International relations
U.S. lawmakers meet with Taiwan president in surprise visit
Bipartisan group's trip draws swift condemnation from Beijing
North America
Comment
Japan-U.S. war offers lessons for Beijing and Washington
Stormy ideological competition raises risk of conflict
US-China tensions
U.S. crackdown targets China's quantum computing, navigation tech
Fresh additions to Entity List threaten Beijing's tech ambitions
US-China tensions
U.S.-China defense talks: Biden seeks channel to Xi's inner circle
Washington and Beijing grope their way toward easing risk of conflict
International relations
U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan, second trip in a month
Delegation to meet with defense officials as well as President Tsai
US-China tensions
U.S. aims for year-end defense talks with top China officials
Superpowers agree to avoid unintended clashes over Taiwan, in South China Sea
Cryptocurrencies
US startup Circle to build bigger stablecoin presence in Asia: CEO
Payments group to 'demonstrate' value of crypto reserve currency in Singapore
International relations
Australia considers diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics: media
Canberra could follow Washington's move against China's human rights record
Finance
Dimon regrets saying JPMorgan will outlast China's Communist Party
'It's never right to denigrate' a country's leadership, bank chief says in apology
Comment
Oil drawdown exposes wider rift between consumers and producers
Move to rein in rally unsettles tacit cooperation frayed by pivot from carbon
International relations
U.S. puts Chinese firms helping military on trade blacklist
Commerce Department cites quantum computing applications by several companies
US-China tensions
U.S. invites Taiwan to first 'democracy summit,' angering China
Beijing and Moscow left out of Biden's guest list of 110
The Nikkei View
China and ASEAN must set path to regional stability
G-7 has opportunity to bolster cooperation with Southeast Asia
Politics
Japan PM confirms oil reserve sales in reply to U.S. request
Auctions for less than 1% of nation's stockpile may be held by year-end
Semiconductors
Apple taps TSMC to build custom iPhone 5G modem in 2023
U.S. company aims to cut reliance on Qualcomm for key components
Technology
Samsung unveils $17bn investment for Texas chip plant
South Korean tech titan thanks Biden amid moves to solidify global supply chain
Economy
Oil rises 3% to 1-week high after U.S. taps emergency reserves
Attempt to cool market likely brief as COVID recovery set to push prices up
Indo-Pacific
U.S. scores small wins during trade czar's Indo-Pacific tour
Tai makes bid for new order in visits to Japan, South Korea and India
Energy
U.S., China and others to tap oil reserves to rein in inflation
Japan will release from national stocks for 1st time
Currencies
Dollar hits new high on yen after Powell reappointment
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman's extension firms bets on greenback