Huawei is unveiling a tri-fold phone soon after the expected launch of the iPhone 16 by Apple. (Photo from Huawei social media post)
Telecommunication

Huawei tri-fold phone receives orders from 1.3 million fans in 7 hours

Mate XT to be unveiled soon after the iPhone 16 launch next week

8 September 2024
The China policy of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, is relatively unclear compared with that of former President Donald Trump. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

Could a Kamala Harris victory benefit China?

U.S. might pursue both confrontation and cooperation with Beijing

7 September 2024
Danish company Novo Nordisk manufactures medication marketed under the Ozempic brand. Such drugs could have a major long-term impact in China and other countries where obesity is a major problem.
Caixin

China enlists 'miracle' drug in fight against ballooning obesity rate

Guidelines recommend medication be incorporated in weight-loss treatment

7 September 2024
White House climate envoy John Podesta meets with Chinese officials including Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 6.
Climate Change

U.S.-China climate 'differences' linger as envoys wrap up talks

John Podesta concludes three-day visit to Beijing ahead of COP29

7 September 2024
Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, both backed by Shanghai government entities, plan to combine their operations. (Business Wire via AP)
Finance

China brokerage merger to create new top dog as market flounders

Industry players question whether Guotai-Haitong deal will create Wall Street rival

7 September 2024
The addition of Alibaba Group Holding in the Hong Kong Stock Connect could draw $12 billion in six months from the mainland, according to one estimate.
Equities

Alibaba's Hong Kong listing upgrade set to spur China money outflows

Stock Connect inclusion could draw billions of dollars into e-commerce group's shares

7 September 2024
Large crowds on opening day lifted sales at the new store to a one-day company record. (Miniso)
Retail

China retailer Miniso opens its biggest store in Jakarta

New Indonesia location sets one-day sales record for growing chain

7 September 2024
Tecno-branded devices on display at a cellphone store in Manila. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
Electronics

China's $200 phones put Samsung on the run in Philippines

Apple eyes Southeast Asian push with first store in Malaysia

7 September 2024
Geely says it now has a total of 30 satellites in orbit and operational. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
China tech

China's Geely builds out satellite network with latest launch

Automaker set to start global communications service

7 September 2024
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in May in exchange for pleading guilty to conspiring to gather and deliver to China national defense information.
US-China tensions

Washington's trade rules cited as top worry for U.S. businesses in China

Companies report harsher American regulatory scrutiny, supply chain disruptions

6 September 2024
China on Sept. 3 announced it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, a week after Ottawa imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25% tariff on its imported steel and aluminum.
Trade war

China requests consultations with Canada at WTO over tariffs

Canadian duties on EVs, steel, aluminum goods met with Beijing's probe into canola imports

6 September 2024
While China is pushing its banks to lend to real estate developers, unfinished apartment buildings can be seen in many cities.
China debt crunch

China's regional banks move quicker to shed bad real estate debt

Net interest margins strained by government pressure to lend more

6 September 2024
People in Haiphong secure fishing boats as coastal Vietnamese areas brace for Typhoon Yagi. (Screenshot from Vietnam Television, VTV1)
Natural disasters

Supertyphoon Yagi forces Vietnam airport closures, including Hanoi

Supply chain and UNESCO tourism site hit, while Hong Kong stock market shut

6 September 2024
Despite its sponsorship of the Euro 2024 soccer championship, BYD has yet to make sales headway in Germany. (Photo by Jens Kastner)
Automobiles

BYD's new German strategy under scrutiny after August sales slump

Lack of trust in after-sales services, low brand recognition seen as problems

6 September 2024
A view of a wafer on display during Foxconn's annual Tech Day in Taipei in October 2022. The Taiwanese tech scene is deeply integrated with the rest of society.
Opinion

Asia can show the West how to integrate tech with societal needs

Taiwan, India and Japan offer lessons on community integrated innovation

6 September 2024
Though U.S.-China tensions have cast a shadow over international trade, Alibaba.com's American business is growing fast, the company says.
China tech

Alibaba accelerates U.S. push with AI sourcing tool

Chinese e-commerce giant eyes more overseas expansion as supply chains diversify

6 September 2024
Hong Kong's skyline, with the International Finance Centre tower at center, developed by Henderson Land Development. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Property

Hong Kong's major property developers suffer from revaluation losses

Reassessments eat into bottom lines as rents drop in weakening economy

5 September 2024
Ko Wen-je, leader of the crisis-torn Taiwan People's Party, speaks to Nikkei Asia in an exclusive interview on Sept. 4, after he was released from custody in a graft probe. (Ko Wen-je's office)
Interview

Taiwan's Ko Wen-je accuses government of witch hunt ahead of fresh arrest

TPP chief detained again in corruption probe, hours after exclusive interview

5 September 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on Sept. 5.
Belt and Road

China pledges billions in fresh Africa aid despite debt concerns

Xi offers slew of support to visiting leaders, including training for security forces

5 September 2024
China's Fosun acquired British travel company Thomas Cook only five years ago, but now it is selling the business. (Source photos by AP)
China debt crunch

China's once-acquisitive Fosun unloads Thomas Cook after 5 years

Sale of travel brand continues downsizing effort as debt burden rises, profits drop

5 September 2024
A Zentiva medical production plant in Prague. (Courtesy of Zentiva Group)
Pharmaceuticals

Europe reliant on Chinese drugs after local products priced out

EU wants to wrest control back from Chinese producers but no clear path ahead

5 September 2024
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong speaks with Nikkei Asia on Sept. 3 in Sydney during the Sydney Dialogue hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
Interview

Kiribati ex-leader calls on Pacific to confront assertive China

Anote Tong says recent PIF controversy holds lessons for how to deal with Beijing

5 September 2024
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, stand with Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia before a meeting at the Bayi building in Beijing on Aug. 29.
China up close

Analysis: General's smile hints at changes in China power balance

Top military brass return to forefront of diplomacy with U.S.

5 September 2024
IKEA's China subsidiary plans to invest 270 million yuan a year in development and sales of low-priced products.
Retail

IKEA to launch 500 new low-priced products in China over next year

Young consumers tighten purse strings as the economy struggles

4 September 2024
An EV charger next to a Volvo car at the 2024 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. Volvo Cars has ditched its plan to go all electric by 2030.
Automobiles

Volvo abandons 2030 EV-only target as demand slows

Swedish automaker expects to still offer hybrid models at target date

4 September 2024