October 7th, 2021
Self-effacing and consensus building, Kishida offers a traditional model of leadership
New prime minister's election is a victory for the party machinery of previous decades
Even if vaccines help city-state 'live with' the virus, long-term questions loom
Soaring coal prices and opposition from foreign business stoke doubts over plan
Online retailers eye $9bn pie as COVID eases with net buying still popular
One million people have started trading this year, causing dizzy share prices
Analyst says move clears the way for daughter Sara to run for president
Report on government contracts show surges in Wuhan-area purchases from May 2019
Developer's debt crisis exposes cracks in China's real estate myths
Katherine Tai to resume trade talks with Beijing 'in coming days'
Curbs on electricity use add pressure on supply chains and the economy
No more domestic coal-fired power plants would show that Beijing is serious
Taipei should not keep all its eggs in Washington's basket
Economic and security policies should be fleshed out while addressing pandemic
Western and Japanese characters take traditional art form into 21st century and beyond
Submarine debacle takes Australia-France relations into troubled waters, despite cultural and historical ties