U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to hold a news conference in Paris in November 2021.
U.S. elections 2024

U.S. Democrats' foreign policy platform pivots back to Europe

Harris administration will likely seek to 'manage' China with trans-Atlantic partners

21 August 2024
Tesla Model 3 vehicles at its factory in Shanghai, China.
Electric vehicles

EU slashes planned tariff on Tesla's China-made EVs to 9%

New reduced rate is set lower than the 20.8% it had indicated in July

20 August 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden appears on stage with Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris on the first day of the party's convention in Chicago on Aug. 19.
U.S. elections 2024

Trump and 'America First' left world in tatters, Biden says

At Democratic convention, president says choosing Harris as VP was his best decision

20 August 2024
South Korean and Mercedes-Benz officials conduct a joint examination on Aug. 8 of an electric car that caught fire at apartment complex in Incheon, South Korea.
Electric vehicles

Mercedes-Benz under pressure following South Korea EV blaze

Details of fire under investigation as residents call on company to make payout

20 August 2024
A Kaisa construction site in Shanghai in December 2021: Kaisa says 34% of one creditor group and 36% of another agreed to subscribe to newly issued senior notes and convertible bonds with later maturities.
China debt crunch

Distressed Chinese developer Kaisa gets breather from major creditors

Other players continue to scramble against winding-up petitions and mounting losses

20 August 2024
The nine Senate-approved judges of Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with a 5-4 vote and no chance of appeal. (Screenshot from Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand's YouTube channel)
Turbulent Thailand

Thai court rules against elected politicians, not coup makers

Dismissed Srettha Thavisin only the latest in long list of political scalps

20 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has risen to Thailand's prime ministerial post on the strength of her father Thaksin's influence, but with that influence weakening, tough challenges lie in store for the 37-year-old as she takes up her first role in government. (Photo by Shinya Sawai) 
Asia Insight

Thailand's latest Shinawatra PM walks the same economic, political tightrope

Paetongtarn takes office with growth the key issue as father Thaksin calls party shots

20 August 2024
In May, China Southern Airlines opened direct flights from Shenzhen to Mexico City, the company’s longest passenger route.
Transportation

China-Mexico flights reopen amid manufacturers' Latin American push

BYD's plans for new plant in the country could further boost air travel demand

20 August 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to closely watch the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. (Source photos by Yonhap and Kyodo)
North Korea tensions

South and North Korea brace for Harris or Trump as next U.S. leader

Yoon and Kim deepen their own alliances while keeping door open to dialogue

20 August 2024
Computer scientist Andrew Ng's first AI fund was backed by Japan's SoftBank Group and Mitsui & Co. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
Artificial intelligence

Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. to invest in Andrew Ng's next AI fund

Trading house aims to train dozens of engineers, data analysts each year

20 August 2024
Guan Dian, Patsnap's co-founder and Asia-Pacific general manager, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Singapore. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
Artificial intelligence

Singapore unicorn Patsnap to expand AI-powered patent search

Startup developing industry-specific models for pharma, materials and more

19 August 2024
Fashion Momentum Group's Benlai brand is taking aim at Lululemon with yoga pants for women. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Retail

China's answer to Zara has a sister brand that ditches jeans for yoga pants

FMG's Benlai chain adds more Chinese stores and plans overseas debut in Thailand

19 August 2024
AI can be used to create anime visuals, like this fire-breathing dragon made by K&K Design. (K&K Design)
Media & Entertainment

Japan's anime industry looks to AI to solve labor crunch

New services can automate backgrounds, coloring and other time-consuming work

19 August 2024
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, made a keynote address at an undisclosed location to mark the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missiles on Aug. 4. 
Comment

What does North Korea have in store for the next U.S. president?

Pyongyang couches hopes for better ties in hard-line rhetoric

18 August 2024
Samsung’s Choi Jang-seok explained that using CXL memory is like widening roads to increase capacity. (Samsung Electronics)
Artificial intelligence

Samsung bets on CXL memory to become next AI darling

Technology can boost server memory capacity 10-fold over current products

18 August 2024
Thailand Prime Minister-elect Paetongtarn Shinawatra, right, arrives with her father and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Pheu Thai party headquarters ahead of a royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok on Aug. 18.
Turbulent Thailand

Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister

Ex-PM Thaksin's daughter becomes youngest leader of Thailand

18 August 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left at least 400 people dead.
18 August 2024
Several recent surveys underscore the retail industry's commitment to AI adoption and its impact.
Opinion

Retailers cannot afford to ignore AI's competitive edge

Merchants are eager to use the tech but face challenges in ROI and data security

18 August 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris describes herself as an "Auntie" in her social media profiles, adopting an honorific used among Black and South Asian supporters.
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris courts votes of high-income Indian Americans

Indian American population grew 55% over decade into influential group

17 August 2024
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives a speech, during an event at the Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Aug. 16.
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris pledges to tackle costs, lower taxes in economy speech

Democratic presidential nominee proposes ban on 'price gouging' by grocers

17 August 2024
About 1 billion packages arrived in the U.S. duty free through the de minimis law in the first half of 2024, according to customs authorities.
Trade war

U.S. lawmakers push for clampdown on tariff-dodging Chinese imports

Proposals include tightening 'de minimis' import rules, stronger enforcement

17 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a press conference after she was elected Thailand's new prime minister on Aug. 16. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Turbulent Thailand

Paetongtarn Shinawatra 'ready to work hard' as Thailand's new PM

37-year-old daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra to form the next government

16 August 2024
India's Narendra Modi speaks with then-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on June 22. Hasina was later ousted and fled to India.
Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh eyes ex-PM Hasina's extradition from India

Murder and kidnapping cases filed against deposed leader in local courts

16 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to become Thailand's 31st prime minister.
Turbulent Thailand

Paetongtarn Shinawatra rises to become Thailand's second female PM

37-year-old novice leader under shadow of father Thaksin's influence

16 August 2024
AI startups are requiring larger investments to remain competitive. (Nikkei montage/Photos from SoftBank, Hanwha, SK networks website)
Artificial intelligence

SoftBank, SK, LG, and Hanwha to join AI startup fund

Asian conglomerates team up to meet growing need for quick cash

16 August 2024