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Ding Guanghui, production manager at Zhengzhou Solstar Diamonds, inspects lab-grown diamonds on a production line at the company's factory in Zhengzhou, China, in September.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2026
China’s synthetic diamond sector eyes higher-margin AI cooling applications
If the gems become more widely used in technology thermal management, China’s dominance could become another supply-chain vulnerability for the U.S.
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90
The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.
A lipstick by Florasis is displayed at the company's store in Shanghai on Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
Chinese beauty brands, flush with success at home, start to vie for global shelf space
Industry executives speak of a growing confidence that Chinese products will find favor with consumers worldwide.
Visitors look at BYD cars at the 2026 Paris Motor Show on Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2026
Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time
Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region.
A Kawasaki Heavy Industries humanoid platform places a garbage bag in a trash can during an exhibition in Tokyo last December. Japan has long led in humanoid robotics and is well positioned to supply the components behind next-generation automation systems.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 26, 2026
The key to 91AV原创 growth strategy: ‘proactive’ economic security
The challenge is to turn ambition into sustainable growth by strengthening economic security and developing technologies that can compete globally.
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
The move comes amid growing concerns about smart technology in the vehicles and the threat of spying.
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Senior U.S. Democrat says midterm win would give party stronger voice in shaping Asia policy
Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.
Students attend a computer and information technology class at a learning center in New Delhi. AI is boosting productivity for experienced Indian workers while blocking young recruits from building the skills they will need to succeed in their careers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2026
Quiet quitting comes to India. AI will make it worse.
There is evidence that AI, while helping experts become more productive, is hollowing out the skills young people acquire early in their careers.
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2026
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
The nationwide menu prices for the chain are to increase by an average of 6%, with some heavy-traffic locations to rise by 10%.
Demonstrators take part in a protest organized by student collectives and trade unions in Paris on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2026
Will France’s mass protests and riots spread across the globe?
France’s waves of unrest reveal social and economic tensions while raising concerns that far-right forces could exploit public discontent elsewhere.
China, the world’s second-largest equities market, has lost $3.5 trillion in value from a peak in May, compiled data shows.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 25, 2026
Sinking profits turn China’s $3.5 trillion stock rout into trap
Further darkening the outlook is the growing perception that leaders are in no rush to jump-start an economy that is slowing but at a tolerable speed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets China's No. 4 official, Wang Huning, in Dandong, China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 25, 2026
North Korea’s Kim visits China as allies look to boost economic ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied during his visit to the border city of Dandong on Saturday by Wang Huning, China’s No. 4 official.
Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 30
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / EXPLAINER
Oct 24, 2026
What to know about the Chinese Communist Party’s Fifth Plenum
Chinese President Xi Jinping and others will meet in Beijing on Monday for a gathering that could hint at the country’s next generation of leaders.
Emergency services personnel coordinate rescue efforts following an earthquake in Nagqu, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in this image from video released Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2026
China orders ‘all-out’ rescue after Tibet quake kills 16
More than 300 houses collapsed in the 7.0 magnitude quake, which struck on Thursday at 10:33 p.m.
The Portland Aluminium smelter in Portland, Australia. Closing power plants before replacements are ready has left the country with fewer options, which should serve as a warning to Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
Australia’s energy transition offers a warning to the world
An energy-rich country is spending billions to keep its aluminum smelters operating. Its policy choices help explain why.
An attendee walks past signage for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Bangkok on Oct. 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
War, rates and a global economy that won’t break
Today’s nominally solid scenario depends on policymakers not making any major mistakes.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has surveyed suppliers on using rare-earth-free motors in factory-automation equipment, according to informed sources.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart China’s rare earths grip, sources say
Rare-earth magnets are used in motors that power moving parts in industrial equipment, including machinery found in highly automated factories.
Police personnel and firefighters help evacuate people from a fake train station after a simulated attack by China during the annual Min An Civil Defense drills in New Taipei City in July 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2026
Taiwan’s resilience must be built before a crisis
Taiwan has focused heavily on military readiness against China, but it now faces a tougher question: how its society will deal with prolonged duress.
A China Coast Guard vessel in 2017. Taiwan says it is facing a stepped-up pressure campaign by Beijing, including in the waters around the island where China's military and coast guard operate daily.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
Taiwan probes organized crime links to China’s ‘transnational repression’
Taipei has complained that Beijing is using various underhanded methods to target Taiwanese nationals viewed as politically suspect.
A Patriot missile system is deployed at a park in Taipei in July last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
What’s holding up Washington’s $14 billion arms sale to Taipei?
U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently hailed his “great friendship” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has resisted pressure to OK the arms package.

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