February 10th, 2022

Hong Kong's independent media fight to survive

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The Big Story

Hong Kong's independent media fight to survive

Erosion of press freedom leaves door open for pro-China publications

Liberal news outlets in Hong Kong such as Apple Daily, whose shuttered headquarters are shown here, have been dropping like flies since a national security law was introduced in 2020. In their absence, pro-China publications have been gaining influence. (Photo by Paul Yeung)

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin: A joint statement released after their recent summit says the countries' relationship "has no limits -- there are no 'forbidden' areas."

Asia Insight

China and Russia's 'no limits' ties test West as Ukraine shivers

Olympic summit with Xi caps Putin's evolution from leader once lauded by Biden

Shimao Chairman Hui Wing Mau was one of the first entrepreneurs from Hong Kong to enter the mainland Chinese market during the reform period of the 1980s. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)

Business Spotlight

China's Shimao fights to restore confidence as debt crisis spreads

Property market downturn hits Shanghai developer whose finances had not previously raised red flags

Rahm Emanuel says President Joe Biden is trying to reaffirm some of the U.S.'s economic relations that Donald Trump had deemphasized. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)

Interview

Rahm Emanuel emphasizes importance of U.S. being in Asia

Dropping of steel tariff 'sends unambiguous message to China,' envoy says

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Jan. 25.

Comment

Beijing's unusual Olympics -- a lesson for the world?

This year's Winter Games highlight democracies' limits in facing China

Wu Dajing, right, who won gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, has helped boost sales at Anta Sports and Yili Group.

Beijing Winter Olympics

Japanese Olympic sponsors avoid spotlight fearing backlash

Meanwhile China's Anta Sports and Yili boost sales by tapping medal-winning skater

A third generation of Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunders have been enhanced to outfox Indian air defenses.

Politics

Pakistan to boost air strike power with 50 enhanced fighter jets

Stealthier JF-17s built with China may dodge India's S-400 air defenses

Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a roundtable discussion in 2014. Emanuel also has served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff.

Biden's Asia policy

Biden's China hands: Trusted allies tapped as Quad envoys

Ambassadors to Japan, Australia and India entrusted to enhance Indo-Pacific alliance

A ceremony was held in December at Honda's plant in Saitama Prefecture to mark the end of production of finished cars at the facility. (Photo by Kotaro Abe)

Automobiles

Honda to close 'mother factory' as it moves to all-electric future

Japanese carmaker's domestic production capacity down 40% from peak

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son aims to take Arm public in "the largest IPO in semiconductor history," after a planned sale to Nvidia collapsed due to regulatory concerns. (Photo courtesy of SBG)

Business deals

SoftBank's Son aims for 'biggest ever' chip IPO with Arm

Technology investor posts 98% profit decline as valuations in sector fall

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend talks along with other officials from the two countries, in Beijing on Feb. 4. (Pool photo/AP)

The Nikkei View

China and Russia risk dividing world with political Olympics

Authoritarian strongmen 'bond' in Beijing as Ukraine crisis worsens

COVID-19 exposed Japan's problems but also showed that Tokyo "has room to grow," Gov. Yuriko Koike told Nikkei. (Photo by Karina Noka)

Interview

Tokyo adds green new deal to push for global financial hub

Japanese capital's challenges show it 'still has room to grow,' Gov. Koike says

Young demonstrators flash three-fingered symbol of resistance as they march in Yangon in April 2021: Myanmar's youths will never submit to the dark past their elders endured.

Opinion

A year since it seized power, Myanmar's military is losing

Opposition movement needs concerted outside support

U.S. Marines stand guard during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2021: the costs of the Afghan blunder are becoming increasingly apparent. (Handout photo from U.S. Marine Corps)

Opinion

Biden's Afghan debacle has emboldened China and Russia

Moscow and Beijing are ratcheting up military aggression from Ukraine to Taiwan

A Chinland Defense Force fighter poses for a photograph at an undisclosed location near the India-Myanmar border on Nov. 23, 2021.

Life

Myanmar's Chin battle military with muskets

Ethnic minority has played key role in country's history of conflicts

An outdoor bath at an inn in Shiobara Onsen, Tochigi Prefecture. A sense of the divine power believed to reside in natural springs can be experienced at countless spas across the country. (Photo by Stephen Mansfield)

Tea Leaves

Japan sees spiritual experience in the humble bath

Bathing is much more than a good long soak