Transportation

ANA carried out a trial of a digital health passport on March 29 at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

ANA trials digital 'health passport' in Tokyo

Airlines hope widespread use of such documents gets people flying again

29 March 2021
China State Shipbuilding Corp. operates a shipyard in the northern port city of Dalian. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
Transportation

China shipbuilder sails to global lead on Beijing's tailwind

Commercial vessel maker CSSC also benefits from nation's naval binge

28 March 2021
A gold shop employee is dressed as the Vietnamese God of Wealth. Despite a travel agreement with Tokyo, few Japanese business executives want to visit the country because of onerous regulations.
Coronavirus

Vietnam travel bubble with Japan loses fizz as execs shun tight rules

Southeast Asian economy grows even without foreigner inflow

28 March 2021
Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal.
Economy

Ship blocking Suez Canal not budging, owner says

Extended clog would disrupt European energy markets, but could flood Asia supplies

28 March 2021
A Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 aircraft at Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport in September 2019.
Transportation

Thai Airways warns of extended delisting risk

Acting president targets 2030 for shareholder equity to turn positive

27 March 2021
The satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, on March 25.
Transportation

Owner of stranded Suez Canal ship aims to free vessel on Saturday

Companies weigh alternative routes, including the Arctic

26 March 2021
The Hong Kong stock exchange has had its best start to a year ever for new listings but opening day performances have so far failed to impress.
IPO

Tencent-backed Linklogis files for $1bn Hong Kong IPO

Chinese fintech provider has presence in Singapore digital banking

26 March 2021
A lone excavator works to dislodge the Ever Given container ship at the Suez Canal Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Suez Canal Authority)
Transportation

Blocked Suez Canal raises new threat to global supply chains

Crude prices gain as crucial world shipping choke point is cut off

25 March 2021
In Cainiao's data-driven operations, robots play an important role in moving and delivering packages. 
Business Insight

Alibaba already disrupted retail and finance. Next up? Logistics

Cainiao emerges as new profit center by leveraging data to streamline deliveries

23 March 2021
All Nippon Airway's domestic bookings shot up as soon as the state of emergency in greater Tokyo was lifted. (Photo by Akiyoshi Inoue)
Travel & Leisure

ANA domestic bookings double after Tokyo emergency lifted

Tokyo Disneyland to raise visitor capacity to 20,000 next month

23 March 2021
"We're not just looking at pure airlines, but also opportunities connected with the ecosystem of the aviation market," says First Eastern Investment Group's Victor Chu. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Interview

Hong Kong aviation investor optimistic on global airline industry

First Eastern founder Victor Chu looking for opportunities in sector's ecosystem

20 March 2021
New Airbus A320neo jets are readied for delivery to Air China and sister carrier Air Macau in Laage, Germany, in September 2020.
Transportation

Air China's unusual GE aircraft deal coincides with Alaska talks

Flag carrier buys new Airbus planes from leasing unit seeking merger approval

19 March 2021
Arjan Meijer, CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation said, "We believe the strength of Embraer sits in its products, but also in our support organization." (Photo courtesy of Embraer)
Interview

Brazil's jet maker Embraer eyes home turf of China's COMAC

Unit CEO expects 'huge market potential' with inland development

19 March 2021
Washington argues that Hong Kong’s special treatment for Cathay Pacific’s Anchorage flights “has significantly harmed” FedEx’s ability to compete in Hong Kong.
US-China tensions

US threatens penalties for Cathay in Hong Kong quarantine row

Exemption for Anchorage flights disadvantages FedEx, Washington says

17 March 2021
The People's High Court of Hainan Province chose the path of essentially combining HNA Group companies after concluding that they are distinguished only by their names.
China debt crunch

Chinese court says troubled HNA Group's businesses highly chaotic

Ruling cites governance failure and merges 320 affiliates in restructuring

16 March 2021
SF Express workers load parcels onto a plane at an airport in Nantong, China.
Transportation

Courier SF Holding readies China's first cargo airport

$3bn transport hub to connect freight to the rest of the world

16 March 2021
Rakuten, which began as a platform for online retailers, is teaming up with Japan Post as it endeavors to become a bigger player in Japan's digital economy. Walmart and a Tencent subsidiary are investing in its latest expansion. (Source photos by Arisa Moriyama, Kosaku Mimura and Reuters)
Business deals

Rakuten lands $2bn in capital from Tencent, Walmart and Japan Post

Move helps Japan online group strengthen mobile business and take on Amazon

13 March 2021
China's aviation market is a great opportunity for a budget carrier, says an important new investor in Malaysia-based AirAsia. (Source photos by Reuters)
Transportation

AirAsia's China dream gets strong backing from new investor

Amateur poker player Stanley Choi keen to bet on huge market after COVID

12 March 2021
A cabin of an Eva Air Boeing 777-300ER. Japan has asked airlines to slash the number of passengers they bring into the country from overseas. (Photo by Melvin Loi)
Transportation

Japan limits foreign airlines to 100 passengers per flight

Border clampdown restricts domestic carriers to 3,400 arrivals per week

11 March 2021
Last year was Cathay Pacific Airways' "most challenging 12 months of its more than 70-year history," Chairman Patrick Healy said on Wednesday.
Transportation

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific posts annual record loss of $2.8bn

Airline still in pandemic 'survival mode' and does not rule out further job cuts

10 March 2021
AirAsia is ready to furlough more workers unless domestic coronavirus travel curbs end next month, its president says. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Transportation

AirAsia sees more layoffs if April domestic flights stay grounded

COVID speeds non-airline business expansion by loss-hit budget carrier

10 March 2021
JR East plans to halve the carbon dioxide emissions from its railway business to about 1 million tons in fiscal year 2030.
Climate Change

JR East to boost renewable energy use in railway operations

Japanese operator expects 20% of power to come from green sources by 2030

5 March 2021
The train manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industry, pictured, will run on Dhaka's MRT Line-6, which has a total length of about 20 kilometers and connects the center of the city with areas to the north and south. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Transportation

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy ships trains for Bangladesh's first MRT

Total of 144 railcars to operate from 2022 in Dhaka under $373m contract

4 March 2021
China has completed this segment of the railroad, between the Sichuan Province cities of Chengdu and Ya'an. (Photo courtesy of a local government website)
Economy

China pours $49bn into Tibetan railway in development push

Beijing bolsters links to restive region with a project pricier than Three Gorges Dam

4 March 2021
Singapore's Changi Airport in January: ASEAN economic ministers have discussed the possibility of a shared digital vaccine certificate that could open up travel.
Economy

ASEAN eyes digital vaccine certificate for post-COVID travel

Economic ministers discuss following EU in move toward immunity 'passports'

3 March 2021