From left, Naypyidaw, Putrajaya and Astana (source photo from Reuters)
Politics

A short history of relocating capitals in Asia

Indonesia's move has precedents in places such as Myanmar and Malaysia

30 August 2019
The most obvious companies to suffer will be South Korean conglomerates like Samsung, which have long benefited from globally integrated supply chains.
Opinion

Trade rift with Japan is opportunity for South Korea's chaebols

They will become more self-sufficient and closer to the government

30 August 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities little changed amid global growth worries

Chinese carmakers gain while Tencent and Air China decline

28 August 2019
South Korean demonstrators carrying "No Abe!" signs protest Japanese trade restrictions in Seoul.
Japan-South Korea rift

Japan officially ousts South Korea from export whitelist

Economy minister rejects linking intelligence-sharing pact to trade status

28 August 2019
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26 August 2019
The G-7 seemed out of its depth on Trump's trade war.
Opinion

US-Japan trade deal is bright spot at chaotic G-7 summit

World seems no closer to avoiding ugly economic shocks in 2020

26 August 2019
People hope that their children's lives will be far better than theirs.
Opinion

Growing Asian economies breed high expectations among citizens

Governments must handle slowdown carefully to avoid rise of populism

22 August 2019
Tourists walk in Sensoji temple, a popular destination in Tokyo's Asakusa district. The number of visitors from South Korea dropped to the lowest in 10 months in July. (Photo by Akira Kodaka) 
Japan-South Korea rift

South Korean tourists shun Japan as neighbors grit teeth

Foreign ministers fail to inch closer at Beijing meeting

22 August 2019
In South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Liberation Day speech, he called for a closer East Asian union
Opinion

South Korean leader's Liberation Day speech offered hopeful vision

Moon Jae-in worked to diminish tensions with Japan and North Korea

20 August 2019
Chinese state media published an academic's commentary on Sunday that argued for Chinese arbitration in the export dispute between South Korea and Japan.
Japan-South Korea rift

China seeks to mediate in Japan-South Korea trade spat

Foreign ministers of three nations will meet in Beijing on Wednesday

19 August 2019
The relaxing of a tech ban on Huawei does nothing to extract global companies from a much more pervasive web of export controls.
Opinion

US's Huawei ban highlights growing network of tech export controls

Sales of everything from 3D printing to AI are now subject to tight rules

19 August 2019
Many Japanese companies count on exports for growth as their home market stagnates.
Business trends

Japan leaves billions on table as paperwork clogs free trade deals

Only half of eligible companies enjoying fruits of 17 trade agreements

17 August 2019
Singapore's business district: there will be hardly any help from outside for the city-state.
Opinion

Asian exporters must heed Singapore's recession warning signs

Southeast Asian nations will fall victim to same global troubles

16 August 2019
Anti-Japan protests and a spreading boycott in South Korea are casting a pall on Japanese business interests. (Montage by Hidechika Nishijima)
Japan-South Korea rift

Japan-South Korea: Icy diplomacy threatens ever-better business ties

74 years after WWII, neighbors face crisis of 'cold politics, cold economics'

15 August 2019
South Korean companies control 70% of the market for DRAM chips, which are used in many electronics such as smartphones, PCs and servers.
Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea considers controls on exports of DRAM to Japan

Official says Seoul has the option to counteract amid escalating diplomatic tiff

13 August 2019
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Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea to drop Japan from its fast-track trade 'whitelist'

Tit-for-tat move to be implemented next month as rift deepens

13 August 2019
A liquefied natural gas tanker floats in port in Zhoushan, in China's Zhejiang Province: The LNG Canada project will ship fuel to PetroChina and other Asian customers.
Energy

Canada LNG project to ship gas to Asia as early as 2024

Government subsidies for project aim to reduce reliance on US market

11 August 2019
Asia has not been insulated from the risk of surging corporate debt. 
Datawatch

Asia's 'zombies' concentrated in India, Indonesia and South Korea

Debt-laden companies kept alive by easy credit have doubled in decade

11 August 2019
The yen's rise reduces the odds Japan Inc. will fatten paychecks. (Photo by Kai Fujii)
Opinion

Japan and South Korea will be biggest losers in US-China currency war

ASEAN countries will also be collateral damage as demand falls and exports are hit

8 August 2019
China is aiming to speed up development of its 5G mobile networks. 
China tech

China's No. 2 player to launch 5G chip in 2020 to rival Qualcomm

UNISOC pushes up timetable amid efforts to cut reliance on US tech

7 August 2019
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, right, and his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha, at an ASEAN meeting in Bangkok to discuss Japan's intended trade curbs.
Comment

How the WTO will address the Japan-South Korea trade row

Are national security concerns a 'sacred cause' under international law?

7 August 2019
A South Korean woman attends an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Aug. 3. 
Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea's internal rift deepens as feud with Japan escalates

Media on left and right attack each other over how to deal with Tokyo

6 August 2019
Protracted trade tensions have dented the value of the yuan -- and Asian corporate earnings. 
5 August 2019
Trump and Abe really do seem to be spending too much time together. (Handout photo from Japan's Cabinet Public Relations Office)
Opinion

US-China and Japan-South Korea trade wars undermine world's economy

Everything that can go wrong in global system is going wrong

5 August 2019
South Korean people chant slogans during an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Saturday.
Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea readies stimulus to soften impact of Japan trade rift

Tokyo says removal of Seoul's special status adheres to WTO rules

4 August 2019