A new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for United Airlines leaves the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington state. (Photo: United Airlines)
Business

Qantas challenges Airbus, Boeing with long-haul planes

New push to launch direct flights to London, New York by 2022 set to shake up long haul travel

19 September 2017
Japan will host a "TPP 11" meeting Sept. 21, just three weeks after the previous gathering in Australia.
Politics

Japan pushes for 'TPP 11' progress with Tokyo meeting

Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November

16 September 2017
A passerby in Tokyo looks at a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch on Sept. 15.
Politics

Hokkaido residents wake to sirens after Pyongyang's latest missile test

Fishing vessel crews told to halt operations, watch for debris

15 September 2017
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Economy

Surging imports mean lean times for Japan's beef producers

Tariffs on US meat little help as buyers switch to other foreign suppliers

14 September 2017
A Sumatran tiger explores the front of a make-believe park ranger's vehicle poking into its enclosure, as Sydney schoolboy Lawson Boyle watches from inside. (Taronga Zoo/Rick Stevens)
Tea Leaves

Saving Sumatra's tigers while in Sydney

Taronga Zoo uses technology to help endangered cats far away

14 September 2017
Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern helps erect the new election campaign hoardings on Aug. 18. (Getty Images)
Politics

New leader lifts opposition hopes in New Zealand election

If elected, Labour will restrict foreign property purchases, maybe withdraw from TPP

14 September 2017
Tea plantation workers have become one of India's most vulnerable communities. (Photo by Humphrey Hawksley)
Politics

Labor rights progress under threat across Asia

Trump, China and India pose risk to UN-led protections for workers

13 September 2017
Thousands gather at a rally for marriage equality of same-sex couples in Sydney on Sept. 10.
Politics

Australia, split over gay marriage, takes to the ballot

Nonbinding referendum is itself a point of controversy

12 September 2017
The gate of Tsinghua University in Beijing: The school is ranked 30th in the world for 2018.
Education

In first, 3 Asian schools crack Times Higher Education top 30

Technical prowess powers the region's universities up the world rankings

7 September 2017
Immigration from Asia is paying economic dividends in Australia.
Economy

Immigration, exports hand Australia 26th recession-free year

Economic diversification, rising population support steady growth

7 September 2017
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Business

Tepco, Chubu Electric to buy more Aussie LNG

Japanese venture seeks to cut shipping costs, flexibly adjust procurement

7 September 2017
Officials from RCEP members meet in the Japanese city of Kobe on Feb. 27. Negotiations, while ongoing, remain fraught.
Economy

RCEP hits snags on continued discord over tariffs

Members to abandon goal of having rival to TPP this year

6 September 2017
Low-fat, high-protein beef from grass-fed New Zealand cattle is becoming increasingly popular in health-conscious Japan.
Economy

Kiwi beef Japan's flavor of the month

Demand for lean, healthy meat boost imports

5 September 2017
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen talks with Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, and Haruhiko Kuroda, head of the Bank of Japan, during a break at the central bankers conference at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug. 25.
Politics

Australia hurt by currency 'Cold War' from Fed, ECB and BOJ

Jackson Hole summit shows desire to weaken major currencies

4 September 2017
Electoral workers empty a ballot box as votes are counted during the parliamentary election in Dili on July 22.
Politics

Progress on the bumpy road to democracy

East Timor provides a small but timely example of the power of the ballot box

31 August 2017
Electoral workers empty a ballot box as votes are counted during the parliamentary election in Dili on July 22.
Tea Leaves

Progress on the bumpy road to democracy

East Timor provides a small but timely example of the power of the ballot box

31 August 2017
The chief TPP negotiator for Japan, Kazuyoshi Umemoto, at left, speaks at a meeting Monday in Australia.
Economy

'TPP 11' to freeze drug data protection demanded by US

Remaining members thrashing out details to revive trade pact

31 August 2017
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Business

Citic may halt Australian iron ore project, chairman warns

Court case over royalties could end troubled venture

30 August 2017
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard
Politics

Former Australian PM: China-US can rein in Pyongyang

Cooperation key to solving region's problems, sharing intelligence can curb terrorism

29 August 2017
The logo of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is displayed outside a branch in Sydney, Australia.
Finance

CBA probe marks latest black eye for Aussie banking

Criticism over financial supervision may hurt Turnbull government

29 August 2017
A Chinese laborer works at a construction site in Dili, the capital of East Timor. (Nikkei staff photographer Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

China in East Timor; concern in Indonesia and Australia

Southeast Asia's youngest country has a new sugar daddy

26 August 2017
Qantas group's budget carrier Jetstar will begin service from Melbourne to the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in December.
Business

Australian airlines reorient to China following domestic slump

New routes, booking partnership target burgeoning Asia-Pacific tourism market

26 August 2017
Sumitomo Corp. owns 29,000 hectares of forest on New Zealand's North Island.
Business

Sumitomo carving out larger New Zealand timber supply

Trading house expanding forest holdings as demand grows in China, around Asia

26 August 2017
Supporters of same-sex marriage march in Sydney's central business district on Aug. 6.
Politics

Polls go to Australians in same-sex marriage vote

Canberra in postal-survey compromise after government infighting

24 August 2017
Graduation day at the HKUST Business School (Photo courtesy of HKUST)
Business

Asia schools itself in the art of business

Regional MBA programs shine as demand for education soars

24 August 2017