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Fresh talent brings new thinking to Kyoto, city of tradition

Young entrepreneurs are reviving ancient crafts in Japan's cultural capital

| Japan

Your Week in Asia

Biden inauguration, Wuhan lockdown anniversary, China's 2020 GDP

Economy

Moon's party seeks to force Korean tech giants to share profits

| South Korea

Aerospace & Defense

China's commercial jet ambitions shaken as US blacklists COMAC

| China

SoftBank

Force behind SoftBank Vision Fund is 44-year-old 'chief of staff'

| Japan

Opinion

Bilahari Kausikan

The Indo-Pacific after Donald Trump

| North America
Bilahari Kausikan

Society

A baby's death casts shadow on South Korea's adoption industry

| South Korea

Media & Entertainment

Japanese gamers hunger for PS5 as Sony feeds US market

| Japan

International relations

China to fund $940m Philippine railway linking former US bases

| Philippines

DealStreetAsia

Indonesian fintech platform raises $10m, led by Sequoia India

| Indonesia

Commodities

China tightens rare-earth regulations, policing entire supply chain

Stricter export controls give Beijing leverage amid US tensions

| China

Travel & Leisure

Japan's ski resorts fear it's downhill all the way

| Japan

US-China tensions

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi follows Huawei onto US blacklist

| China

Technology

Asians dump WhatsApp for Signal and Telegram on privacy concerns

| East Asia

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Fresh talent brings new thinking to Kyoto, city of tradition

| Japan

Quake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters

| Indonesia

Biden inauguration, Wuhan lockdown anniversary, China's 2020 GDP

Japan scrambles to deny reports that Olympic cancellation possible

| Japan

Moon's party seeks to force Korean tech giants to share profits

| South Korea

Asia's rise and the steady decline of the West

The region's greatest challenge will be how to manage China

| China
Michael Vatikiotis
Andrew North

The dangerous fault line linking Trump cultists to 9/11

| North America
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What the West gets wrong about China's Belt and Road Initiative

| China
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Controls tighten on Pakistan's media

| Pakistan
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi follows Huawei onto US blacklist

China tightens rare-earth regulations, policing entire supply chain

Asians dump WhatsApp for Signal and Telegram on privacy concerns

Japan's ski resorts fear it's downhill all the way

Japanese gamers hunger for PS5 as Sony feeds US market

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CES 2021

LG, Panasonic and Sony step up EV efforts

| South Korea

Asia flexes tech muscle in COVID fight with 'smart masks' and robots

| North America

Biden to counter China tech by urging investment in US: adviser

| North America

Cheaper Tesla? Panasonic to develop cobalt-free battery

| Japan

Coronavirus

Moon's party seeks to force Korean tech giants to share profits

| South Korea

IMF chief urges green and digital investment for post-virus recovery

| North America

Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

| Pakistan

Malaysia's Top Glove reports COVID-19 outbreak at four factories

| Malaysia

China tech

Bus maker leads $310m funding for China self-drive startup WeRide

| China

Why China faces handicaps in antitrust war with tech titans

| China

Alibaba launches electric car in tie-up with SAIC

| China

Huawei ramps up chip investment in fight for survival

| China

China debt crunch

IMF says China needs a way to wind down troubled banks

| China

Foreign investors shun corporate bonds in frenzy for Chinese debt

| China

Chinese regulator suspends rating agency over Yongcheng default

| China

China's struggling Tianqi Lithium seals deal to extend loans

| China

Arts

From Cambodian rice fields to the big top

Documentary records five-year quest to join leading international circus

| Cambodia
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Arts

BOOKS: A skeptical look at the global green agenda

| East Asia

Life

Why 2020 is my new benchmark for life and happiness

| North America

Arts

Indonesian street fashion brand reaches for the stars

| Indonesia

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    • Shanghai Comp.
    • 3,566.37
    • +0.47
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    • Hang Seng
    • 28,573.86
    • +77.00
    • +0.27%
    • Singapore STI
    • 3,004.87
    • +4.87
    • +0.16%
    • Sensex
    • 49,034.67
    • -549.49
    • -1.11%
    • Dow Jones Ind.
    • 30,814.26
    • -177.26
    • -0.57%
    • USD/JPY
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    • -0.18%
    • USD/CNY
    • 6.47
    • 0.00
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Nikkei's exclusive list of the most important and fastest-growing companies in the region.

Coronavirus

Malaysia's Top Glove reports COVID-19 outbreak at four factories

| Malaysia

Automobiles

Hyundai rides China hydrogen wave with first overseas fuel cell plant

| South Korea

Markets

Thai state-owned fuel retailer looks to raise $1.8bn in IPO

| Thailand

CES 2021

LG, Panasonic and Sony step up EV efforts

| South Korea

Companies

Samsung Heavy banks on 'crewless' ships to capsize Chinese rivals

| South Korea

Electronics

TSMC hikes capex to record $28bn as chip race heats up

| Taiwan

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