Automobiles
U.S. and Japan strike trade deal on EV battery minerals
Washington grants Japan automakers wider access to $7,500-per-vehicle tax credit
Politics
Politics
Myanmar dissolves Suu Kyi-led NLD as election deadline passes
Ruling party ousted by military does not register for poll dismissed as sham
Belt and Road
China spent $240bn bailing out 'Belt and Road' countries: study
'Opaque' Chinese loans to countries in debt distress have soared in recent years
Economy
China offers olive branch to entrepreneurs as Jack Ma returns
Alibaba founder's absence fanned fears about Beijing's private-sector stance
Afghanistan turmoil
Prominent Afghan advocate for girls' education arrested, U.N. says
World body urges Taliban to clarify whereabouts of Matiullah Wesa
Opinion
U.S. politicians must decide what they really want from TikTok
Data exploitation and geopolitical issues have gotten muddled
Economy
Turkish opposition pledges to reverse Erdogan's economic policies
Next administration will have to deal with high inflation, earthquake fallout
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban unity shows cracks under Afghanistan's isolation
Group denies rift after high-level figures appear to criticize governance
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea unveils smaller nuclear warheads
Kim orders increased production of weapons-grade material to expand arsenal
Politics
Japan parliament set to approve record $870bn budget for FY2023
Fumio Kishida aims to beef up defense capabilities with security threats in Asia
Caixin
Chang'an, Chery, Dongfeng Motor join Tesla's China price war
Gasoline vs. EV battle likely to drive some automakers out of business
Defense
Japan's pilots need digital coach to prepare for combat: contractor
Tokyo's increased defense spending attracts arms industry from Israel to Canada
Politics
Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after day of Israeli turmoil
'Israeli society is on a dangerous collision course,' PM says in TV address
Finance
Japan Finance Ministry gives rare nudge to BOJ amid bond worries
With change in offing, official stresses Kuroda remark on 'dialogue with markets'
Asia Insight
Myanmar military's might fails to crush decades-old resistance
Armed forces face no external threats, accused of widespread atrocities at home
Opinion
AUKUS and GCAP set new Indo-Pacific security template
Technology cooperation more than a response to China's military modernization
International relations
U.S. Congress to invite South Korea's Yoon for address with eye on China
Key lawmaker calls for more joint exercises to handle North Korea's provocations
International relations
Japan seeks release of citizen accused of spying in China
Employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma was detained earlier this month
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou lands in China as Tsai Ing-wen heads to U.S.
Ex-leader who met Xi Jinping in 2015 appears keen to rewrite his legacy
Thai election
Thai parties seek to balance old, new industries in economic teams
Pheu Thai and Prayuth push farm support while Move Forward makes a chip play
