Europe

Cyrus Mistry was killed in a car accident on Sunday, shocking many people in India and beyond.
Society

Death of Indian billionaire Cyrus Mistry sparks shock, sympathy

Former chair of conglomerate Tata Sons died in car crash on Sunday

5 September 2022
Liz Truss faces a daunting in-tray that ranges from a domestic cost of living crisis to uncertainty over Britain's place in the world. 
Opinion

Liz Truss, cartoon Mrs. Thatcher, takes power in U.K.

Economic turmoil will test Britain's new prime minister

5 September 2022
Liz Truss, the winner of the U.K. Conservative Party's leadership election, speaks at a hustings in London on Aug. 31.
Indo-Pacific

Liz Truss to ramp up anti-China rhetoric as U.K.'s new PM

Analysts say she may be hampered by Britain's economic crisis

5 September 2022
IFA Berlin, Europe's top electronics trade show, kicked off on Sept. 2 for the first time since 2019. (Photo by Jens Kastner)
Technology

IFA Berlin: Asia's tech titans tout energy efficiency at tech show

Following pandemic boom, device makers brace for consumer belt-tightening

5 September 2022
Original copy of the Constitution of Japan. Article 20 of the constitution bans the state from being involved in any religious organization and giving any privileges to it.
4 September 2022
Vicky Bowman in 2014. (Radio Free Asia via AP)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's sentencing of former U.K. envoy shows 'nobody is safe'

Prison terms for Bowman and husband shatter confidence of Yangon business sector

3 September 2022
Oil tanks near Nakhodka, Russia, on Aug. 12. G-7 ministers are seeking a broader coalition of oil importing countries to purchase Russian products at or below a price cap.
Ukraine war

G-7 finance chiefs agree on Russian oil price cap

Statement leaves out key details of plan, including upper limit level

2 September 2022
Vicky Bowman currently runs the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business. (Photo from MCRB website)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar jails Britain's former ambassador and spouse for a year

Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin were arrested on Aug. 24

2 September 2022
Merck has pledged to invest more than $3 billion over the five years through 2025 to boost its electronics business.
Semiconductors

Germany's Merck ramps up chipmaking material investment

Next-gen tech and localization are driving demand for chemicals and gases

1 September 2022
Singapore-listed commodity trader Olam Group's food and agribusiness includes farming, processing and distribution operations.
DealStreetAsia

Unit of Singapore's Olam Group secures $1.98bn sustainability loan

19 banks are providing multitranche debt facility to Olam Food Ingredients

31 August 2022
Though beneficial to government balance sheets, the "inflation tax" could burden consumers with unmanageable price hikes.
Datawatch

Inflation tax hits $4.5tn in U.S., Europe amid global price hikes

Consumers may ultimately pay for less government debt through devalued currencies

30 August 2022
France's Air Liquide has managed to bring the cost of building a hydrogen station down to about half of the cost in Japan.
Climate Change

Itochu to open Japan's first year-round hydrogen station in 2024

Trading house joins France's Air Liquide to make long FCV drives convenient

29 August 2022
Facade lights have been turned off at the Frauenkirche, Church of Our Lady, to save energy in Dresden, Germany on Aug. 22. 
Indo-Pacific

China throws Europe an energy lifeline with LNG resales

Surplus gas eases Russia's stranglehold, but gives Beijing outsize influence

24 August 2022
Past summits between the European Union and ASEAN were limited to members of the EU's executive body.
International relations

EU, ASEAN to hold summit in December to develop supply chain

Two blocs seek to tighten ties and cut reliance on Russia, China

24 August 2022
Group of Seven countries and democratic allies like Australia are dangling infrastructure support in Southeast Asia as an alternative to China's Belt and Road.
Asia Insight

China's ASEAN Silk Road gets slippery as other powers move in

U.S., Europe, India join battle to build regional supply chains from Thailand to Vietnam

23 August 2022
McLaren said its first Indian retail outlet is set to open in Mumbai later this year.
Automobiles

Sports car maker McLaren to enter India this year

British company picks Infinity Cars as retail partner

23 August 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at 10 Downing Street, London, on May 5.
Comment

U.K. seeks 'new Anglo-Japanese Alliance' on trade, security

London pursues 'middle power' strategy in Asia with nations like Japan

22 August 2022
Yangshan deep-water port in Shanghai, where containers are stacked.
22 August 2022
People attend an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles in central Kyiv.
22 August 2022
Analysts say an EU ban on Russian seaborne oil, set to take effect on Dec. 5, gives the bloc added incentive to secure a deal that would ease sanctions on Iranian oil.
Commodities

What an Iran nuclear deal would mean for strained oil markets

1 million barrels per day of Iranian output would spell relief for the EU

21 August 2022
The Pitch Black exercise marks the first Indo-Pacific deployment for Germany's mainstay Eurofighter jets.
Indo-Pacific

Australia-led air force exercise begins with German aircraft

Drill aimed at countering China's growing military footprint in region

19 August 2022
Companies looking to transport goods between Europe and China face the political, ethical and commercial dilemma of using the Russian route, or sending them on a slower, more expensive trek across Central Asia.
Business Spotlight

Russia's war leaves Europe with China rail route dilemma

Exporters forced to choose between sanctions risks and lengthy delays

19 August 2022
A projectile is launched during live-fire drills by the People's Liberation Army on Aug. 4: Geographic distance from East Asia makes European involvement in a conflict over Taiwan a long shot.
Opinion

Europe is cheering for Taiwan but its hands are full with Ukraine

Despite economic ties, bloc would impose sanctions on China if war erupts

18 August 2022
Hanae Mori with her granddaughter Izumi Mori at the finale of a fashion show in Paris in July 2004. (Getty Images)
Obituaries

Hanae Mori saw women's success, Japan's revival in butterfly motif

Trailblazing designer led way for Japanese fashion's international acclaim

18 August 2022
Samsung SDI is seeking to develop new battery technology in consort with American and German engineers. 
Automobiles

Samsung SDI sets up battery R&D hubs in U.S. and Germany

South Korean company collaborating on next-generation power storage

16 August 2022