April 5th, 2018
Rude awakening
Recent eruptions in the Ring of Fire prompt calls for better warning systems
The Big Story
Is the Ring of Fire becoming more active?
Recent eruptions prompt calls for better building standards and evacuation plans in Southeast Asia
Politics
Asia seeks to improve its record on disaster preparedness
Volcano-packed Indonesia has reduced its fatalities thanks to better monitoring
Company in focus
Panasonic marks 100th anniversary by redefining itself
Home appliance maker shifts to supplying key components to regain bubble glory
Companies
Innovator, educator, tax objector: The life of Panasonic's founder
Long after his death, Konosuke Matsushita is still influencing Japan
Companies
Chinese developers shift focus as financing costs rise
Big players eye new sectors amid tightened regulation on property sales
Asia300
Apple's Chinese suppliers rise to record number
US tech titan increasingly reliant on China despite trade war threats
Business trends
Private equity funds see potential in India's stressed assets
Investors have raised $4.5bn over last two years to pump into steelmakers, utilities
Asia300
Singapore Airlines to fly new Dreamliner to all Japan destinations
Carrier seeks to renew brand image in 'hugely important market'
Business trends
Solar panel makers brush off US tariffs and head to emerging markets
Industry leaders say the Trump administration's move will backfire on America
Asia Insight
India's Modi on dangerous ground with big giveaways to farmers
Drive to rescue debt-ridden growers risks destabilizing the economy
North Korea Crisis
Koreas reconsider strategies after Trump's hawkish appointment
Hardline US foreign policy pushes Korean peninsula, China to change course
International relations
Inter-Korea summit tests Moon's negotiation skills
South Korean president urged to narrow gap between Trump and Kim
Economy
Two years on, Myanmar's lack of reform turns investors away
With 'everyone afraid of the lady,' liberalization all but grinds to a halt
Economy
Migrants look to Asia, the new land of opportunity
More workers turn east as US and Europe shut their doors
Politics
How Japan lost its policymaking skills
Triangle of politicians, bureaucrats and business struggles to meet challenges
Economy
Boracay and Phi Phi islands to tell tourists not to come
Thai, Philippine and Indonesian resorts deal with environmental issues
Opinion
Facebook must confront its Asian shortcomings
Group should beef up presence to handle challenges from extremists
Trade war
Trump's China trade war threatens world economy
Risks grow of dangerous economic divorce despite Beijing's efforts to stop it
Politics
Ex-president's arrest will boost South Korean reform drive
Lee Myung-bak symbolized unhealthy convergence of industry and government
The Nikkei View
China must maintain maximum pressure on North Korea over nuclear program
Beijing is key to ensuring Pyongyang makes good on its denuclearization promises
Arts
Breathing new life into Asia-Pacific indigenous arts
Festivals and performers help Austronesian cultures win wider audience
Tea Leaves
Hope and peril for wild tigers in India
Animal numbers are rising again but threat of extinction remains