Economy
Japan consumers cling to 'COVID savings' as anxiety grips country
Weak 'revenge consumption' compared with U.S. reflected in sluggish economy
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Sports
Japan baseball team takes grassroots swing at South America
Kochi Fighting Dogs offer clinics, pathway for new generation of players abroad
Society
Japanese sleep more for first time since 1970s, survey shows
Any productivity gains likely to last only as long as COVID's telecommuting gift
International relations
Yoon pursues commercial diplomacy as South Korea's top salesman
President spearheads drive to export more nuclear power facilities and arms
Politics
Japan PM Kishida sacks aide over anti-LGBT comments
Bureaucrat says he 'would not want to live next door' to sexual minority couple
Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN urges unity on Myanmar peace plan, avoids splitting bloc
Indonesia works to paper over splits shown in December meeting
Politics
India's 72-year legal case serves as Exhibit A for judicial paralysis
Lawyers say country needs creative solutions to courts' swelling backlog
Travel & Leisure
Hokkaido tourism picks up ahead of snow festival opening
South Korean guests at Sapporo hotels triple from pre-pandemic levels
Travel & Leisure
Macao's casino economy woes deepen pandemic poverty
Bettors return to gambling hub's glitzy venues but rebound long way off
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar military steps up anti-rebel fight with expanded martial law
Latest move fuels concern of further instability and conflict
Politics
Aide to Japan's prime minister says he 'hates' to see LGBT couples
Secretary retracts remarks, says they aren't Kishida's views
DealStreetAsia
Singapore digital health care group plans to raise $25m
WhiteCoat to expand doctor consultation services to Malaysia and Thailand
Energy
Singapore hydrogen strategy draws local energy firms, foreign tech
Keppel and Sembcorp recruit partners as city-state eyes new supply chain
Coronavirus
China to fully resume travel with Hong Kong, Macao on Feb. 6
Beijing drops existing quotas and scraps mandatory COVID-19 tests
Technology
Apple 'bullish' on India amid China production chaos, sales drop
South Asian country saw double-digit revenue growth against overall decline
Caixin
Five things to know about China's latest IPO system overhaul
Rollout to two biggest boards may trigger a new wave of offerings, analysts say
5G networks
Cisco sees India, Philippines emerging as leaders in 5G rollout
Japan will also continue to be key player, U.S. networking giant says
Comment
Is China's economic recovery for real?
Beijing's road map for economy clouded as reformers prepare to exit
Technology
Apple suffers 1st revenue drop since 2019 on lower demand, China woes
Greater China takes biggest hit but 'production back where we want it to be'
Energy
Jet fuel made from wood heads toward production in Japan
Nippon Paper to lead bioethanol venture, aiming to start output in 2027
