Ukraine war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Ukraine war

NATO, Asia-Pacific partners agree to bolster cooperation

Cyber defense, new technologies and countering disinformation will become focus

8 April 2022
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. Its certification was suspended during the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 
Ukraine war

G-7 resists going after $1bn-a-day Russian energy revenue

Despite civilian killings, West and Japan avoid painful cuts

8 April 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may have prompted China-linked cyberattacks against the Ukrainian government. (Nikkei montage/AP/Reuters)
Ukraine war

Chinese hackers launch cyberattacks against Ukraine amid war

Experts speculate strikes aimed at collecting information on refugees

7 April 2022
(Nikkei montage/Getty Images)
China up close

Analysis: Xi risks stumbling with Putin if he plays his cards wrong

If Russia fails in Ukraine, questions would arise over long-term authoritarian leadership

7 April 2022
T. S. Tirumurti, India's Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the U.N. Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
International relations

India's hazy Ukraine stance lures suitors from West, Russia, China

Ministers and officials seek to bring New Delhi to their side on the war

6 April 2022
Demonstrators take part in an anti-war rally in support of Ukraine in Almaty on Mar. 6: Kazakhstan has allowed large protests against the war.
Opinion

Western powers should exploit Central Asia's unease over Ukraine war

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have both distanced themselves from Moscow

6 April 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at an election rally in Abohar, India, on Feb. 17. An economic powerhouse, India’s actions have a ripple effect that reverberates across the globe.
The Nikkei View

Heavyweight India can help end Ukraine's humanitarian crisis

Traditional ties with Russia are understandable, but Moscow has crossed the line

6 April 2022
The World Bank is pessimistic on the Ukraine war's impact on the Asian economy, while the Asian Development Bank is confident that growth in the region will "continue to be strong." (Source photos by Getty Images/AP)
Economy

Ukraine war's impact on Asian economies splits global lenders

World Bank pessimistic on region's outlook, while ADB sees continued strength

6 April 2022
A Latvian Army soldier walks with the NATO flag. NATO nations are worried that China's assistance will help prolong Russia's war in Ukraine.    
Ukraine war

NATO seeks Asia-Pacific support to thwart Russia-China alliance

Foreign ministers want united front to discourage Beijing's war assistance

6 April 2022
Vladimir Putin speaks during an event on the sidelines of the ASEAN-East Asia summit in October 2021: This is a time of existential crisis for ASEAN where fudging and muddling may not get by. (Handout photo from Brunei ASEAN Summit)
Opinion

Putin's war in Ukraine has deepened ASEAN disunity

10-member bloc needs to find a way to accommodate opposing points of view

5 April 2022
The Biden administration is returning to the position of the last Democratic president, Barack Obama, who called for a "world without nuclear weapons."
Ukraine war

Biden administration to scrap nuclear cruise missile program

Officials determined new weapon not needed to maintain nuclear deterrence

4 April 2022
Taiwan Air Force fighter jet pilots walk on a runway during drills in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in January 2019: Military deterrence alone is unlikely to be decisive.
Opinion

A three pillar strategy to prevent war in East Asia

China, U.S. and Taiwan need to learn from the war in Ukraine

4 April 2022
LG Energy Solution drew interest from investors thanks to the growth potential of its batteries for electric vehicles.
IPO

Asia's IPO market bucks global slump thanks to megadeals

South Korea's LG Energy was largest Q1 debut but market volatility clouds outlook

4 April 2022
Higher transport costs have driven up salmon sushi prices in Japan. 
Food & Beverage

Sushi sticker shock: Ukraine war drives up salmon prices in Japan

Shipment costs surge as planes detour to avoid Russian airspace

3 April 2022
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jet fighter. U.S. technology sanctions are designed to deny access to technology that has military applications.
Interview

U.S. expects more to join Russia tech sanctions: commerce official

Further export controls could be imposed on Chinese companies, Thea Kendler says

3 April 2022
An LNG plant of the Sakhalin-2 project: the responses of Mitsubishi and Mitsui were meek and muted in a shy Japanese way.
Opinion

Japan is right to defer Russia sanctions to the government

Kishida takes official responsibility for remaining in Russian energy projects

2 April 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen take part in the virtual China-EU summit on Friday. 
Ukraine war

EU warns China against 'interfering with Russian sanctions'

Xi calls on Brussels to adopt independent policy toward Beijing

2 April 2022
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a February visit to Kyiv. Erdogan has sought to play a mediating role since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Erdogan pushes for Putin-Zelenskyy summit in Turkey

Progress seen in talks but no signs of Russian leader willing to meet

2 April 2022
Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on April 1.
International relations

Russia's Lavrov lauds India for not taking sides on Ukraine

Visiting New Delhi, Kremlin's top diplomat sees 'progress' in talks with Kyiv

1 April 2022
Vladimir Putin holds talks with Xi Jinping via video link at his residence outside Moscow in December 2021: if you listen to Putin's rhetoric on Ukraine, it could have been co-authored in Beijing.
Opinion

Ukraine focus does not mean the U.S. is ignoring China

Putin's war in Eastern Europe is not a 'distraction'

1 April 2022
Japan says it is prioritizing energy security in declaring it will not withdraw from three Russian energy projects, including this one off the coast of Sakhalin, north of Hokkaido.
Ukraine war

Japan will maintain Russia oil and gas projects: economy minister

Koichi Hagiuda cites energy security as reason to stay in Sakhalin and Arctic

1 April 2022
Japan will not give up its stake in the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project in Russia as it is essential to energy security.
Ukraine war

Japan will not abandon Sakhalin-2 LNG stake, Kishida says

PM calls project essential to energy security despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine

31 March 2022
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the demilitarization of Ukraine would be "completely unacceptable," as it would let his "naked" country "easily be grabbed by Russia."
Interview

Japan must impose embargo on Russian oil and gas: Ukraine ex-PM

Arseniy Yatsenyuk says Moscow's aim in cease-fire talks is 'just to buy time'

31 March 2022
A portrait of Vladimir Putin and the letter Z, a symbol of the Russian military, displayed in the window of a children's library in St. Petersburg on Mar. 11: Western leaders' calls for the removal of the Russian president will serve to further unite people.
Opinion

Russians will continue to back Vladimir Putin

People are yet to link economic downturn with events in Ukraine

31 March 2022
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Nepalese counterpart Narayan Khadka, right, met in Kathmandu on Saturday.
International relations

China launches diplomatic blitz with Russia ties in balance

Beijing wary of pariah status as Moscow grows more isolated

31 March 2022