Economy

A containership off Singapore: Europe accounts for 9% of ASEAN exports, according to Maybank.
Ukraine war

ASEAN faces 'collateral damage' from Ukraine war's Europe impact

From Singapore to Thailand, spillover threatens COVID-hit economies anew

27 March 2022
A thick layer of foam generated by contamination floats on the Yamuna River, India, on Jan 24: pollution intensity will disqualify industries in developing countries from ESG funding when they are the ones needing it the most.
Opinion

Current ESG scheme leaves emerging economies' efforts unrewarded

International system favors companies from developed countries

9 March 2022
The gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 near Lubmin, Germany, pictured on Jan 7: the new pipeline may stand empty.
Opinion

Vital energy revenues are the chink in Putin's armor

Ukraine conflict will have severe repercussions for Moscow

25 February 2022
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the U.K.'s secretary for international trade, speaks with Nikkei on Feb. 24.
Interview

U.K. eyes 'high-tech areas' to penalize Russia over Ukraine

Trade secretary Trevelyan sees energy export 'chance' after Nord Stream 2 halted

24 February 2022
Europe's 6 billion-euro ($6.8 billion) satellite communications plan will cover Africa.
Belt and Road

EU spurs African telecom development to win back clout from China

Brussels seeks to mix economic aid with democracy and free speech

21 February 2022
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks in Paris on Jan. 28.
Interview

France slams China's attempts to 'break the status quo' on Taiwan

Foreign minister Le Drian keen to deepen trade ties with Taipei

20 February 2022
Men hold weapons during a basic combat training for civilians in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Ukraine conflict risks market fallout worse than Cuban missile crisis

Central banks fight inflation stoked by tensions, but overkill would prompt recession

15 February 2022
A wheat field in the Stavropol region of Russia, the world's top exporter of the grain.
Ukraine war

Ukraine crisis sends grain prices soaring, threatens food security

Wheat and corn costs approach levels seen during Arab Spring unrest

12 February 2022
Higher energy prices are feeding through to the cost of other commodities, such as aluminum and grain. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Commodities

Global commodity prices soar 50%, fastest pace in 27 years

Fears grow inflation could become source of political instability worldwide

10 February 2022
A display at the Semicon China trade fair in Shanghai. China's exports of high-tech products like semiconductors have risen as its economy has grown.
Supply Chain

Weak supply chain link: Japan reliant on Chinese phones, laptops

Goods from China account for more than Germany or U.S.: report

6 February 2022
The EU launched a challenge at the WTO on Thursday accusing China of discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania that it says threaten the integrity of the single market.
Trade

Australia to seek part in China-EU trade row at WTO

Canberra 'opposes use of economic coercion' and 'discriminatory' trade practices

29 January 2022
Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe over the last decade but new data show, in particular, that mergers and acquisitions activity shifted to Europe from the U.S. last year.
Economy

Chinese deal-making shifts to Europe amid U.S. tensions

Strict COVID-19 rules and regulatory hurdles weighed on outbound investment

26 January 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, pictured in Edinburgh in June 2021: many dread her passing.
Opinion

Britain's soft power is under siege

Genteel decline of the monarchy and BBC will encourage China and Russia

25 January 2022
Immigration inspection officers march near a container ship at a port in Qingdao in November 2021: Beijing's zero-COVID approach will continue to suppress economic activity.
Opinion

The steps Xi must take to revive China's economy

Shifting priorities in Beijing have devastated confidence of private entrepreneurs

19 January 2022
Tech giants are like developing countries that lack the governing institutions to match their political power.
14 January 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a joke, as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison watches, at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November. (Photo courtesy of No. 10 Downing Street) 
Trade

U.K., India launch trade talks as London seeks Indo-Pacific pastures

'Deal with booming economy offers huge benefits,' Johnson says

13 January 2022
Settling on an uninhabited island called Catan, players expand their camps with resources obtained by rolling the dice. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Interview

Catan inventor Klaus Teuber: Board games make us laugh together

No. 2 behind Monopoly fosters cooperation, competition, fairness and nonviolence

3 January 2022
Telenor's sale of its stake in Wave Money will be the largest fintech deal in Myanmar since Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing took power on Feb. 1, 2021. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Telecommunication

Telenor to divest Wave Money, exit Myanmar mobile banking

Military surveillance a major concern in biggest fintech deal since takeover

3 January 2022
Since 2020, many countries have experienced their worst economic crisis in decades with the COVID-19 pandemic.  (Photo by Harue Matsushima)
Economy

Can capitalism bring happiness?

Experts prescribe Scandinavian models and attention to well-being statistics

1 January 2022
Surveillance cameras in Shanghai. China has been accused of abusing surveillance technology.
Trade

Japan to weigh limits on surveillance tech exports with U.S., EU

International push to combat human rights abuses spurs Tokyo to action

24 December 2021
The open pit mine of Molycorp's Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California, pictured in September 2009: the U.S. cannot make the same mistake again.
Opinion

Breaking China's grip on rare earths should be an AUKUS mission

Beijing has too much control over critical materials vital to advanced technology

20 December 2021
The only answer is to find a way to tell the whole truth to everyone without triggering a panic or a feel of despair.
Opinion

Think of our businesses and families as threatened ballrooms

Most people who live in the moment refuse to see the dangers

15 December 2021
Fishers unload a haul of seafood at a port in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture. Food products from the region must be tested for radioactive material before being exported to the U.K.
Trade

U.K. moves to scrap post-Fukushima curbs on Japanese food imports

Testing requirements could be dropped next spring

11 December 2021
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 29: in the eyes of market participants, monetary policy asymmetry has been a notable feature of the past three decades.
Opinion

Have central banks moved to break the monetary policy vicious cycle?

More important than inflation forecasting is the policy regime itself

10 December 2021
A view of the Piraeus Container Terminal, about a 20-minute drive from Athens.
Belt and Road

'Sold to China': Greece's Piraeus port town cools on Belt and Road

Beijing's gateway to Europe faces growing local opposition

10 December 2021