Latin America

Chile's Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz, left, shakes hands with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Tokyo on Feb. 23, as Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe look on.
Economy

Japan's TPP trade-off lets Chile star as signing host

Tokyo needed Santiago's help to bring Canada on board by early March

8 March 2018
A woman shows her finger after voting in national elections in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian nation ranks above the global average in women in parliament.
Politics

Once a world leader, Asia now trails in women lawmakers

Philippines, Laos and China among best in terms of females in parliament

8 March 2018
A container ship in Singapore: The trade-dependent city-state hopes the TPP 11 will provide an economic tailwind.
The Big Story

TPP 11: How Asia took the lead in free trade

The trans-Pacific pact will help business, but hopes remain for a US return

7 March 2018
GLP operates warehouses mainly in China, Japan, the U.S., Brazil and Europe.
Business trends

GLP looks beyond warehouse lending business

Japan arm launches subsidiary to provide better logistic solutions

1 March 2018
Russian athletes were allowed to compete under the Olympic flag in Pyeongchang after the country was barred from taking part as a team.
Science

Race on to deliver doping-free Tokyo Olympics

New tests required to catch cheats using blood, gene and brain techniques

27 February 2018
Delegates from the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Da Nang, Vietnam Nov. 2017.
International relations

Revised TPP faces obstacles on road to ratification

Potential hurdles include internal politics and US return

24 February 2018
ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo on Feb. 22. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
Interview

Emerging markets face credit challenges in tightening cycle, ESM head warns

Asian, Latin American and African economies are vulnerable, says Klaus Regling

23 February 2018
The rules hammered in the TPP-11 free trade agreement signed on March 8 are at risk of not keeping pace with-fast moving developments in worlds of technology and business.
International relations

TPP's remaining members ease path for trade deal

Approval by countries with majority of GDP no longer required to take effect

23 February 2018
Mining heavyweight BHP Billiton recently upgraded its Olympic Dam copper facility (AAP Image)
Business

Australian miners ramp up investment in electric-vehicle metals

Copper and lithium among targets for spending as demand and prices climb

22 February 2018
South Korea's Hyundai Motor increased its market share in Brazil by more than 6 percentage points in five years.
Latin America

Asian auto companies make big inroads in Brazil

Hyundai, Toyota gain ground in a potential market of over 200 million people

17 February 2018
Usiminas operates this steel mill in Ipatinga, Brazil.
Business deals

Nippon Steel resolves boardroom spat over Brazil's Usiminas

Three-year dispute with Ternium ends with power-sharing accord over joint unit

10 February 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25.
International relations

Message to Trump -- no TPP renegotiation

Asia-Pacific states should welcome back the US but only on original terms

7 February 2018
Marubeni will consolidate its global grain businesses including US subsidiary Gavilon.
Business trends

Half our business will vanish in 10 years: Marubeni chief

Japanese trading house hurries to consolidate grain business to compete

2 February 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan.26.
Politics

Is the US heading back to the TPP? Not so fast

Even if Trump is serious, renegotiation will take time and effort

30 January 2018
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders arrive for the group photo session at the summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
Economy

Host problems cloud the outlook for this year's APEC

Beset by domestic issues, Papua New Guinea may struggle to put on the event

25 January 2018
A Brazilian girl of Japanese descent performs during the Festival of Japan in Sao Paulo.
Politics

Japan opens door wider to descendants of past emigration

Visa rules will be eased for fourth-generation workers from diaspora

23 January 2018
Exports of iron ore from Brazil, now in the rainy season, are declining.
Commodities

Bulk carrier rates sink as Brazil's iron ore exports wane

Rising inventories in China also add to 60% price fall from mid-December

20 January 2018
Pulp production has slowed in some regions, sending prices higher in Asia.
Japan-Update

Pulp prices soaring on tight supply and brisk Chinese demand

Japanese buyers paying 40% more than a year earlier

19 January 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for the group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
International relations

APEC summit outlook clouded by new host's problems

Caught between China and the bloc, PNG's domestic issues dominate

17 January 2018
Technicians work on an evaporation pond test in the salt flat at the Olaroz. Argentina has among the world's largest reserves of lithium, a key mineral used in rechargeable batteries that power hybrid and electrified vehicles, as well as consumer electronics.
Business deals

Toyota Tsusho buying chunk of Australian lithium miner

Toyota group trading house eyes grip on key battery material

17 January 2018
The acquisition of Bombardier's C Series business gives Airbus an edge over Boeing in narrow-body aircraft.
Business

Boeing losing bearings after stumble in trade row

Aviation giant erred in trying to capitalize on US protectionism

10 January 2018
An excavator loads a dump truck with zinc-bearing soil in Russia.
Commodities

Glencore on offensive as zinc prices recover, China cuts production

Swiss mining giant's production cuts still dealing a blow to steelmakers

4 January 2018
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International relations

China's growing clout named the No. 1 risk for 2018

Beijing rises in vacuum left by US retreat, consulting group says

3 January 2018
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Business

Japan's Koito adding capacity at Indonesia auto lamp factory

Move reflects similar expansions planned for Mexico and China

27 December 2017
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Business

Singapore's Keppel to pay $422m in bribery fines

Charges over rig orders settled with US, Brazil and Singapore

27 December 2017