Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing on May 30.
Middle East crisis

China's Xi tells Arab leaders Gaza war can't 'continue indefinitely'

Chinese leader tops up aid, seeks deeper 'South-South' ties

30 May 2024
An SVOLT battery cell plant in the Chinese city of Changzhou.
Automobiles

China's SVOLT, like CATL, halts German growth plans as EV sales fall

EU's looming punitive tariffs on Chinese EV imports counterproductive, some say

30 May 2024
A Chinese satellite tracking station in Las Lajas, Argentina. The relationship between Beijing and Buenos Aires extends beyond economics.
International relations

Argentina and Brazil seek balancing act on China ties

Bound by economic reality, many Latin American nations need Beijing's help

30 May 2024
Cotti Coffee keeps costs down in part by operating small stores. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Food & Beverage

Starbucks, Luckin Coffee struggle in China as upstart ignites price war

Cotti's $1.40-a-cup promotion adds deflationary pressure to industry

30 May 2024
To Xi Jinping, controlling Taiwan is the key to China gaining national prestige and to himself ensuring his political legacy. (Nikkei montage/Yusuke Hinata and Kyodo)
China up close

Analysis: A 1950 map foreshadows what Xi Jinping has in mind today

The Korean War and Battle of Lake Changjin hold lessons for U.S. and Chinese leaders

30 May 2024
FPT executives attend a March 13 ceremony marking the opening of the new development hub in Dalian, China. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
Technology

Vietnam tech leaders FPT, CMC set up shop in China and South Korea

Expansions tap local talent pools to capture surging demand from Japan and elsewhere

30 May 2024
Adm. Samuel Paparo, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has said he is confident that the U.S. and its allies will prevail in a Taiwan conflict. (Photo by Yukinori Okamura)
Interview

China's drills appear to be 'rehearsal' for Taiwan invasion: U.S. admiral

Indo-Pacific chief Paparo vows to enhance deterrence as Beijing builds up capability

29 May 2024
Raymond Greene, the incoming director of the American Institute in Taiwan, speaks at the Mount Fuji Dialogue in Japan in 2021. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Taiwan tensions

U.S. picks Asia hand as new de facto envoy to Taiwan

Raymond Greene appointment announced as Taipei and Beijing trade fresh barbs

29 May 2024
High interest rates and efforts by Chinese policymakers to stimulate the economy pose an ongoing challenge to the yuan's value.
Currencies

Chinese yuan falls to six-month low on dollar strength

Gradual weakening highlights U.S., China monetary policy divergence

29 May 2024
The International Monetary Fund expects China's economy will grow 5% for 2024 and 4.5% for 2025, but slow to 3.3% by 2029.
Economy

IMF lifts China growth outlook but warns on property and trade troubles

Fund sees economy hitting 'around 5%' target in 2024 before slowing in coming years

29 May 2024
Sugary mooncake pastries are the signature snack of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest celebration tied to the full moon. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
Food & Beverage

Chinese mooncakes turn healthier to court younger eaters

Avocado- and apple-based options grow popular amid low-fat, low-sugar trend

29 May 2024
China's huge stock of unsold housing has led to a steep drop in land-usage sales to developers by local governments.
China debt crunch

China's 'hidden' defaults reflect weak local government finances

State homebuying program aims to revive land sales to cover off-the-books debt

29 May 2024
Visionox ranks fourth in global OLED panel share behind Samsung, LG Display and BOE. (Visionox)
Companies

China's Visionox turns up heat on Samsung, BOE in OLED panels

Display maker to spend $7.6bn for factory using leading 8.6-gen technology

28 May 2024
Chow Hang-tung, a lawyer and human rights activist, answers questions in September 2021, before being imprisoned for “inciting subversion.” She has now been arrested under Hong Kong's Article 23 law. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong makes first known arrests under Article 23 security law

Facebook posts on Tiananmen deemed to incite 'hatred' against Beijing

28 May 2024
Lawmakers take part in a legislative session in Taipei on May 28. The opposition's efforts to force through controversial bills have prompted raucous scenes and even physical violence.
Politics

Taiwan opposition passes contentious bill to empower legislature

Constitutional crisis looms as KMT and TPP draw rebuke from lawyers

28 May 2024
Chinese conglomerate Fosun has struck a deal to sell a German private bank to the Netherlands' ABN Amro. (Source photos by Reuters)
Business deals

China's Fosun to sell German private bank to ABN Amro for $730m

Once-acquisitive conglomerate unloads assets to reduce debt

28 May 2024
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Podcast: Tech Latest

Tesla suppliers urged to produce outside China and Taiwan

Tech Latest: Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast for the freshest updates on the tech sector

28 May 2024
Shenzhen malls are bustling with shoppers from Hong Kong and elsewhere. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Economy

In reversal, Hong Kong shoppers flock to Shenzhen to bargain hunt

Retailers in territory struggle with northbound shift driven by strong currency

28 May 2024
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the South China Sea at sunset, on February 25, 2019. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Southeast Asian leaders would be better served largely ignoring China's competing claims to most of the South China Sea, rather than taking a confrontational approach.
Asia Insight

Leading Asia in an age of tension: Premiers urged to skirt U.S.-China duel

Anwar, Srettha, Mahathir weigh in on Myanmar, Taiwan and more at Future of Asia forum

28 May 2024
BOE broke ground in March on an $8.7 billion cutting-edge OLED production site northwest of Chengdu. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Technology

China's BOE chases South Korean rivals in OLEDs with new factory

LCD market leader races for newest production tech, eyeing second success story

28 May 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks a Philippine boat trying to resupply forces on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
South China Sea

Philippines protests China's unilateral South China Sea fishing ban

Manila responds that Beijing is treading on its sovereignty and maritime zones

27 May 2024
Evergrande Group's Hengchi electric vehicles are displayed at an auto show in Shanghai in 2021.
China debt crunch

Evergrande EV unit's stock jumps as anonymous buyer emerges

Production halt creates a cash crunch; Kaisa wind-up hearing adjourned

27 May 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a meeting with business leaders also attended by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, far right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second from right, at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on May 27.
Economy

South Korean, Japanese and Chinese executives plan digital cooperation

Business leaders participate in gathering linked to countries' trilateral summit

27 May 2024
China and the U.S. are locked in an intense competition over semiconductor technology.
Supply Chain

China launches $47bn chip fund to counter U.S. restrictions

Beijing's investments for self-sufficiency expected to focus on AI semiconductors

27 May 2024
From left: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang were all smiles at a trilateral summit in Seoul on May 27. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Cabinet Office)
International relations

China, Japan and South Korea vow to seek progress on FTA

East Asian powers aim to 'institutionalize' summit meetings after long hiatus

27 May 2024