Politics

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is expected to meet with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on her visit to China.
US-China tensions

U.S. commerce chief begins China trip with focus on chips, AI

Raimondo to seek open channel for dialogue through tech tensions

27 August 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a photo session with the scientists, engineers, military officials and others involved in the test-fire of the country's new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)  
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea most likely player to use nuclear arms: ex-U.S. spy

Markus Garlauskas says Kim Jong Un's risk calculus is different from Russia's

26 August 2023
The Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and China has been renewed every five years since it was first signed in 1979.
US-China tensions

Over 1,000 scientists urge Biden to renew U.S.-China cooperation deal

Letter warns of repercussions for U.S. research if agreement expires

26 August 2023
Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party's top foreign policy official, was reappointed as foreign minister last month. (Pool via Reuters)
International relations

China's Wang Yi pushes for multipolar world in return as foreign minister

Disappearance of previous minister Qin Gang remains unexplained a month after removal

26 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden with TSMC Chairman Mark Liu, second from left, at a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. fabrication plant under construction in Phoenix, Arizona.
Semiconductors

U.S. should not follow China's subsidies playbook, experts say

Programs like CHIPS Act could lead to oversupply, more bifurcation: Aspen tech forum

25 August 2023
China has invested heavily in science, including space and supercomputers. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
US-China tensions

U.S.-China joint research papers drop for first time in 28 years

Decoupling takes toll amid tech war even as global collaborations rise

25 August 2023
Just 19% of Chinese adults planning international leisure trips within the next 12 months named North America as a destination in Morning Consult surveys taken in late June and early July.
Travel & Leisure

California needs Chinese tourists. Where are they?

Lack of flights, visa challenges and political tensions all keep visitors away

23 August 2023
The strategic bomber Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, with a wingspan of 56 meters, has been operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force)
Defense

Inside STRATCOM, the core of U.S. nuclear deterrence

China's military buildup adds pressure to replace aging assets

23 August 2023
The leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan head for their summit at the Camp David presidential retreat, near Washington, on Aug. 18.
The Nikkei View

Stronger Japan-South Korea-US ties help stabilize Indo-Pacific

New stage of trilateral cooperation will deter threats from China, North Korea

23 August 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David on Aug. 18.
Opinion

A new era of Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral cooperation has begun

Normalization of Seoul-Tokyo ties is changing the regional strategic landscape

23 August 2023
From left to right, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pose during the trilateral summit at Camp David in the U.S. on Aug. 18.
International relations

South Korea's Yoon downplays Taiwan war risk after U.S. summit

President looks to dampen speculation over risks to China relations

22 August 2023
Rising tensions between Washington and Beijing have raised new hurdles for Chinese and Chinese American founders in the U.S. at a time when funding is already becoming harder to come by.
US-China tensions

China ties become a fundraising hurdle for startups in the U.S.

Washington's scrutiny of investments into China creates chilling effect at home

22 August 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, speaks at a news conference at Camp David, Near Washington, on Aug. 18, as U.S. President Joe Biden listens. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
South China Sea

South Korea, India rebuke Beijing over South China Sea claims

U.S. leads international support for Philippines as tensions escalate

21 August 2023
Rescue workers at the site of a Russian rocket strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20: Russian missile kills 7, including 6-year-old

Dutch pledge to give U.S.-made F-16 jets to Kyiv; Putin meets generals in Ukraine

20 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. 
Comment

U.S., Japan, South Korea alliance sends clear message to China

Biden forms East Asia bulwark with 'institutional' pact ahead of possible Xi meet

20 August 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, central bank chief Pan Gongsheng and Vice Premier He Lifeng. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP)
Interview

Xi's apparatchiks will struggle to revive economy: China watcher

President's inner circle lacks global trade and finance know-how, Willy Lam warns

19 August 2023
The leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan hold a joint news conference after their summit at Camp David on Aug. 18.
International relations

U.S., Japan, South Korea agree to hold annual talks after Camp David summit

Biden, Kishida and Yoon also pledge stronger supply chains for chips, critical minerals

19 August 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed a law restricting land purchases by foreign nationals. At right, farmland in North Dakota that was sought by a Chinese company.  (Source photos by Reuters, Hiroyuki Nishimura)
Comment

National security or discrimination? Chinese money divides U.S. communities

From North Dakota to Florida, land deals draw suspicion and new restrictions

19 August 2023
Gen. Anthony Cotton, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March. (Sipa via AP Images)
Defense

U.S. nuclear boss says China's arms program not slowing down

Beijing's land, air and sea capabilities are 'bona fide': Gen. Cotton

18 August 2023
William Lai, the front-runner in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election, speaks at an event in San Francisco on Aug. 16.
Taiwan elections

Taiwan presidential hopeful Lai avoids making waves on U.S. stopover

Vice president keeps itinerary in New York and San Francisco brief and under wraps

18 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol met during the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima.
Japan-South Korea ties

U.S., Japan, South Korea to work toward security hotline at summit

Trio aim to institutionalize cooperative relationship beyond individual leaders

18 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden in Wisconsin on Aug. 12: His order restricting U.S. investment in China's tech industry adds to the forces already throwing Asia's biggest economy off balance.
Opinion

Wrong timing for Biden to further squeeze China's economy

Instability would rebound on U.S. to its detriment

17 August 2023
Japan's Self-Defense Forces take part in a new year joint military drill among Japan, the U.S., Britain and Australia at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 8.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. cements 'game-changing' defense ties with Australia, Japan

Pentagon welcomes new security pact as allies plan fighter training this month

16 August 2023
With a planned new factory in Mexico, Kaga Electronics aims to capture rising demand from companies exiting China. (Photo courtesy of Kaga Electronics)
Supply Chain

Japan's Kaga Electronics to build new Mexican parts-assembly plant

Company aims to tap demand from auto and A/C manufacturers exiting China

16 August 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech celebrating the 78th anniversary of Korean Liberation Day, which marks the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15.
Politics

South Korea's Yoon calls for military info sharing with Japan, U.S.

In Liberation Day speech, president stresses values of freedom and human rights

15 August 2023