Politics

China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons toward a Philippine boat on May 4. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Yuji Kuronuma)
South China Sea

China's new maritime rule to take effect; Filipinos at risk, experts say

Decree potentially allows detentions of those not heeding Beijing's '10-dash line'

14 June 2024
The Tumen River flows along North Korea's border with China and Russia until it reaches the Sea of Japan. 
International relations

China eyes Sea of Japan access via Russia-North Korea border river

Proposal raises security concerns for Tokyo as Chinese maritime activity ramps up

14 June 2024
The Indian Army's Punjab Regiment. India has historically shunned collective defense arrangements, but that might be changing, according to a think tank report.
Indo-Pacific

India can be part of Quad collective defense, university report says

Xi's vision for China is incompatible with New Delhi, according to ex-Indian naval officer

14 June 2024
The closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing in March. A new report says China is exporting its governance model and ideology to the Global South through training programs.
Politics

China training Global South in 'authoritarian' ways, report says

Tens of thousands take online seminars teaching Beijing's political ideology

13 June 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, center, is welcomed by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, and New Zealand Gov. General Dame Cindy Kiro in Wellington on June 13.
International relations

China's premier in New Zealand: Differences should not become 'chasm'

Leaders' talk of trade and cooperation comes amid cooler Beijing-Wellington ties

13 June 2024
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell speaks at the Stimson Center in Washington on June 12. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Indo-Pacific

Calls for China regime change are 'reckless': Kurt Campbell

U.S. deputy secretary of state says 'careful coexistence' needed with Beijing

13 June 2024
The excitement of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road, announced in 2013, convinced a developer to build an island and city off the coast of Malaysia. Now China's property sector woes have left investors in unbearable financial straits. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yusuke Hinata and Reuters)
China up close

Analysis: Xi Jinping's Belt and Road leaves Malaysia with a 'ghost' island

Forest City project in Johor remains in limbo as Beijing prepares for key meeting

13 June 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, with Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at a 2023 news conference in Rome.
International relations

Japan's Kishida aims to keep Indo-Pacific on radar at G7 summit

Prime minister to cover China economic security concerns, Taiwan and more

13 June 2024
Beishan Park in China's Jilin province. Four instructors from Iowa's Cornell College teaching at Beihua University were attacked in the park. 
International relations

China's rush to control news of stabbed Americans hints at sensitivities

Attack threatens common narratives and Xi's call for educational exchanges, experts say

12 June 2024
The Group of Seven countries are holding a summit for three days in Italy starting on Thursday.
International relations

G7 leaders set to highlight Chinese overproduction

Japanese government sources say issue to be discussed at Italy meeting

12 June 2024
Japanese chipmaking equipment remains in high demand in China. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Trade

China accounts for half of Japan's chipmaking equipment exports

Demand for less-advanced products keeps trade brisk after tech curbs

12 June 2024
Drivers push auto rickshaws in a line to buy gasoline from a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in July 2022 amid an economic crisis.
Economy

Developing countries face record interest payments as rates rise

Growing debt burden casts shadow over global economic outlook

12 June 2024
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te visits soldiers and air force personnel in Hualien on May 28. His fledgling government has faced an immediate challenge in the legislature.
Politics

Taiwan's Lai sends legislative power bill back to defiant opposition

Over 200 lawyers urge rethink of legislation as experts fear 'ugly fight'

11 June 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greet each other at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 7.
International relations

China rebuffs Pakistan's Sharif on new BRI investment

Islamabad hoped Beijing visit would breathe new life into infrastructure deals

11 June 2024
The anti-Western axis that has taken shape has changed the dynamics of the war in Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII

Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare

11 June 2024
As China steps up coast guard patrols in the South and East China seas, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines are wrestling with how to defend their territory and national interests -- without provoking a war.
Asia Insight

China's 3-pronged maritime threat rattles Japan, Philippines and Taiwan

Beijing 'gray zone' aggression focused on islands in strategic 'first island chain'

11 June 2024
Taiwan politician Fu Kun-chi attends the Beijing auto show during a Kuomintang delegation's visit to China in April. (China News Service/VCG via AP)
Interview

Taiwan KMT bigwig Fu warns Lai not to 'pick fight' with China

Opposition grandee dubbed 'King of Hualien' dismisses criticism of controversial bills

10 June 2024
Chinese forces hold exercises near the Myanmar border in November 2023. (Screenshot from PLA Southern Theater Command WeChat channel)
Opinion

China will not give up on Myanmar's military

Fresh elections seen as best way out of stalemated conflict

10 June 2024
Staffers handle the coffin of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his burial ceremony in the holy shrine of Imam Reza on May 23.
Your Week in Asia

Iranian presidential race, Chinese inflation, BOJ policy meeting

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

9 June 2024
The Nong Saeng power plant is one of 13 power plants in Thailand operated by Japan's J-Power. (Photo by Hirofumi Matsuo)
Comment

China, Japan vie for influence over Southeast Asia's decarbonization

Beijing's Belt and Road could put dent in Tokyo's direct investment efforts

8 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 7.
International relations

Putin woos China and India investment to build sanctions resilience

Russia president highlights diversifying trade and calls for stronger capital market

8 June 2024
Attempts to hold China back in the production of "legacy" chips face long odds.
Opinion

China 'legacy' chip fears best addressed with targeted measures

Focus on EVs and other areas of concern more workable than broad import ban

7 June 2024
High-rise condominiums outside Beijing. Many cities are grappling with an oversupply of housing. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Property

China curbs housing development to fight supply glut

Land sales restrictions could hit 40% of big cities, hurting key income stream

7 June 2024
Retired Adm. Harry Harris says China has changed the status quo and the U.S. should change its Taiwan policy from "amigbuity" to "clarity." (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Interview

More U.S. 'clarity' on Taiwan policy needed, ex-commander says

Defense leaders increasingly distancing themselves from 'strategic ambiguity'

7 June 2024
The Goddess of Democracy statue goes up in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on May 29, 1989. A replica of the statue would later stand in Hong Kong. Another replica appeared in Tokyo on June 3. 
China up close

Analysis: A new generation of Chinese democracy seekers gathers in Tokyo

'Goddess of Democracy' comes to Japan to mark 35th Tiananmen anniversary

6 June 2024