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June 9th, 2022

Staying afloat

Japan's growing battle against climate change

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The Big Story

Japan battles flooding amid deepening climate crisis

Rising rainfall and frequent typhoons test the archipelago's flood defenses

The Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, is at the forefront of Japan's fight against flooding as extreme weather threatens the country's infrastructure. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Years of telco companies laying their own fiber networks has left Phnom Penh with a messy -- but working -- internet infrastructure. (Photo by Shaun Turton)
Business Spotlight

Cambodia creates new snarls as it tries to untangle its internet mess

Fears grow that cheap and fast access could suffer under regulatory crackdown

The Frankfurt hotel was intended to be the first overseas outpost of the Diaoyutai luxury hotel brand. (Photo by Jens Kastner)
Travel & Leisure

A Chinese imperial guesthouse crumbles in suburban Frankfurt

Once to be known as the Potala Palace Hotel, project expected to require makeover

Grab has teamed up with Hyundai Motor Group to encourage adoption of electric vehicles in Southeast Asia. (Photo courtesy of Grab)
Startups

Southeast Asian ride-hailing services race toward green mobility

Grab vows carbon neutrality by 2040 while ComfortDelGro expands EV fleet

From a Maldives bond payment to India's central bank meeting and Pakistan's upcoming budget, South Asia's economic strain is in focus.
Asia Insight

Beyond Sri Lanka, economic cyclone bears down on South Asia

From Pakistan to Maldives, forex and debt risks grow as inflationary headwinds build

From left, Prawit Wongsuwan, Prayuth Chan-ocha and Anupong Paochinda: The men known as the "three Ps" have ruled Thailand since the 2014 coup.
Politics

Is Thailand's top trio of ex-army chiefs marching into the sunset?

Military camp's loss in Bangkok polls ups pressure on Prayuth-led 'three Ps'

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at Nikkei's Future of Asia conference on May 26. (Photo by Tomoki Mera) 
The Future of Asia 2022

Singapore PM Lee warns of nuclear 'arms race' amid Ukraine war

U.S.-China tensions risk splitting supply chains or 'worse unintended consequences'

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says Southeast Asia is "one of the most vulnerable regions to the effects of climate change." (Photo by Suzu Takahashi) 
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says Asia must revive growth by "keeping the market open and inclusive." (Photo by Suzu Takahashi) 
The Future of Asia 2022

Thai PM Prayuth says states 'must support' multilateral trading systems

Digitalization, clean energy will be 'key drivers' for economic growth

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A bonsai tree, left, in a pot made by ceramic artist Masanobu Ando, was part of an exhibition in Gifu Prefecture that came together out of a sense of crisis Ando feels as the rest of the world takes the Japanese art in fresh directions. (Photo by Akira Takemura)
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In its home country, young artists try to free the craft from ancient traditions

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