The Big Story
Coups, couriers and COVID: The Big Story 2021 Hall of Fame
From the Tokyo Olympics to Myanmar, a year through the eyes of Nikkei Asia's cover story writers
Supply Chain
Semiconductors
Comeback kid: How Taiwan's MediaTek rose to mobile chip dominance
CEO has driven turnaround since taking reins over four years ago
Commodities
Japan's commodity prices rise across broadest swath since 2013
Supply chain woes fuel increases in over 70% of key products this year
Food & Beverage
French-fry airlift gives McDonald's Japan a brief respite
Scramble for spuds continues with no end in sight to supply chain woes
Supply Chain
Samsung, Micron say China Xian lockdown could slow chip output
Supply of DRAM and flash memory chips for data processing squeezed
Supply Chain
Cathay Pacific warns of 'dramatic' supply chain disruptions
Hong Kong airline forced to cancel flights after pilot quarantine rules tightened
Interview
South Korea says CPTPP membership would stabilize supply chains
Trade minister Yeo sees 'win-win' for all; will apply to join pact by May
Semiconductors
Turkey's geography lures Japanese electronics contractor Kaga
Semiconductor trader to add new plant, with eye on Middle Eastern and European demand
International relations
Japan, Taiwan agree to boost economic security cooperation
Aim to promote supply chain resiliency for semiconductors and essentials
Supply Chain
China's tightening COVID controls add to global logistics woes
Port congestion, high airfreight costs weigh on suppliers, with no end in sight
Podcast
Asia Stream: The stories that mattered in 2021
A look back at biggest stories of the year and what to expect in 2022
Food & Beverage
Japan fast-food chains face potato shortage due to supply crunch
McDonald's follows KFC in limiting french fries due to shipping delays
Supply Chain
'Christmas is saved': White House says supply chain crisis averted
Biden touts progress after meeting FedEx, GAP leaders
Natural disasters
Panasonic, Daihatsu halt Malaysian plants after flash floods
Production at Panasonic plant will cease for a week, Daihatsu uncertain
Supply Chain
China's Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn
Chinese assembler makes aggressive bid to expand in Apple supply chain
Politics
Japan to limit rare-earth mining to protect offshore deposits
State-backed company to invest in projects to speed up development
Climate Change
Port of LA to test manure-derived hydrogen as fuel for trucks, cranes
Japan's Toyota Tsusho launches pilot to tap renewable energy source
Supply Chain
Toyota to cut production by 20,000 cars in Japan next month
Parts shortage in Southeast Asia causes bottleneck; yearly output plan unchanged
Most read in 2021
COVID-19, supply chain crisis -- Our 12 most read stories of 2021
Myanmar turmoil and Tokyo Olympics draw our readers' attention
International relations
China said to arm-twist Continental on Lithuania business
Diplomatic spat over Taiwan spills over to global auto supply chain
