Coronavirus
Japan approves its first homemade oral COVID drug
Shionogi's Xocova to be used on patients with mild symptoms
Spotlight
Society
Japanese man arrested on charge of taking online job tests for others
College students allegedly paid suspect to take recruitment exams
Opinion
Southeast Asian leaders prove to be perfect summit hosts
Deft leadership calmed international tensions, especially between U.S. and China
DealStreetAsia
IFC looks to invest $320m in three Vietnamese banks
International lender has been operating in country since 1997
Hong Kong security law
Six ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to collusion in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy paper executives charged with conspiracy in national security case
Sports
FIFA threat makes World Cup teams abandon 'One Love' armbands
Players wearing anti-discrimination symbol would be shown yellow cards
Asia Insight
Japan builds case to dissolve scandal-hit Unification Church
Victims speak up as government probe gets under way
Energy
Japan utility seeks huge ammonia carriers to reduce coal use
JERA partners with shipping companies to build transport network for cleaner fuel
Society
Yakuza charged in cold case murder of Japan restaurant boss
Police suspect conspiracy behind 2013 shooting but struggle to find evidence
The age of 'Great China'
South Korea, Taiwan affected by growing U.S.-China high-tech tensions
Competition heating up to corral chip technologies
COP27
From landmark fund to emissions frustrations: 5 takeaways from COP27
World's biggest climate conference went deep into overtime
Coronavirus
China COVID cases rise; hard-hit Beijing districts shut schools
Three deaths reported in the capital over the weekend, the first since May
International relations
From ASEAN to G-20 to APEC: 12 days of summitry summed up
India wins, Russia loses and face-to-face meetings help cool U.S.-China tempers
Cryptocurrencies
FTX's Japan unit poised for sale as bankruptcy process begins
Japanese assets were put under protection when crypto group collapsed
Market Spotlight
Tech startups shun Singapore and Hong Kong for U.S. SPACs
Blank-check companies in Asian financial hubs show little results
COP27
AI weather forecaster sets sights on battered Asia-Pacific
CEO: Machine learning quickly adapts to extreme weather from climate change
COP27
Nations agree on COP27 deal with landmark 'loss and damage' fund
Move to support poorer countries ravaged by fallout from climate change
Your Week in Asia
Taiwan local elections, Harris in Philippines, ASEAN defense ministers meeting
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Datawatch
Growing appetite for wheat exposes Asia's soft underbelly
Consumption up 30% in 10 years but Ukraine war threatens food security
