Automobiles
Hyundais and houses: Japan electronics chain to sell EV-home bundles
Yamada Denki operator and South Korean automaker team up to draw more customers
News By Location
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea leans on Russian ties to expand relations with Iran
Pyongyang officials visit Moscow-friendly nations in diplomatic blitz
Technology
TikTok sell-or-ban law gets Biden's approval, starting 9-month countdown
Chinese-owned video platform vows to prevail in a court challenge
International relations
Japan and Brazil to sign decarbonization deal at May summit
Countries eye cooperation on biofuel technology and Amazon protection
Finance
India central bank bars Kotak Mahindra from taking new online clients
Fourth largest private lender failed to address 'significant' IT concerns, RBI says
Science
China weighs taking tourists on board Tiangong space station
Beijing eyes transparency in building military-linked program into global power
Currencies
Japan's yen hits 155 to the dollar, weakest since 1990
Markets look for signs of intervention by Tokyo to boost currency
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar rebel group withdraws from Thai border after army returns
Karen National Union retreats from Myawaddy through which over $1bn of trade flows
Supply Chain
Japan, Europe to link industrial data platforms for EV battery materials
Public-private initiative will promote rare-metal recycling to counter China
Property
Philippine SM Group to invest $2bn in 2024, boost property segment
Bouyed by healthy consumer business, conglomerate to expand capex by 40%
International relations
EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
Beijing says Europe must stop suppressing China's enterprises 'for no reason'
India elections
India's Modi under fire for election 'hate speech' against Muslims
Critics blast 'infiltrator' remarks by popular leader in campaign trail speech
US-China tensions
Blinken lands in China on tough mission to curb support for Russia's war
U.S. may have few carrots to entice Beijing amid tensions over industrial glut
IPO
Hong Kong hit by third straight weak IPO as AI player Mobvoi disappoints
Google-backed Chinese company struggles out of gate in Asia's worst-performing market
Economy
Indonesia hikes key interest rate to 6.25% as rupiah slumps
Central bank to continue interventions to maintain currency stability
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Indonesia election
Indonesia's Prabowo pledges to end poverty, create good jobs
Next president calls on politicians to unite ahead of October handover
Opinion
Papua New Guinea's planned gold monopoly will weigh economy down
Key export sector to be damaged by deal with mysterious Singapore company
Companies
Tony Fernandes to remain AirAsia parent CEO for another 5 years
Capital A chief defers retirement plan to 'ensure we survive'
Technology
Trading in China's SenseTime halted after shares pop 30% in Hong Kong
AI and facial recognition giant is chasing OpenAI with new large language model
International relations
Former Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump in New York
LDP vice president is latest foreign dignitary to court the likely Republican nominee
Defense
North Korean hackers target South's defense sector, police say
Investigators cite 'more elaborate, more varied methods' to steal technology
The Nikkei View
Democracy put to the test in India's general election
Modi should show respect for minorities through free and fair contest
Commodities
Australian battery metal company shifts to gas amid nickel slump
Queensland Pacific Metals plans to process nickel domestically on back burner
Politics
U.S. Senate passes TikTok sell-or-ban bill, sends it to Biden
Legislation is part of a $95 billion package including aid for Ukraine and Israel
Myanmar Crisis
Thailand downplays risk as Myanmar sends troops to key border town
Number of refugees in Thai temporary shelters falls to 600, foreign minister says