German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on April 16.
International relations

Xi tells Germany's Scholz to look at industry overcapacity 'objectively'

At meeting in Beijing, leaders hold talks on Ukraine as Mideast conflict also looms

16 April 2024
Voters and their families shelter from the rain while waiting to board small boats to vote in their provinces ahead of the election, in the capital Honiara, Solomon Islands, on April 16.
Politics

Pro-China leader faces election test in Solomon Islands

PM Manasseh Sogavare has pulled the Pacific island nation closer to Beijing

16 April 2024
China's Generation Z, born between 1995 and 2009, makes up nearly one-fifth of the population and is key for policies aiming to spur spending.
Asia Insight

China's Gen Z turns frugal as economy doubts linger

Youth disillusionment raises alarm over 'degradation of consumption'

16 April 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. (Nikkei montage / Source photos by Reuters)
Middle East crisis

China says Iran can 'handle situation,' spare Middle East turmoil

Beijing appreciates Tehran not targeting neighbors, foreign minister says

16 April 2024
Flags of NATO member countries fly at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
Taiwan tensions

NATO could be drawn into Taiwan conflict, affiliated report finds

Chinese attack on Hawaii might trigger collective defense, researcher argues

16 April 2024
Janet Yellen, left, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on April 7: The U.S. Treasury secretary tried to persuade her counterparts to focus on bolstering domestic demand.
Opinion

U.S.-China fight over manufacturing subsidies just getting started

Yellen's attempts to persuade Beijing to change course fell on deaf ears

15 April 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, wearing a saffron cap, on the election campaign trail near Delhi on April 6. He is aiming for a third-straight term as head of the world's biggest democracy.
Your Week in Asia

India votes, China GDP and Germany's Scholz meets Xi in Beijing

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

14 April 2024
A worker helps operate a gas field in Uzbekistan in June 2023. Methanol obtained from natural gas can be used to churn out raw materials for products ranging from plastics to films.
Economy

Uzbekistan chases chemical hub dream with Chinese polymer tech

Nation aims to export value-added products made from its natural gas

13 April 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third from left, attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, in Beijing on April 9. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
International relations

China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry

Beijing shows 'it also has friends' in North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, ex-Taiwan leader

12 April 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, has tried to build personal rapport with China's Xi Jinping. Last April, they spent seven hours together in China.
Opinion

Germany and France have to form a common front toward China

Insubstantial Ukraine pledges will not justify watering down trade complaints

11 April 2024
In this image taken from video by Taiwan's TVBS, Chinese President Xi Jinping at right greets Taiwan's former President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing on April 10. (TVBS via AP)
Taiwan tensions

China's Xi meets Taiwan's ex-leader Ma amid cross-strait tensions

Critics slam opposition KMT politician's tour for playing into Beijing's hands

10 April 2024
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on April 9. (Russian Foreign Ministry via Reuters)
International relations

China and Russia hail 'profound' ties, vow to fight terrorism

Top diplomats Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov meet in Beijing, eye Eurasian security talks

9 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a news conference in Beijing on April 8.
International relations

Yellen says China trip 'moved ball' on key issues, warns on Russia links

Treasury chief urges Beijing to spur domestic demand to absorb industrial output

8 April 2024
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Apr. 1: Not raising territorial issues could potentially embolden China. (China Daily via Reuters)
Opinion

Prabowo's China policy dilemma evident in Beijing trip

Next Indonesian leader focused on security but keen for development support

8 April 2024
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the national assembly in Hanoi on Dec. 13, 2023. Hue is one of a handful of officials qualified to replace Vietnam's recently ousted president.
International relations

Top Vietnamese lawmaker in China after president's surprise ouster

Vuong Dinh Hue is one of four pillars running nation as it balances U.S., China ties

8 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet in Washington this week.
Your Week in Asia

Japan's Kishida visits Washington, Uniqlo parent earnings, China data

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

7 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 7.
US-China tensions

Yellen meets China's Premier Li amid 'tough conversations' on industry

Chinese leader tells U.S. Treasury chief that nations should be 'partners not adversaries'

7 April 2024
Philippine Navy personnel aboard the BRP Davao Del Sur salute the passing vessel Izumo from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force on Aug. 24, 2023. © Philippine Navy
Defense

Philippines, Japan, Australia, U.S. to hold drills in South China Sea

Exercises demonstrate military ties ahead of US-Japan-Philippines summit

6 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during an event by the American Chamber of Commerce in China in Guangzhou on April 5.
US-China tensions

Yellen's overcapacity digs rehash 'China threat' rhetoric: Xinhua

Chinese state media says comments create pretext for more U.S. protectionism

6 April 2024
The U.S. and China have held talks under the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement for the first time since December 2021.
US-China tensions

U.S. and China resume talks to avoid accidental clashes at sea

Naval and air near misses reported amid tensions in South China Sea and Taiwan

6 April 2024
Chinese tech giant Tencent has taken dozens of former employees to court over the past few years regarding what it perceives to be broken noncompete agreements. 
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: China's tech trap

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

5 April 2024
People from India's remote Ladakh stage a rally in New Delhi on March 24 demanding statehood for their mountainous region.
International relations

India's remote Ladakh protests against Beijing-Delhi squeeze

Himalayan region warns sensitive landscape at risk of military, industrial buildup

5 April 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco last November. She is scheduled to arrive in China on April 4 for a nearly weeklong visit aimed at smoothing economic ties.
US-China tensions

U.S. Treasury's Yellen returns to China, aiming to stem green tech glut

Secretary likely to face pushback over sanctions on Chinese companies

4 April 2024
A nearly empty shopping mall in Beijing on March 8. Experts from major banks and institutions see China's economic downturn deepening in the years ahead. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Economy

China economists flag GDP slowdown despite Beijing's 'bright future' talk

Specialists project sub-5% rates in years to come amid property woes, other issues

3 April 2024
Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect and defense minister, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on April 3. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Indonesia's Prabowo visits Japan for balance after his China trip

President-elect wants to strengthen defense and economic ties with Tokyo

3 April 2024