Politics

Work is underway on a 5.58km elevated highway in Caloocan City, Metro Manila.
Economy

Lift taxes for Southeast Asian infrastructure push: OECD

Free trade agreements also key to boosting growth, annual outlook says

15 November 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping make joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9.
Economy

Xi Jinping bests Trump in Asia-Pacific diplomacy

US push for bilateral trade deals could make or break its regional influence

15 November 2017
Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 9.
Economy

TPP 11 trade agreement is a deal to build on

US-less pact can help set standards for an even broader high-quality trade zone

14 November 2017
Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh, left, and Japanese Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy Toshimitsu Motegi appeared in a press conference together Saturday. The Vietnamese trade minister said the 11 countries have reached a "fundamental agreement" to keep the Trans-Pacific Partnership even without the U.S.
Economy

NAFTA casts long shadow over fragile TPP 11 accord

Facing tough talks with US, Canada and Mexico up the ante at last minute

14 November 2017
Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, right, and Vietnam's Industry and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh shake hands at a press conference announcing an agreement in principle for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

TPP nations reignite multilateral trade hopes as Trump looks on

11-nation agreement could have knock-on effects on future trade deals

12 November 2017
National leaders pose during group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

Trump's isolation stands out as APEC leaders embrace multilateralism

Gathering focused on trade, leaving China unchecked on South China Sea issue

12 November 2017
Country leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

APEC statement addresses Trump criticism of 'unfair trade'

Leaders call for removal of 'market distorting subsidies'

11 November 2017
Ministers from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership member states discuss the trade deal in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 9.
Economy

TPP ministers affirm agreement in principle but no summit

Details to be laid out Saturday at news conference, Japanese minister says

11 November 2017
Singapore's central business district forms the backdrop for a PSA International port terminal.
Economy

11 nations agree in principle on TPP Pacific trade deal

Leaders look to officially rubber stamp deal on Friday

10 November 2017
Top Japanese trade negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto, center, speaks to counterparts from the other remaining TPP signatories in Urayasu, near Tokyo, on Oct. 31.
Economy

'TPP 11' negotiators make headway before crucial summit next week

'Consensus' reached on freezing certain provisions, but obstacles remain

1 November 2017
Michael Froman, former U.S. trade representative, speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo.
Economy

'TPP 11' should preserve all agreed-upon rules: ex-US trade chief

Michael Froman warns of 'risk that the whole thing unravels'

13 October 2017
Thai researchers at Siam Bioscience's facility in Nonthaburi, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Siam Bioscience)
Economy

Cuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand

State-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals plant aimed at fast-growing global market

12 October 2017
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives for his trial on corruption charges in Seoul on Aug. 7.
Economy

Bitcoin is a bellwether of anti-government sentiment

As governments grow bigger, so does the appeal of cryptocurrencies

5 October 2017
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives for his trial in Seoul on Aug. 7. (Reuters)
Politics

Beware the return of big government

The rise of the 'stateless' bitcoin reflects dislike of state intervention

30 September 2017
A North Korean restaurant in Dubai.
Politics

North Korea's isolation grows as even friends turn up the heat

African, Middle Eastern cooperation crucial to giving sanctions real bite

27 September 2017
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho speaks to the media outside the Millennium Hotel in New York.
Politics

North Korea accuses US of declaring war; drawing Washington scorn

Ri says possible countermeasures include shooting down US bombers

26 September 2017
Stream article image
Economy

'TPP 11' talks set parameters for moving forward

Suspending rules on state-owned enterprises among sticking points

23 September 2017
Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program march in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Sept. 10.
Politics

Editorial: Trump is wrong to end protections for child immigrants

Program shields promising young people who were brought to US illegally

14 September 2017
The chief TPP negotiator for Japan, Kazuyoshi Umemoto, at left, speaks at a meeting Monday in Australia.
Economy

'TPP 11' to freeze drug data protection demanded by US

Remaining members thrashing out details to revive trade pact

31 August 2017
Agreement on the economic partnership between the European Union and Japan was reached at a summit in Brussels in early July.
Economy

Japan lags behind on free trade, despite EU partnership

Trade covered by FTAs to exceed 30% for 1st time, but ratio remains low

13 August 2017
Japan's preferential tariff program covers imports from more than 140 countries and areas.
Economy

Japan to keep reduced tariffs on imports from China, Brazil

Expanded preferential tax program will cover emerging, advanced economies

25 July 2017
Japan's Nobuteru Ishihara, center, leaves a meeting of the TPP 11 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministers' conference in Hanoi on May 21, 2017.
Politics

TPP 11 to discuss writing US out of trade pact

Drug data protection, tariffs among issues for negotiators at next week's Japan meeting

8 July 2017
A port worker in Valparaiso, Chile, checks a shipment of copper ingots bound for Asia.
Economy

Nicholas Borroz: China and the US should cooperate in Latin America

The world's superpower and its emerging one can help the region grow sustainably

29 June 2017
Panama's Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo, left, poses with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a June 13 joint news conference in Beijing to announce the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between the two countries. The move is a significant blow to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Politics

Taiwan sags under unrelenting Chinese diplomatic pressure

Diminishing list of allies has Tsai administration mulling foreign policy shift

22 June 2017
Panama's Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo, left, poses with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a photo during a joint press briefing in Beijing on June 13.
Politics

Taiwan alarmed by Chinese overtures to its diplomatic allies

Panama's switch could ripple through Central and South America

22 June 2017