossroads
Kim's sister says US interpreting signals from North Korea in 'wrong way'
American official had expressed hope over leader's comments on diplomacy
Indo-Pacific
From subs to missiles, US pushes Japan to get real about China threat
Washington needs allies to step up, but Tokyo spots pitfalls all around
Opinion
In Vietnam, Monsanto is guilty until proven innocent
Chemical giant has never compensated victims of Agent Orange
US-China tensions
China's US ambassador, Cui Tiankai, to be replaced after 8 years
Qin Gang, a former Foreign Ministry spokesman, seen as new envoy