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February 8th, 2024

Nothing left to chance

Pakistan's election tainted by military meddling

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The Big Story

Pakistan's election tainted by military meddling as ex-PM Sharif set to win

Nothing left to chance as Imran Khan's PTI party disappears from airwaves

With the help of Pakistan's military, former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to win the country's election on Feb. 8, amid a media blackout surrounding his main rival, PTI party leader Imran Khan. 
Abhijit Banerjee, who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019, says that artificial intelligence can "change education." (Photo by Katsuyoshi Tanaka)
Interview

AI 'work-free society' may not be happier, says Banerjee of MIT

Economics Nobel laureate talks about technology, wealth and welfare links

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in white, attends the opening of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Jan. 22. (Handout via Reuters)
Opinion

India is still an officially secular nation, but maybe not for long

Modi's inauguration of Hindu temple marks triumph of BJP quest

A bust of Vladimir Lenin on Kunashiri Island, one of four Japanese islands occupied by Russia.
Opinion

Japan's experience shows why Ukraine won't get Russia out with talk

Moscow has toyed with returning territory to Tokyo's control for eight decades

People who have fled Myanmar are pictured at a relief camp in a border village in northeastern India. 
The Nikkei View

Myanmar's deepening humanitarian crisis demands action

International community should support ASEAN's efforts to foster dialogue

Gamers across Asia are struggling to find the RTX 4090 in stores as the Nvidia-made graphic card becomes a hot commodity in Hong Kong and China (Source photos by Lauly Li and Reuters) 
Business Spotlight

Nvidia chip prices soar in Asia on U.S. curbs and AI boom

Gamers feel the pinch as graphics cards become targets of latest export controls

The Indonesia Stock Exchange expects just over 60 companies to go public in 2024, down from 79 last year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
IPO

IPO fundraising plunged in Thailand and Indonesia in second half of 2023

Total raised in region dropped 60% amid political uncertainty and China worries

Boys play across from the bright orange Anuanua Moana, a ship that explores the mineral-rich seabeds off the Cook Islands. (Photo by Per Elinder Liljas)
Materials

Cook Islands poised to become deep-sea mining leader

Backers say industry will spur green transition but critics fret over environment

The value of clean hydrogen markets is expected to soar around the world as governments and companies rush to tap the energy source.
Asia Insight

Japan's hydrogen prowess in peril as China, U.S. and EU poised to overtake

Policy action in coming months to determine whether green tech can avoid solar, battery missteps

Reporters were allowed to board the USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on Jan. 31. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. deploys three carriers in Asia, maintaining China focus

Joint training with Japan comes amid fear over wider crisis in Middle East

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Source photos by Reuters)
Politics

Marcos-Duterte rift escalates over Philippines constitutional changes

Leaders lob insults at each other, but 2025 midterms could sway relations

Kochi prefecture, on the mountainous island of Shikoku, accounts for over half of Japan's annual production of yuzu. (All photos by John Krich)
Life

Fruits of success litter Shikoku's 'Yuzu Road'

Growing global popularity of aromatic Japanese citrus boosts local producers -- and tourism

 Tourists dine at a restaurant in Hanoi's Old Quarter in March 2023.
Tea Leaves

Vietnam's lackluster nightlife symbolizes official inertia

Early closing times and visa restrictions weigh on tourism growth