Davos 2023
Timor-Leste has 'no obstacles' to joining ASEAN: President Ramos-Horta
Nobel laureate says in Davos he will be 'guided' by other members on Myanmar
Politics
Coronavirus
Japan weighs downgrading COVID-19 despite record-high deaths
Move would happen in April or May with big implications for patients, hospitals
International relations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen, China's Liu to work on climate finance
Meeting between two senior officials aims to keep contest within bounds
Politics
Vietnam's President Phuc dismissed amid Trong's anti-graft drive
Observers look at whether swift succession will help avoid intraparty struggle
Interview
Bangladesh should redirect subsidy money to help poor: IMF deputy
Antoinette Monsio Sayeh visits Dhaka ahead of board decision on $4.5bn loan
Indo-Pacific
Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 U.S. Black Hawk choppers
Helicopters to replace trouble-plagued MRH-90 Taipans
Politics
William Lai eyes Taiwan's presidency as new leader of ruling DPP
U.S. 'unsure' of how potential presidential candidate might approach China
The Nikkei View
A stronger Japan-U.S. alliance will contribute to global stability
Two countries must reinforce deterrence while also pursuing diplomacy
Society
Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa cleared of tax evasion
Journalist still appealing libel conviction, fighting government lawsuits
Caixin
China's primary schools squeezed as 'two-child' policy raises enrollments
In Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, lack of public school capacity now common
Opinion
'Maximum Xi Jinping' will be costly for China and its people
Lack of constraints will be felt in economy, public health and foreign policy
Coronavirus
Japan looks to lift indoor mask guidance as part of COVID downgrade
Reclassification would lift quarantine rules, expand care options
US-China tensions
U.S. extends China chip curbs to Macao
Biden administration notes risk of technology diversion to mainland
Politics
Vietnam Communist Party says President Phuc to resign
Latest dismissal seen as further cementing party chief Trong's grip on power
Interview
Dollar-dominated global order is 'fading away': Ray Dalio
U.S. investor bullish on ASEAN, India as globalization benefits neutral powers
Agriculture
Japan to prop up fertilizer output with subsidies amid inflation
Tokyo aims to cut reliance on China for phosphorus, enhance economic security
Opinion
Vietnam is losing appeal as a land of stable, competent leadership
Purge of top officials is taking down technocrats favored by foreign investors
Interview
Xi's incoherent policies signal danger, former Japan general warns
Tokyo's defense documents are 'significant shift' from past guidelines
Politics
Pakistan elections seen imminent after assembly dissolutions
Polls only way out of political crisis as ex-PM Khan strikes back against Sharif
Economy
China's economy expands 3% in 2022, among weakest growth in decades
GDP growth below official target of 5.5% as COVID, feeble global economy weigh
