Supply Chain
Mitsubishi Estate to triple logistics spending for batteries and self-driving
$3bn investment planned amid EV shift and looming driver shortage
Supply Chain
Opinion
China's slowdown will not stop growth in Southeast Asia
Region's economies can offset impact by attracting relocating supply chains
Supply Chain
Japan looks beyond China for EV and chip materials
Mitsubishi Chemical, Panasonic seek to diversify supplies of graphite for batteries
Companies
Japan's Toppan eyes AI with $400m in chip, electronics investment
Company plans to double production capacity for chip package substrates
Transportation
Vietnam bets on new airports to boost tourism and supply chains
Plan flies in face of net zero goal as flights emit more carbon than trains
Commodities
Palladium, nickel prices fall as supply chains cut Russia exposure
Manufacturers turn to alternative materials and sources
Semiconductors
Japan's Resonac to open chip packaging R&D center in U.S.
Packaging grows increasingly critical for driving advances in chip technologies
Supply Chain
Tesla and Apple to attend China supply chain expo
Beijing stresses U.S. participation in push to prevent decoupling
Israel-Hamas war
Red Sea ship hijacking delivers a warning on supply chain risks
Japan-operated vessel reportedly in Yemen; Suez still vital despite threat
Transportation
Cargo ship seizure could affect Japan supply chains, minister says
Crude oil and LNG imports not affected for the time being
Supply Chain
Xinjiang foreign trade hits record despite Western sanctions
Shipments in first 10 months of year jumped 40%, topping 2022 full-year results
APEC
APEC treads carefully on Gaza: 5 takeaways from San Francisco
Geopolitics removed from joint statement after opposition from China and Russia
International relations
U.S. and Japan boost IPEF's appeal with investment, climate support
Leaders also agree to launch talks on critical minerals to strengthen supply chain
Semiconductors
U.S. pushes chip-sector talent development to tackle labor shortage
Communities work to ensure disadvantaged residents benefit from job opportunities
Supply Chain
Japanese toolmakers scramble to combat dual-use export risk
Fanuc dedicates large staff to task, DMG Mori tracks machines
Semiconductors
Rapidus, University of Tokyo plan 1-nm chip tech with French partner
Cross-border tie-up seen ensuring stable supply chains for next-gen products
International relations
Japan and China to launch talks on export controls
Second dialogue to focus on safety of business personnel in China
Transportation
DHL bullish on Asian expansion despite supply chain cracks
CEO acknowledges geopolitics in play, but 'not pessimistic' on the future
Technology
Apple supplier Foxconn gives conservative outlook for 2024
Key iPhone assembler to invest in China, India, Mexico, Vietnam and U.S. next year
Indo-Pacific
U.S. and Indonesia upgrade ties with eye on critical minerals pact
Biden and Widodo seal 'comprehensive strategic partnership' but Congress wary of FTA
Comment
Indonesia's growing resource nationalism stirs Global South
Jokowi's export bans seen as a wake-up call to leading industrial powers
Supply Chain
U.S. forced labor laws strain China-dependent garment supply chains
Fashion firms want to diversify fabric sources to mitigate risk, expert says
Supply Chain
Tech leakage to China can't be stopped but can be delayed, says expert
Export control expert Sato warns Japan is targeted by weapon developers
Supply Chain
Nikkei Film: China's nuclear program siphons sanctioned machine tools
How should companies deal with this issue as West increasingly encircles China?
Supply Chain
Japan, South Korea to build supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia
Kishida and Yoon will announce new frameworks on economic security in the U.S.