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
A boy stands on top of a seawall near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in Kiribati.
Politics

Greg Colton: Trump turns his back on climate change -- and US leadership

The president's callous approach toward other countries will prove costly

15 June 2017
European trucks from left, Volvo, Scania, MAN, Iveco, Mercedes-Benz and DAF, all started platooning trials in 2016. (Photo courtesy EU Truck Platooning)
Biotechnology

Giant truck 'platoons' head for Australia's main roads

Convoys controlled by one driver will be more efficient, but will cost jobs

14 June 2017
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Commodities

Noble's woes raise specter of commodities meltdown

Market watchers worry key Asian player could become the next Glencore

14 June 2017
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Business

Mitsubishi to cash out of 2 Aussie coal mines

Japanese trading house shifting away from resources as prices slump

13 June 2017
Andrew Little
Politics

Ahead of elections, NZ opposition flags 40% immigration cut

Slowing income growth, stretched infrastructure turn tide against immigrants

12 June 2017
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers the keynote address at the 16th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
Politics

Turnbull speaks truth to Beijing on South China Sea

Australian leader warns that coercion risks provoking Asia-wide resistance

9 June 2017
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Business

Fujifilm's accounting headache spreads to Australia

More irregularities at Fuji Xerox raise governance concerns

9 June 2017
A boy stands on top of a seawall near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in Kiribati.
Politics

US exit from Paris deal marks end of influence in South Pacific

For island states, climate pact is a matter of life and death

8 June 2017
Residential construction is booming in Australia's major cities amid an influx of Chinese investors.
Economy

Australia's 25-year run without a recession ties record

Resource industries battered by weather, but service sector picks up slack

8 June 2017
From left, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne speak to reporters after their June 5 meeting in Sydney.
Politics

US, Australia want China to do more on North Korea

Defense, foreign affairs heads stress Beijing's responsibility as rising power

6 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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Business

BHP CEO: Shale not a long-term goal, potash has potential

Mining giant not impressed with Elliott's attempts at 'financial engineering'

5 June 2017
BHP aims to divest some of its U.S. onshore shale assets, such as those in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Courtesy of BHP Billiton)
Business

BHP aims to grow potash mining into a core business

Resource giant weighs sell-off of US shale gas assets in restructuring drive

5 June 2017
Ding Xuedong, chairman & CEO of China Investment Corp., has called for fair treatment of Chinese investors by U.S. authorities.
Business

Asian sovereign wealth funds look overseas for returns

Appetite grows for alternative and technology investments in big Western economies

5 June 2017
Kava is mixed at a ceremony in Fiji. (Courtesy Fiji Ministry of Information)
Economy

Surge in kava demand spurs export boom for Pacific nations

Mildly narcotic drink has consumers hooked, but health concerns persist

4 June 2017
Australia's Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne, center, and CEO of DCNS Herve Guillou, visit the shipyards in Cherbourg, western France, on Dec. 14.
Politics

Australian naval program sums up dilemmas for 'middle power' nations

Delays and cost concerns on submarine project cast shadows over ship-building ambitions

2 June 2017
Floodwaters rise in Ba, a town on the main island of Fiji on Jan. 26, 2012.
Politics

Island leaders' hearts sink over Trump's Paris Accord pullout

Strong response by vulnerable Pacific nations reflects alarm over climate change

2 June 2017
Cannabis on display at the Hemp Health & Innovation Expo -- part of hemp crops owned and grown by Medical Cannabis (Courtesy of the 2017 Hemp Health & Innovation Expo & Symposium)
Politics

Australia struggles with moves to legalize cannabis use

Medical research focuses on patient benefits from drug still widely banned

31 May 2017
Yameen Rasheed (Photo by Shaari)
Politics

Blogger's killing shows danger of Maldive extremism

Swing toward Islamic fundamentalism will have global consequences

28 May 2017
Japan Airlines is planning to rework its international flights as early as September.
Business

Japan Airlines to add flights to Australia, Hawaii

Flag carrier pulls focus from European routes amid terror fears

26 May 2017
The Grasberg copper and gold mine is at the center of a tug of war between U.S. owner Freeport-McMoRan and the Indonesian government.
Economy

Policy upheavals buffet mining in Philippines, Indonesia

Governments and companies struggle for common ground amid shaky recovery

25 May 2017
Aluminum Corp. of China last year acquired Rio Tinto's stake in the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.
Economy

Mining companies face tough decisions despite the industry's rebound

Top execs eyeing the exits, under pressure from investors, investigators

25 May 2017
New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English
Economy

New Zealand leads the push to keep the TPP alive

Wellington, Tokyo see no need to change terms after US withdrawal

25 May 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