At Sundrop's facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, 23,000 mirrors direct sunlight toward the top of a receiver tower. (Photo courtesy of Sundrop Farms)
Business

Behold the high-tech desert tomato

Sow seeds in coconut husks; add sunlight and seawater. Voila!

19 December 2016
Tuna from around the world are auctioned at Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market.
Economy

Anger at lack of action as Pacific tuna stocks collapse

Japan resists call for two-year moratorium on catches of northern bluefin

16 December 2016
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Forex

Asian currencies drop on US interest rate hike

Emerging markets brace for capital outflows as Fed hints at 3 hikes in 2017

15 December 2016
Bill English, right, replaced John Key as New Zealand prime minister on Dec. 12. The two are seen here on May 26, when English was still Key's deputy.
Politics

New Zealand's ruling party faces the future without John Key

Prime minister's resignation comes at awkward time as elections loom

15 December 2016
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Business

Singapore awards mobile license to Australia's TPG

Injection of new blood expected to spur evolution of 'smart nation'

15 December 2016
Crawford Falconer
Economy

Japan has role to play in 'TPP minus US': former NZ negotiator

Crawford Falconer says US would take notice if trade framework finds new life

13 December 2016
New Zealand Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English speaks to members of the media to announce he is considering running for the leadership of the ruling National Party after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister John Key in Wellington on December 5.
Politics

Key shock poses questions for New Zealand ruling party

Resignation adds to uncertainty about timing and result of next election

12 December 2016
Weta Workshop CEO Richard Taylor, left, and his wife, Tania Rodger, working on an eagle displayed at Wellington Airport. (Courtesy of Weta Workshop)
Business

Middle-earth to multinational -- The NZ film company going global

New Zealand's movie industry eyeing China and other Asian markets

10 December 2016
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Business

Japan's Calbee snaps at Australian market

Snack maker steps up overseas expansion

10 December 2016
Gina Rinehart, chairman of Hancock Prospecting group
Economy

Part-Chinese bid wins Australia's Kidman cattle empire

Approval of offer led by Gina Rinehart ends wrangle over foreign investment

9 December 2016
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Business

JGC to chip in on Australian floating LNG plant

Japanese engineering company wins 1bn yen order

9 December 2016
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Business

Hitachi Construction targets Australian sales

Mining machinery maker to beef up after-sales revenue to offset falling demand

9 December 2016
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transactional approach to the relationship with Beijing -- rather than an emphasis on human rights -- will suit Chinese President Xi Jinping just fine. Here, Xi, right, is pictured with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lima in November.
Politics

Four global upshots of a Trump presidency

EU ties will suffer, and chances await Xi, Abe, Saudi hard-liners, Mexico's left

7 December 2016
Kansai Paint President Hiroshi Ishino
Business

How a Mitsubishi ringer turned Kansai Paint into a global force

Hiroshi Ishino revamped the Japan-focused coating supplier in three years

7 December 2016
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announces he is stepping down despite high popularity ratings.
Politics

Prime Minister John Key's departure may boost New Zealand opposition

Popular leader leaves at the top of his game, endorses deputy prime minister

5 December 2016
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Business

Hitachi investing heavily in Australia

High-tech businesses to serve as springboard for global expansion

2 December 2016
Coal prices have been swinging wildly as a result of Chinese government policies.
Commodities

Coal prices gyrate on China's changing policies

Surge to four-year high flames out on long-term contracts with big producers

2 December 2016
President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 10.
Economy

Michael Auslin: Trump's success may depend on his Asia policies

Protecting US interests in the region will be a key test for the new president

1 December 2016
A Kiwi-Indian, center, in Auckland: The city is the subject of a government study on diversity. (Photo by Michael Field)
Politics

What New Zealand's 'super-diversity' can teach the world

Making multiculturalism work in a 'blessed and remote' land

1 December 2016
A Kiwi-Indian, center, in Auckland: The city is the subject of a government study on diversity. (Photo by Michael Field)
Politics

What New Zealand's 'super-diversity' can teach the world

Making multiculturalism work in a 'blessed and remote' land

1 December 2016
An aerial view of the Super Pit on the edge of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. (Courtesy of Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines)
Business

Chinese bid for Super Pit to test Australian investment mood

Bid for gold mine stake could raise fresh concern over Chinese investment

29 November 2016
German and U.S. government objections could sink the planned sale of Aixtron to a Chinese investment fund.
Politics

Western walls rise against China's buying spree

Germany, Australia give cold shoulders to Chinese entities' takeover ambitions

29 November 2016
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Politics

Japan to huddle with Australia, European partners on security

Tokyo seeks reassurance as dawn of Trump presidency nears

29 November 2016