Defense
South Korea and U.S. hold largest combined air force drills
Exercises to bolster integration come as North Korea tests 'superlarge warhead'
US-China tensions
China envoy calls on U.S. to define 'national security boundaries'
Xie Feng says talks on issues of concern should be reciprocal during Harvard visit
International relations
Former Japan PM Aso heads to New York in bid to meet Trump
Tokyo watching U.S. election with interest but says outcome won't change bilateral relations
Your Week in Asia
Philippine-U.S. drills, South Korea GDP, Beijing revives auto show
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
South China Sea
Philippines and U.S. to 'sink' ships in South China Sea drills
16,700 Filipinos and Americans to enhance interoperability in annual Balikatan exercise
Indo-Pacific
Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific
U.S.-Japan-Australia collaboration faces additional threat of China's hypersonics
US-China tensions
Florida ban on Chinese buying property goes to U.S. appeals court
Law has chilling effect for Asian Americans in general, say plaintiff's supporters
Markets
Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling
Nikkei and KOSPI down by 3%; yen strengthens, other currencies weaken
Middle East crisis
China says it opposes any Israel-Iran escalation amid balancing act
Murky reports of Israeli strike underscore Beijing's economic stakes, dicey diplomacy
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory
MiG-29 jets and Mi-35 helicopter gunships operating along Thai border
Politics
Wall Street channeled billions to blacklisted China firms: U.S. probe
BlackRock and MSCI focus of congressional panel investigation
International relations
Japan's Kishida to visit Brazil, Paraguay in overture to Global South
PM focused on building economic ties to counter Chinese and Russian influence
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Materials
China steelmakers show overcapacity strain as U.S. battens import hatches
Worsening earnings push manufacturers to seek new export markets
Opinion
Emerging U.S.-Japan-Philippine alliance is making waves in Asia
Marcos must race to build links that might withstand return of Trump
Currencies
U.S., Japan, South Korea finance chiefs share concern for weak yen, won
First trilateral meeting also addresses Pyongyang missile sales and supply chains
Trade
Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel
At United Steelworkers, president stresses that U.S. Steel should remain American
China up close
Analysis: Why Xi and Biden chose the same day to send a message on Taiwan
The wording of a 45-year-old U.S. law gives China an opening in the Taiwan Strait
Opinion
U.K. is committed to Indo-Pacific security and stability
New agreements demonstrate support for free and fair trade
The Nikkei View
Japan-U.S. alliance holds greater responsibility for global stability
Leaders must offer more details to give substance to vision
China tech
Sanctioned Chinese security camera maker Dahua divests from U.S.
Sale of last stateside unit to Taiwan group follows repeated blows in tech war
International relations
Iran attack on Israel stokes celebration, fears in Tehran
Missile-and-drone strike heightens worry over regional conflict
Technology
Japan takes page from EU playbook with app store antitrust bill
Legislation targeting Apple and Google pivots toward upfront regulation
International relations
China relaxes German farm product controls in drive to win friends
Under U.S. pressure to curb exports, Beijing seeks closer ties elsewhere
Comment
Japan's 2024 playbook beefs up diplomatic ties with U.S. states
Kishida sees governors as key allies to navigate political uncertainty
Middle East crisis
China says Iran can 'handle situation,' spare Middle East turmoil
Beijing appreciates Tehran not targeting neighbors, foreign minister says