Porters carry imports into Mong Cai, Vietnam from China in 2018: Southeast Asia is depending more on Chinese imports but growth in exports has slowed.
Priyanka Kishore

China's slowdown will not stop growth in Southeast Asia

Region's economies can offset impact by attracting relocating supply chains

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Priyanka Kishore
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a dinner for APEC leaders in San Francisco on Nov. 16: Washington emphasized the themes of inclusivity, resiliency and sustainability at the summit. 
Wendy Cutler

U.S. made the most of APEC given what it had to work with

Progress on IPEF and other agendas not flashy but still significant

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Wendy Cutler
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange has provided a disclosure framework that enables investors to ask important questions about board nominees. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
Nicholas Benes

Shareholders must ask more of Japanese board candidates

Investors continue to back unprepared nominees without question

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Nicholas Benes
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Some 80% of Maldives' land is less than a meter above sea level and every millimeter of rise in water level counts. (VWPics via AP Images)
Khadeeja Naseem

Small island states have to be compensated for climate harms

Nations are vulnerable but are also front-line warriors with insights to share

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Khadeeja Naseem
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, with NATO leaders in Lithuania in July: Combined efforts by the U.S. and its allies have powered Kyiv's defiance of Moscow. (Pool via Reuters) 
Stephen G. Brooks and William Wohlforth

U.S. does not have to choose between Ukraine and Taiwan

Allies make the difference in supporting America's stability mission

Stephen G. Brooks and William Wohlforth
Pedestrians use umbrellas to shield themselves from the summer sun in Shibuya, Tokyo, on Aug. 18. Japan experienced its hottest summer on record this year. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Asia's heat-driven health crisis

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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SHIN NAKAYAMA
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China recently introduced national rules for spot trading of electricity with an eye toward boosting efficiency.
Yi Chen and Alistair Ritchie

Emissions and power market links can boost China's green transition

Coordination would help incentivize generation and use of renewable energy

Yi Chen and Alistair Ritchie
Demonstrators in Berlin wearing masks depicting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping protest human rights conditions in China in June. (dpa via AP)
Axel Berkofsky

Germany needs to prove its new China strategy is more than talk

Chancellor Scholz has gone too far in seeking to avoid offending Beijing

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Axel Berkofsky
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All Cosmo Energy shareholders will be eligible to vote on a management proposal to deploy a poison pill at December's special stockholder meeting. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
Stephen Givens

Time for a requiem to Japan's poison pill takeover defense

Cosmo Energy's implicit surrender to Murakami marks a turning point

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Stephen Givens
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In his first seven months in office, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has avoided any big surprises at all. 

Bank of Japan dithering is weighing down the economy

Signs of recession are returning even as stock market reaches high

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Filoli estate in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15.
Nikkei Editorial

U.S. and China should continue multilayered talks to avoid conflict

Confrontation must not be allowed to impede global growth

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California on Nov. 17.
Lavina Lee

Australia's Albanese paid a high price for his trip to China

Canberra no longer seems willing to stand up for rules-based international order

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Lavina Lee
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Samoa and other Pacific island states are not large emitters or polluters but are bearing the brunt of natural disaster shocks, coastal erosion and sea warming. 
Kanni Wignaraja

Green transformation underway in Pacific states points way forward

Island nations are transitioning to renewable energy and cleaner transport

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Kanni Wignaraja
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U.S. President Joe Biden, right, with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov. 15: Their summit was a sharp reminder that without effective communications, tensions can escalate quickly.
Yu Jie

Biden and Xi are both seeing more value in stable relations

Slight warming in U.S.-China ties emerges from San Francisco summit

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Yu Jie
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Filipinos in Quezon City take part in a global march to end the burning of fossil fuels on Sept. 15. 

Oil and gas producers have to do their part in cutting emissions

Until Asia is ready to drop fossil fuels, carbon capture will be key

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Police block demonstrators from approaching China Evergrande Group's office in Guangzhou in 2022.
Kevin Slaten and Ming-tse Hung

China's property crisis is stirring protests across the country

Demonstrators range from unpaid construction workers to buyers of unfinished homes

Kevin Slaten and Ming-tse Hung
Data centers, like this one owned by Microsoft, are responsible for storing and processing information that keep tech industries across the world running. (Photo courtesy of Microsoft ASEAN)
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Southeast Asia's digital 'battle royale'

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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SHIN NAKAYAMA
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The floating solar power plant developed on the Cirata dam by Masdar and state-owned Nusantara Power. 
Francesco La Camera and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi

World must move faster on renewable energy for green transition

More financing, more technologies have to be tapped to reach more countries

Francesco La Camera and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
Nio staff show how the company's debut smartphone works with its EVs: China's hyperaggressive focus on innovation will support its transformation into a more sustainable economy.
William Bratton

Innovation justifies optimism in China's long-term economic outlook

Transformation over past decade will support productivity-led growth

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William Bratton
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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano, right, and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on One Foot Island on Nov. 9: The leaders unveiled a deal for "migration with dignity." (AAP Image via AP)
Meg Keen

Australian climate action must go beyond 'lifeline' for Tuvalu

Migration deal will not fit as model for wider Pacific region

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Meg Keen
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The AI Safety Summit held in Milton Keynes, U.K., did not really deliver concrete outcomes and was a clear failure in terms of diverse representation. (Pool via Reuters)
Syed Munir Khasru

U.K. summit shows why the U.N. should take lead on AI issues

Technology's risks require an inclusive, global approach to governance

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Syed Munir Khasru
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Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, right, and running mate Gibran Rakabuming register their candidacies in Jakarta on Oct. 25.
Rizal Ramli

Indonesian dynastic politics has crossed over the line

President Widodo is promoting his children in ways predecessors did not

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Rizal Ramli
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A mass prayer for rain in a dry rice field in West Java province, Indonesia on Oct. 18. (Antara Foto via Reuters)
Arunabha Ghosh

World water crisis is getting more attention, but action is key

Proper pricing needed to ensure more efficient and equitable use

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Arunabha Ghosh
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6.
Nikkei Editorial

Australia should keep appropriate distance from China

Beijing is still willing to use economic coercion to achieve political goals

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Retail investors' buying has particularly benefited Kosdaq stocks over the past year.
Peter S. Kim

South Korea's retail stock trading boom is outlasting COVID

Demographic shifts are driving interest in investment alternatives to property

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Peter S. Kim
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