Politics

The Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai: Foreign investors pulled money out of India's stock market in September.
Markets

Indian stocks lose foreign investment amid Canada rift

International traders sold a net $1.8bn in Indian equities in September

13 October 2023
A drill on Oct. 12 simulated an attack on the control system for a robotic arm at a factory. (Photo by Riho Nagao)
Defense

Japan, U.S., EU hold cyber defense drill with India, ASEAN support

Infrastructure-focused training includes responding to attacks on factory robots

12 October 2023
Chinese companies are thinking twice about U.S. listings given the political headwinds and some recent disappointing returns. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by Getty and AP)
Markets

China's appetite for U.S. IPOs shows little sign of roaring back

Politics and poor returns raise questions for longer term as Hong Kong gains traction

12 October 2023
The main gate of Peking University in Beijing: The university came higher than any U.S. Ivy League school except Harvard in the 2023 QS World University rankings. (Imaginechina via AP Images) 
Opinion

American and Chinese universities must reject calls to disengage

Restrictions on entry of scholars will set back U.S. advances

12 October 2023
Tractors unload sugar cane into a truck during a harvest in Brazil.
Commodities

Global sugar, rubber prices soar on crude oil's climb

Effects ripple through markets as speculators bet on increased ethanol demand

12 October 2023
China plays a major role in supply chains for clean energy products, including making at least 90% of substrates used in solar panels. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Supply Chain

Japan, World Bank diversify renewable energy supply chains

Emerging countries to get help to boost manufacturing, with eye on easing China dependence

12 October 2023
A train is seen at a Chinese-built railway station in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Takeshi Kumon)
Belt and Road

U.S., EU to support African railway development to counter China

West eyes mineral-rich corridor in Angola, DRC, Zambia as Belt and Road slows

11 October 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, poses for a photo with participants of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Kyiv on Oct. 2.
The Nikkei View

Democracies must keep Ukraine aid flowing

Standing up to Russia key to protecting rule of law, international order

11 October 2023
Hanwha Aerospace displayes a K9 Howitzer and an automatic resupply vehicle at the Association of the United States Army exhibition in Washington on Oct 10. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Defense

South Korean arms makers seek to crack U.S. market amid Gaza war

Demand for ammunition in Ukraine, Israel creates buzz at land warfare expo

11 October 2023
Some 20 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products passes through the Strait of Hormuz every day.
Commodities

Israel-Hamas war rattles oil market on fears of escalation

Suspicion of Iran involvement raises specter of U.S. sanctions, Hormuz closure

11 October 2023
The White House is lit with the colors of the Israeli flag in Washington D.C. on Oct. 9.
Middle East crisis

U.S. should support both Israel and Ukraine: Army secretary

Commitment to two fronts raises questions about capacity to defend Taiwan

10 October 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following Hamas' attack on Israel.
10 October 2023
Taiwanese warships anchor at a harbor just north of Taipei in August 2022, days after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island.
Taiwan tensions

Taiwan blockade's cost would be felt wider than COVID: U.S. official

Chinese action would deliver $2.7tn hit to global economy in 1st year, think tank says

7 October 2023
Japan is acquiring Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S. to bolster its defense.
Defense

Japan, U.S. advance integrated deterrence with early Tomahawk delivery

Concern over China, North Korea pushes countries to speed up missile defense

7 October 2023
 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, changed its admissions standards in 2020, including by eliminating a competitive test.
Politics

Asian Americans ask U.S. top court to hear high school admission case

Elite Virginia school discriminates against applicants from the community, parents say

6 October 2023
A protest over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Amritsar, India: New Delhi's growing feud with Canada is a headache for the U.S.
Opinion

Biden has to wade into the India-Canada standoff

Washington cannot afford to let dispute between key allies fester

6 October 2023
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference in September 2021.
Finance

Ray Dalio wary of red lines in U.S.-China relations

Financial heads at Greenwich forum talk investment elsewhere in Asia

6 October 2023
Shipyards of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries seen at the Port of Kobe in western Japan. (Photo by Hiromasa Matsuura) 
Defense

Repairing U.S. ships in Japan 'very important': defense chief Kihara

Minister vows to explore use of private shipyards and hangars to cut backlogs

6 October 2023
Guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk missile in the Pacific Ocean during a drill. Japan will deploy Tomahawks on its ships. (U.S. Navy) 
Defense

Japan brings forward Tomahawk acquisition by a year

New Defense Minister Kihara cites 'stern security environment' in meeting with Austin

5 October 2023
Japanese delegations visited Canada in September to sign a memorandum on building an EV supply chain. (Japanese government photo)
Technology

Japan courts Canada, Australia for China-free EV supply chain

Nation battles South Korea to secure key minerals outside control of Beijing

4 October 2023
A Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone at the company's flagship store in Beijing on Sept. 25: At the core of the handset are 7-nm microchips made by SMIC.
Opinion

U.S. regulators made Huawei's chip 'breakthrough' possible

SMIC exploited loose licensing and poor standards but still faces limits

4 October 2023
TikTok has been facing regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. over its ties to China. 
Technology

U.S. senators probe TikTok over staff transfer from China's ByteDance

Some executives wanted to relocate overseas for personal reasons, sources say

4 October 2023
A sign calling for an investigation into India's alleged role in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, Canada, on Sept. 20.
International relations

Canada wants to deal with India 'privately' as diplomats face removal

Ottawa seeking to draw down tensions with possible ouster of staff looming

4 October 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mohandas Gandhi's cremation site, during the Group of 20 Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10.
Comment

Canada's dispute with New Delhi reflects dawn of 'Indian century'

Successful diaspora can influence policies in countries around the world

4 October 2023
Bangladesh's upcoming election is causing friction with the U.S., which has repeatedly expressed concern about the fairness of the polls.
International relations

Bangladesh-U.S. election rift widens over visas, envoy safety

Washington adds pressure for fair polls seen as 'Rubicon' moment for democracy

3 October 2023