Ukraine war

Stubbornly high cooking oil prices in Indonesia have frustrated President Joko Widodo's administration.
Commodities

Indonesia's policy flip-flop on palm oil export ban: 5 things to know

Total embargo may cost $3bn in foreign reserves monthly, warns economist

27 April 2022
Keppel and Sembcorp Marine are listed on the Singapore Exchange and are among the world's largest builders of offshore oil rigs.
27 April 2022
Demonstrators in Taipei protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
International relations

Half of Taiwanese don't believe U.S. would send troops if China invades

Negative views double from October as response to Ukraine war stirs doubts: poll

27 April 2022
 Speaking at the annual Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on April 26, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar encouraged Western critics of India's neutral position on Ukraine to take a look at their own recent shortcomings, particularly in Afghanistan. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
Ukraine war

India says Ukraine crisis 'wake-up call' for Europe to look at Asia

Jaishankar fends off questions from Western counterparts on Indian stance

26 April 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday announced an increase in the government's maximum subsidy to oil distributors in a bid to limit gasoline price increases. (Source photo by Kai Fujii and pool)
Economy

Japan PM Kishida seeks to ease inflation pain with $48bn package

Budget prioritizes oil distributors, small businesses and households in need

26 April 2022
Under a revised plan, the Japanese government says SDF C2 transport planes will deliver blankets and other humanitarian aid, via the United Arab Emirates, to Ukrainian refugees.
Ukraine war

Japan drops plan to send Ukraine refugees aid supplies via India

Military planes to load goods in UAE after Tokyo said India refused landings

26 April 2022
The rush for tech M&As in Asia has slowed to a crawl in China and South Korea. (Source photos by Reuters)
26 April 2022
German carmakers rely primarily on local production in China, but some had begun sending cars there from Europe by rail. 
Ukraine war

BMW and Audi suspend shipments by train to China

Railway official cites client worries about insurance and Russian confiscation

26 April 2022
Engineers repair damaged telecommunications infrastructure in Ukraine. (Photo courtesy of Lifecell)
Ukraine war

Ukraine war effort sustained by unbroken internet lifeline

Local carriers and SpaceX's Starlink keep soldiers and civilians connected

26 April 2022
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi on April 25. (India's Press Information Bureau via Reuters)
Ukraine war

Ukraine war's threat to borders matters for Indo-Pacific, EU chief says in India

Von der Leyen calls for 'positive vision' and rejection of 'spheres of influence'

26 April 2022
Indonesian palm oil farmers could compensate for Jokowi's export ban by trimming production. A palm oil plantation in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
Commodities

Indonesia's palm oil ban threatens further global food inflation

World's biggest producer suspends supply for foreign markets

25 April 2022
Ministers attend a joint videoconference about a European data infrastructure project called Gaia-X in Paris in June 2020: The EU wants European data to be stored on European servers.
Opinion

Ukraine war accelerates new era of vertical globalization

Corporations can no longer put profits over politics

25 April 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, by a comfortable margin.
Politics

Macron beats Le Pen to win second term as French president

Incumbent bests rival in rematch, but far-right makes gains

25 April 2022
The Azovstal steel plant in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Ukraine war

Ukraine's military says Russian forces trying to storm Azovstal plant

'We are taking casualties, the situation is critical,' commander says

25 April 2022
Wang Yi meets with Sergei Lavrov in Tunxi, China, on March 30: China and Russia have embarked on a diplomatic offense.
Opinion

Xi Jinping has better options than to stand by Vladimir Putin

China's tacit support for the war in Ukraine harms its national interests

24 April 2022
U.S. Marines at the SDF's East Fuji training grounds in Shizuoka Prefecture in March.
International relations

Japan weighs hosting largest-ever joint drills with U.S. Marines

Bilateral military exercise in fall planned with eye on Russia and China

24 April 2022
Salmon fishing vessel in Hokkaido, Japan, in 2016. Japan and Russia are expected to sign a fishing quota document on Monday.
23 April 2022
A Japanese-made liquefied natural gas carrier anchored near an LNG plant on the Russian island of Sakhalin.
Energy

Japan fears China-Russia LNG alliance after Shell exits Sakhalin-2

Tokyo could see its import quotas reduced under new ownership

23 April 2022
Pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armored personnel carrier during in the southern Ukraine port city of Mariupol on April 21.
Ukraine war

Russia winning Ukraine war is 'realistic possibility': U.K.'s Johnson

British PM admits after meeting Modi that India's position on Moscow won't change

22 April 2022
A worker handles palm oil fruits at a palm oil plantation. Palm oil prices skyrocketed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 
Commodities

Indonesia slaps ban on palm oil exports

Jokowi announces restriction after recent arrests and amid continuing high prices

22 April 2022
A C-2 transport plane of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force was supposed to pick up relief supplies at a U.N. agency in India. (Photo courtesy of the Air Self-Defense Force) 
International relations

Japan reworks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks military plane

Rerouting of flights likely to delay relief shipments to refugees

22 April 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech by video link at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Coronavirus

Xi defends China's lockdown, hits out at Russia sanctions

Hong Kong loosens COVID measures in shift from Beijing's zero-virus strategy

21 April 2022
Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, left, and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda face the issue of a depreciating yen. (File photos by Reuters and Yoichi Iwata)
Economy

Japan's finance chief did not join Russia walkout at G-20 meeting

Suzuki says he condemned Moscow in 'strongest possible terms'

21 April 2022
The benchmark price for Ural crude in Europe slipped by around 30% between early March and mid-April, falling from $111 to $78 a barrel.
Commodities

Who is buying bargain Russian oil in Asia?

Tankers full of Russian crude still entering Japan, South Korea, India, China

21 April 2022
A farmer rides alongside a rice field north of Bangkok. Demand for Thai rice exports is accelerating in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Commodities

Thai rice exports surge as Ukraine war roils global food supply

Importers rush to snap up alternatives to Russian, Ukrainian grain

21 April 2022