Economy

Counting China as a currency manipulator points to out-of-date thinking on the part of the accuser.
Opinion

Trump misses the point on currency 'manipulation'

US finger-pointing at Asia obscures the real problem of global imbalances

9 May 2018
A natural gas rig off the coast of Myanmar.
Economy

Global energy companies get drilling on booming gas demand in Asia

Investors eye smaller brownfield and expansion projects to cut costs and risk

7 May 2018
Kraken decided to end Japan services after "careful consideration of revenue against the costs and resources."
Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency exchanges step away from Japan and Hong Kong

Big industry players find homes where regulators are not as strict

6 May 2018
Trump's delegation to China this week includes (left to right) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Trade war

Team Trump seeks to roll back 'Made in China 2025'

Trade delegation heads to Beijing with eye to future industrial supremacy

2 May 2018
Hitachi CEO Toshiaki Higashihara announces the company's medium-term business plan on April 27. (Photo by Keiichiro Sato)
Companies

Hitachi seeks assurance from UK's May on shared stake in nuclear project

Japanese conglomerate will quit project if it cannot slash its exposure

29 April 2018
Herbert Diess, second from right, the new CEO of Volkswagen, revealed an ambitious plan in China on April 24 at the event before Auto China 2018. (Photo by Akihide Anzai)
Electric cars in China

Volkswagen to invest $18bn in China by 2022

New chief Diess says six EV plants to be built in world's largest auto market

24 April 2018
The EU's consensus-based approach to diplomacy and security makes it difficult to stand up to China, if even one member sides with Beijing.
Comment

Chinese money sows European disunion

Eastern states are being seduced by the allure of authoritarianism

23 April 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May in London on April 18. The two agreed to more than $1.4 billion in commercial deals.
International relations

UK seeks closer economic ties with India and Australia

May leverages Commonwealth's strong Asian network to boost trade

20 April 2018
Qualcomm's main campus in San Diego, California. China is stalling the American chipmaker's bid for Dutch peer NXP Semiconductors.
Trade war

China slow-walks American acquisition deal amid ZTE spat

Qualcomm's $44bn purchase of Dutch chipmaker runs into antitrust hurdles

20 April 2018
Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says the European Union's agreement with Japan should ratified by the end of the year if all goes well.
Trade war

Japan-EU trade deal on track to take effect before Brexit

Tokyo and London to follow up with similar 2-way pact

19 April 2018
Cryptocurrency regulators need to strike the right balance between security and technological advance.
Opinion

Cryptocurrencies need regulation-lite

Asia should lead with rules that hit market abuses but allow innovation

19 April 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Sweden on Monday ahead of the Commonwealth summit in the U.K.
Economy

India seeks Asian leadership in Commonwealth as trade grows

Modi attends UK summit of 53-nation bloc free of Chinese influence

18 April 2018
Times will be over when policymakers can expect more growth without bold policies to raise their economies' resilience.
Opinion

New measures critical to keeping growth momentum from faltering

Financial system reforms needed in India and China to support economic expansion

15 April 2018
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, center, visits the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, on April 10.
International relations

Local media silent as Scottish leader tours China seeking investment

Two sides sidestep thorny issues during UK secession advocate's Beijing visit

13 April 2018
A server in Singapore. China essentially requires foreign companies to maintain servers within the country, which can be costly.
International relations

Japan and US to propose digital trade rule to counter China

Nations plan to join forces at World Trade Organization meeting

12 April 2018
Wind turbines are seen in a wind farm near the town of Babolna,100 km (62 miles) west Budapest.
Companies

Japan's Toray to build new carbon fiber plant in Hungary

Materials maker targets growing demand for renewable energy

30 March 2018
People fish on the Mekong River in Phnom Penh as the sun rises on.
International relations

Japan's Indo-Pacific push galvanizes Mekong region

Ahead of Hanoi summit, regional experts urge more coordination between powers

29 March 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, at the Presidential Palace in Astana in June 2017
International relations

Linking China to the EU's 'gateway' for exporters

Kazakhstan seeks to become part of China's supply chain, while Poland seeks infrastructure funding

28 March 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed presidential memorandum aimed at what he calls Chinese economic aggression at the White House on March 22.
The Nikkei View

Trump's flawed trade policy threatens the global economy

International effort needed to convince Washington to rethink its approach

27 March 2018
The launch ceremony of Shanghai crude oil futures at the Shanghai International Energy Exchange in Shanghai on March 26.
Commodities

China starts trading oil futures, but benchmark status some way off

Shanghai energy market opened to fanfare, but cautious views prevail

26 March 2018
Japan did not escape U.S. steel tariffs despite the personal chemistry between Trump and Abe.
Economy

Trump's tariff snub clouds US relations with Japan

The days of Tokyo taking advantage of Washington are over, says president

24 March 2018
Liam Fox, U.K. secretary of state for international trade.
Interview

TPP on table for UK after Brexit, trade chief Fox says

Britain plans to pursue free trade pacts during transition period

23 March 2018
A steel mill in Dalian, China
Trade war

Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs take effect

China and Japan hit while South Korea, EU and Canada exempted

23 March 2018
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has deflected criticism of American tariffs.
Economy

US tariffs hold perils for China and the world, G-20 warns

Finance ministers and central bankers also want stronger cryptocurrency regulation

22 March 2018
A worker loads steel products onto a vehicle in Fuyang in central China's Anhui Province. U.S. President Donald Trump has cast blame on Chinese steel overcapacity.
Economy

G-20 finance chiefs raise alarm over protectionism

Risk of a trade war clouds otherwise bright global economy

21 March 2018