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Auto rickshaw drivers, along with members of the Awami Rickshaw Union, protest rising fuel prices in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 7 amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
Get ready for another summer of rage in Asia
Young workers are especially vulnerable. Even before the war, the World Bank had warned of mounting unemployment among the region’s youth.
A Walker S2 humanoid robot demonstrates its skills at the UBTech Robotics headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on April 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
U.S. adopts China’s playbook on tech and security
U.S. thinking is only catching up with that of China, which has long considered technology essential to the country’s sovereignty and survival.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2026
China-U.S. tensions build over Iran and AI before Trump meets Xi
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are headed toward a summit next month with a shared desire to stabilize ties. That calm is being tested as both leaders rush to shore up strategic vulnerabilities over Iranian oil and AI.
Applied Materials, which has significant business supplying China, is among those believed to ​have received a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2026
U.S. orders chip equipment companies to halt some shipments to China’s Hua Hong
The move is the latest U.S. action to slow China’s development of advanced chips, two people familiar with the matter said.
Visitors stand under the Espiritu Santo, a full-scale representation of a 17th century galleon, on display at the Museo del Galeon in Manila on April 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 28, 2026
Philippine museum brings deadly and lucrative galleon trade to life
Museumgoers will starting May 1 be able to walk on the deck of a full-size replica of a Spanish galleon that was built and crewed by Filipinos.
A container ship enters the Singapore Strait for the Strait of Malacca at mainland Asia's southernmost point in Johor, Malaysia, in November 2016.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2026
How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’
The confrontation between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz has shown how easily chokepoints can be militarized and how quickly economic fallout can spread.
A container ship is seen at the port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 27, 2026
Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit
Beijing is punishing those who shift supply chains from China, tightening rare ​earth licensing, banning foreign AI and cybersecurity tech and weighing curbs on its solar gear.
The Strait of Malacca, a vital global shipping lane carrying about a quarter of all maritime trade and major oil flows to Asia, is drawing renewed concern over chokepoint security following disruptions in other key sea routes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2026
Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world’s largest ‘chokepoint’ — the Malacca Strait
The Malacca Strait provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe, carrying nearly 22% of the world’s maritime trade.
The New York Stock Exchange on March 5
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 26, 2026
‘He has the market in a chokehold’: Stocks swing as Trump posts.
Since taking office last January, Trump’s comments to reporters and elsewhere have been the primary driver behind five of the best and worst days in the S&P 500 Index.
A street in Cairo in March. Nissan hopes to benefit from Egypt, a country that has been charting a manufacturing and export-led revival.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2026
Nissan to ramp up Egypt carmaking in bid to boost Africa sales
A new production line will see the automaker deliver at least 10,000 extra cars annually.
An interactive display at the iRootech Technology Co. offices in Guangzhou, China, on April 15. There is growing appetite in the U.S. Congress for restricting the flow of AI technology to China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2026
AI export control measures aimed at China gain steam in U.S. House
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to close what lawmakers see as loopholes allowing China to access powerful U.S. technology including Nvidia chips.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to NCAA Collegiate National Champions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Trump’s deportation drive could cost Republicans in midterms, poll shows
Some 52% of Americans in a six-day poll completed Monday said they were less likely to support a candidate who backs the U.S. president’s approach to deportations.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (center), talks to Yohei Kono (left), head of the Association for the Promotion of International Trade, as they head to a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in July 2023.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2026
Japanese trade delegation visit to China planned for June
The delegation is expected to inspect the China International Supply Chain Expo, which will be held in Beijing from June 22 to 26.
Japan’s export growth beat analysts’ forecast in March as demand in China rebounded, while the impact from the Middle East conflict has yet to surface.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2026
Japan’s export growth quickened as China returned from holidays
The value of overall exports rose 11.7% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 4% pace in February.
Japan’s role as a steadfast U.S. partner is reflected in its Indian Ocean support for Afghanistan‑related naval operations and its reconstruction work in Iraq during the U.S.-led interventions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2026
Tell the U.S. that Japan is America’s indispensable ally
Japan in recent decades has proven itself to be a reliable U.S. ally, ready to assist when needed without being overly obtrusive.
A cargo ship is docked at the foreign trade container terminal of Qingdao Port in China's eastern Shandong province on March 25.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2026
With tariffs stalled, Trump’s China policy drifts
Washington’s China policy appears adrift, causing confusion among officials and driving contradictory decisions.
Tourists on the beach in Mirissa, Sri Lanka in 2022. Some hotels in South Asia have seen a sharp drop in occupancy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
A tanker unloads crude oil in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7. The divided oil market is showing high costs now but lower prices later.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
So what is the real oil price right now?
Be wary of anyone saying one particular oil-price gauge matters more than the others.
Attendees at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, take pictures of various service robots on display.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 21, 2026
China flashes new tech swagger to world markets convulsed by war
The world’s factory floor is increasingly getting retrofitted for a new era of artificial intelligence and robotics, churning out technological innovation the world craves.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington in April last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
Tariff refund system launches as thousands of companies file claims
Up to $166 billion in tariffs illegally collected tariffs by the U.S. government could be returned to importers.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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