Politics

The G-20 summit in Bali was one of a series of high-level international meetings held over the course of 12 days this month.
International relations

From ASEAN to G-20 to APEC: 12 days of summitry summed up

India wins, Russia loses and face-to-face meetings help cool U.S.-China tempers

21 November 2022
Heavily dependent on imports for their wheat supply, many Asian countries are facing growing risks of food security in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Datawatch

Growing appetite for wheat exposes Asia's soft underbelly

Consumption up 30% in 10 years but Ukraine war threatens food security

20 November 2022
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a soldier at a military training center for mobilized reservists on Oct. 20: Russia's president has backed himself into a corner. (Handout photo from Kremlin Press Office)
Opinion

The risk that Russia will go nuclear in Ukraine is real

Still unclear what might trigger move by Vladimir Putin

18 November 2022
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump gather for a preelection rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 5.
Comment

Divided U.S. gives China and Russia an opening in turbulent times

Washington gazes further inward after close midterms fracture government

18 November 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sings the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine on Nov. 14.
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from Oct. 27 to Nov. 15: Now is the time to press Russia for peace, Zelenskyy says

Kyiv hails Beijing's opposition to nuclear threats; Japan, India keep stakes in Sakhalin-1 energy project

15 November 2022
Banksy posted a photo of the mural -- a girl gymnast performing a handstand on a small pile of concrete rubble -- on Instagram Friday. 
Ukraine war

Banksy showcases new mural in war-scarred Ukrainian town

Artwork seen on building destroyed by shelling in Borodyanka features gymnast

13 November 2022
Flaring, or burning off gas from oil production, is a key emitter of methane -- the second-most common greenhouse gas and the most powerful one.
Asia Insight

Soaring methane emissions raise stakes for Asia at COP27

Poor nations face astronomical cost as cycle of warming, thawing spins out of control

8 November 2022
North Korean troops hold an artillery fire competition. (KCNA via Reuters)
Ukraine war

U.S. accuses North Korea of sending ammunition to Russia

Shipments obscured by routing through Middle East and Africa: security spokesman

3 November 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Angry over Beijing's reluctance to denounce Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, many countries in Europe are rethinking ties with China. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
International relations

How China continues to lose friends in Central and Eastern Europe

Refusal to denounce Russia's Ukraine invasion alienates allies in the region

3 November 2022
A drone believed to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136 flies over Kyiv in October.
Ukraine war

Ukraine war becomes showcase for military drone tech

Reported supply to Russia shows Iran's ability to work around sanctions, but may not last

3 November 2022
Russia has pulled out of a U.N.-brokered deal that ensured safe passage for ships carrying grain from Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Global food crisis set to deepen as Russia pulls out of grain deal

Black Sea area is key supplier of wheat and corn to Asia, other regions

1 November 2022
Japan counts on the Sakhalin-1 project in the Russian Far East as a geographically close source of natural gas.
Energy

Japan seeks to stay in Russia's Sakhalin-1 energy project after Exxon exit

Remaining investors forced to decide whether to accept Moscow's new terms

31 October 2022
A vessel leaves the Orlan oil platform at Sakhalin-1's offshore rig: Tokyo's misguided policy is set to become markedly worse.
Opinion

Japan should prioritize Ukraine ahead of oil supply diversification

Recommitting to Sakhalin-1 project would in effect help finance Russia's war

31 October 2022
A company displays lumber in Vietnam, whose wood products industry is grappling with risks ranging from the Ukraine war to fake forest certificates and U.S. trade probes. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Supply Chain

Vietnam's wood trade under pressure from logging, Ukraine war

Murky origins plague furniture sector coming down from COVID-fueled buying spree

28 October 2022
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gives a news briefing at the Pentagon on Oct. 27.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. nuclear review warns of Chinese 'coercion' in Indo-Pacific

Strategy urges extended-deterrence talks with Japan, South Korea and Australia

28 October 2022
Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during exercises at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, in footage released on Oct. 26. (Screenshot of handout video from Russia's Defense Ministry)
27 October 2022
Has World War III already begun? Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to be constantly reminded of the dire consequences of his recklessness. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Comment

West and allies must never yield to Russia's nuclear threat

Easy compromise could make the world a far more dangerous place

23 October 2022
The nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia in the Arabian Sea.
Indo-Pacific

Stealthiest U.S. submarine makes rare appearance in Arabian Sea

Is it a message aimed at China's congress, Russia's war or Iran drones?

21 October 2022
Pertamina and Rosneft are working together on a refinery project in Indonesia. (Source photos by AP and Pertamina's website) 
Energy

Pertamina moves forward on $24bn Rosneft project

Indonesian, Russian state companies pursue energy cooperation amid Ukraine war

18 October 2022
Wladimir Klitschko in Kyiv. (Photo supplied by Klitschko)
Interview

Putin's nuclear threat is real: Wladimir Klitschko

Ex-boxing champ says Japan is only country that understands nuclear devastation

18 October 2022
The United Nations Security Council meets after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct.5.
The Nikkei View

China and Russia must take action over North Korea missile launches

As U.N. Security Council permanent members, they bear a heavy responsibility

12 October 2022
Nissan Motor has decided to leave the Russian market, following in the footsteps of its partner, Mitsubishi Motors. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Ukraine war

Nissan to exit Russia, as Mitsubishi Motors also considering move

Japanese automaker will transfer its business to Russian government

11 October 2022
Sanctioned billionaire Alexey Mordashov's Nord superyacht has become the latest point of contention between the U.S. and China.
International relations

Hong Kong hits back at U.S. warnings over Russian tycoon's yacht

Sanctioned Putin ally Alexey Mordashov docks 142-meter Nord in city's harbor

11 October 2022
Russian energy exports have helped fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. (TASS via Kyodo)
Energy

India's imports of Russian oil jump fivefold, helping war efforts

Shipments to China rise 17% even as Western sanctions spread

10 October 2022
Ukrainian rescuers at a building damaged by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia on Oct. 6. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from Sept. 15 to Oct. 7: Russia strikes housing in Zaporizhzhia

Biden says nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since Cuban crisis; two Russians sail to Alaska, seek asylum

7 October 2022