A port worker in Valparaiso, Chile, checks a shipment of copper ingots bound for Asia.
Economy

US and China can work together in Latin America

Interests should be seen as complementary, which would benefit the region

20 June 2017
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla speaks to Nikkei reporters in Tokyo on June 5. (Photo by Yoichi Iwata)
Economy

Indonesia's Kalla: TPP has lost its 'allure' without US

Vice president signals Jakarta is still on board with regional free trade

15 June 2017
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla speaks to Nikkei reporters in Tokyo on June 5.
Economy

Indonesia has 'lost interest' in TPP without US, vice president says

Jusuf Kalla says Jakarta remains keen on alternative regionwide pact

5 June 2017
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Equities

Nikkei tops 20,000 for 1st time in 18 months

Investor mood brightened by a weaker yen, a U.S. stocks rally

2 June 2017
Nobuteru Ishihara, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks to reporters in Hanoi on May 21
Economy

'TPP 11' are working to save the trade deal, but members remain far apart

Negotiators to continue their push to win back the US, though prospects are dim

25 May 2017
Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Economy

Cobalt and lithium are ones to watch in 2017

China's appetite for new tech is set to drive demand for key battery ingredients

25 May 2017
Nobuteru Ishihara, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks to reporters in Hanoi on May 21
International relations

'TPP 11' make show of unity, but members remain far apart

Negotiators will reconvene in Japan, continue push to win back US

22 May 2017
A sign shows the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond on April 19.
Economy

Gordon French: As domestic returns wane, Japanese investors should go south

Asia's emerging bond markets can offer a wealth of opportunity

18 May 2017
Ministers from TPP signatories pose for pictures in Chile, where they held their first meeting after the U.S. pulled out of the trade pact, in March.
Economy

Japan to push for 'TPP 11' by year-end

Ministerial meeting to be held later this month in Vietnam

14 May 2017
Japan's chief TPP negotiator, Keiichi Katakami, pushed to preserve the pact's current terms in Toronto Tuesday and Wednesday.
Economy

TPP members agree to go on minus US, but differ on terms

Countries may seek better deal now that American market opening is gone

5 May 2017
Avocado inflation has only scared away some Japanese from their favorite salad ingredient.
Economy

China crowding Japan out of avocado market

At 200 yen each, avocados no longer go so well with soy sauce

3 May 2017
A sign shows the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond on April 19.
Economy

Japan's search for yield is an opportunity for Asia

Hard-pressed investors need the returns that emerging bond markets can provide

2 May 2017
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso
Economy

Tokyo to push for TPP without US, says Aso

Japan's deputy PM confident of quick deal with 10 original signatory countries

27 April 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso shake hands as they end the joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18.
Economy

TPP talks to get going -- with notable absentee

Japan aiming to lead, maintain rules in hope of Washington returning

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long, frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long and frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
Economy

If US won't lead on trade, China will: Ex-US trade rep

Michael Froman urges engagement in Asia-Pacific to counter Beijing's influence

27 April 2017
Donald Trump has not had a smooth first few months as U.S. president.
Economy

Trump to order trade review targeting China, Japan

Studies aimed at identifying, correcting sources of imbalance

31 March 2017
A farmer herds cattle toward stockyards near the outback Queensland town of Aramac, west of Brisbane, Australia.
International relations

Brazil meat scandal opens way for Aussie beef in China

New agreement could see beef exports to mainland reach A$1bn

28 March 2017
Mexican Agriculture Secretary Jose Calzada Rovirosa
Economy

Mexico seeking alternatives to US for farm imports

With NAFTA under threat, agriculture secretary looks to Russia, South America

9 March 2017
Hanjin shipping containers pictured at the Port of Portland, Ore.
Economy

ICTSI pulls out of Oregon amid labor woes

Official at terminal operator says impact of US exit is 'immaterial'

28 February 2017
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Economy

Global pact to make customs procedures easy, transparent

WTO agreement set to take effect Wednesday; seen slashing costs by 10%

22 February 2017
The four Pacific Alliance leaders display their unity during a summit in Chile in July 2016.
Economy

Trump may be boon to Pacific Alliance

The US president's wall could end up strengthening Latin America

10 February 2017