Economy

Automakers like Subaru that import key parts may need to reconsider their strategy when the new US-Canada-Mexico trade deal takes effect.
Trade war

Reworked NAFTA mandates local production of auto engines

New rules on seven autoparts to burden Japanese and European carmakers

26 October 2018
China is Volkwagen's biggest single market and despite the recent sales slowdown, executives with the German automaker believe the country still has strong growth potential. 
Business trends

Volkswagen cuts China forecast as auto market slows

German carmaker still upbeat about prospects despite slowdown

24 October 2018
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the territory "always welcomes more bilateral and multilateral relationships" in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review. (Photo by Takeshi Kihara)
Interview

Hong Kong taps UK for post-Brexit trade deal

Territory targets RCEP membership amid US-China tensions, says Chief Executive Lam

23 October 2018
Japan and the EU will look to coordinate efforts to enhance the secure procurement of LNG.
Economy

Japan and EU to establish LNG framework

Consuming countries seek to create flexible market that can respond to sudden shortfalls

22 October 2018
An employee services a Twinscan machine at the ASML factory in Veldhoven. The Dutch company is the world's leading provider of equipment for making computer chips.
Trade war

Chinese state-backed chipmaker targets Europe amid US resistance

Innotron in talks to acquire industry's most advanced equipment from ASML

22 October 2018
A man waves a European Union flag in London before the Brexit vote in 2016 (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
International relations

Asia-Europe trade talks eclipsed by Brexit and protectionism

51-leader summit in Brussels comes as the future of the UK is decided

18 October 2018
Toyota is discussing plans to suspend operations at its plant in Burnaston, central England, around the time of Brexit next March.
Business trends

Toyota and Nissan to seek EU certification outside UK

Brexit prompts automakers to ensure cars remain eligible for sale throughout bloc

9 October 2018
Chinese state-run Cosco group bought the operating rights to Piraeus port back in 2008, just as Greece was entering its debt crisis.
Economy

Greece urges Asian investors to bet on its recovery

Finance minister says China reaped big rewards from taking the risk

8 October 2018
The revamped U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico came about thanks to tariffs, President Donald Trump told supporters on Monday.
Trade war

Trump barrels ahead with 'America first' trade

US shifts attention to China after deal with Mexico and Canada

3 October 2018
Freight trains wait at a station in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Logistics demand is on the rise as China pushes its Belt and Road initiative.
Companies

Nippon Express to launch China-Europe freight train service

Beijing's Belt and Road push boosts logistics demand

27 September 2018
A train of the China-Europe Railway Express on a line that links China's Xi'an with Ghent in Belgium.
International relations

EU crafts Asia infrastructure plan as Belt and Road makes inroads

China cautiously welcomes proposal that may rival Beijing's ambitions in Europe

21 September 2018
Barrels of Jim Beam bourbon are unloaded at a Kentucky distillery. The price of the spirit is likely to go up in Europe.
Trade war

Suntory eyes price hikes for EU-bound bourbon as tariffs bite

CEO Niinami calls for pressure on lawmakers to solve trade dispute

21 September 2018
The U.K. wants to "carry on trade with Japan after Brexit," and join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, said Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
Interview

UK keen for TPP entry and Japan trade deal after Brexit

Beijing should be mindful of Belt and Road 'debt trap,' says foreign secretary

19 September 2018
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo
Interview

WTO can reform, says chief Azevedo in response to Trump

Director-general sees need to improve trade body's consensus decision-making

4 September 2018
Filipino workers arriving back home at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila.
Economy

Poland cracks door open for Filipino workers

Labor shortages in Eastern Europe force governments to seek Asian help

17 August 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that the country would "not fall into the interest-rate trap," despite the fall in value of the lira.
Economy

Asia braces for impact of Turkey crisis

Japanese banks have largest exposure in Asia

14 August 2018
Traders' testing of the Bank of Japan's tolerance for higher long-term yields sparked a surprise move that affected U.S. and European government bonds.
Economy

Bank of Japan policy tweak roils bond market in US and Europe

Central bank surprises market with emergency operation

3 August 2018
Lexus sales soared nearly 40% in China last month as Toyota cut prices to reflect lower tariffs. (Photo by Yu Nakamura)
Trade war

Toyota emerges as winner in tariff war, for now

BMW and Tesla struggle as levies raise hurdles to China market

3 August 2018
Liam Fox, the U.K.'s secretary of state for international trade
International relations

UK appeals to Japan to press EU for Brexit deal 

'Britain has made a fair and reasonable offer,' says trade secretary Fox

1 August 2018
Cambodian garment workers were promised big raises by their prime minister as he campaigned for Sunday's election, but Western sanctions could dispel their hope.
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Hun Sen's 'flawed' victory puts Cambodian businesses at stake

US and EU could deliver blows by taking away tariff-free access to their markets

31 July 2018
Cambodian leader Hun Sen is set to rule the country for another five years. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Five things to know about post-election Cambodia

Hun Sen now rules a one-party state, though questions about legitimacy remain

31 July 2018
BMW is trying to offset a possible decline in earnings in China with price increases while remaining competitive in the world's biggest car market. 
Trade war

Trade war derails BMW's sales strategy in China

Automaker raises prices of US-made X5 and X6 SUVs

31 July 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the White House on July 25.
Trade war

US and EU call off trade war, but autos left out of talks

Japan's car industry may still be in Trump's crosshairs, says analyst

26 July 2018
Carlos Ghosn, chief of Nissan and Renault, expressed concern about additional auto tariffs being considered by the U.S. and other countries.
Trade war

Nobody wins with US auto tariffs, Ghosn says

Chief of Nissan and Renault eyes more local production if levy implemented

20 July 2018
Rep. Jackie Walorski of the Republican Party, center, flanked by John Bozzella, president of Global Automakers, left, joins American workers of international auto companies to demonstrate against trade tariffs in Washington on July 19.
20 July 2018