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The lengths taken by Myanmar to disguise its purchases of Iranian jet fuel suggest U.S. sanctions are biting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a midterm elections campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2026
Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant
The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs.
China accounts for almost two-thirds of rare earth mining production and 92% of global refined output, according to the International Energy Agency.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Supplies of rare earth yttrium have ‘stalled,’ industry ministry official says
The official described a “supply-demand crunch,” with the Financial Times reporting that Tokyo is months away from running out of the critical metal.
Japan's exports in September rose 16.7% from a year earlier in terms of value, backed by ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2026
91AV原创 export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars
The export gain highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence, with shipments of semiconductors and chip-making equipment surging.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe represents a district in Hokkaido, the prefecture that grows most of Japan's domestically sourced potatoes.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Politics of the potato front and center for 91AV原创 new agriculture minister
Arata Takebe’s Hokkaido constituents might oppose a push to increase potato imports from the U.S.
Employees trim and process chicken breast meat at Wintop Food Group's frozen chicken-processing factory in Tengzhou, China.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2026
This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings
International clients have quelled their doubts about the quality of Chinese chicken.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
War is forcing the world to reckon with geography’s power
Everyday assumptions have been challenged by the economic havoc wrought by the blockage of a single vital shipping and energy route.
A plug-in hybrid BYD ATTO 8 SUV. BYD, China's largest hybrid vehicle exporter to Europe, sold more plug-in hybrids than fully electric models in the first eight months of the year.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
China’s $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under deal with bloc
Since the EU imposed additional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in 2024, Chinese automakers have increasingly turned to plug-in hybrids.
Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise
The push reflects 91AV原创 efforts to reduce Asia’s vulnerability to oil supply disruptions.
Japan and China are pouring billions into reducing their reliance on each other even as their massive trade ties keep them bound together, a hedging dilemma faced by other countries as well.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 11, 2026
With bilateral trade booming, why are Japan-China tensions rising?
In our new era of “weaponized interdependence,” economic ties can create strategic vulnerabilities.
Maros Sefcovic, the EU trade commissioner, speaks to journalists during a news conference in Beijing on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2026
China and EU strike deal to?halve Chinese hybrid exports
The “shared understanding” would “moderate” China’s export of the cars to the EU, and would cut the imports of several million cars over four years.
The European Union is taking a harder line on China’s trade gap as it heads into two days of negotiations in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2026
EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin
Germany and France this week called on the EU to adopt stronger tools to defend European sectors that have fallen prey to surging Chinese imports.
China's LOGINK platform was touted as a digital system to exchange logistics data from customs authorities, ports and third-party transport services, replacing paper processes.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2026
The U.S. said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanished.
It could not be established why the LOGINK platform championed by Beijing as a “key project” spiraled into financial and legal troubles.
Electric vehicles ready for export and containers at a port in Shanghai. Europe hopes to manage Chinese exports through voluntary limits, for example on hybrid cars shipped to the bloc.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2026
EU and China to hold two-day talks in Beijing aiming to avert trade war
A shift by Chinese firms into more high-tech manufacturing is threatening many traditional EU industries.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at a Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton, Texas, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2026
Trump tariffs a mixed bag for U.S. auto industry
Trump has claimed a “roaring comeback” in U.S. auto manufacturing following aggressive trade policy, but analysts say its more of a mixed bag.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during the second day of the Group of 20 trade ministerial conference at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2026
U.S. ‘severely disappointed’ in lack of G20 consensus on overproduction
The U.S. had called for action against excess industrial capacity — a criticism commonly aimed at China.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Monday
WORLD
Oct 2, 2026
No lights and no radio: Getting oil through Hormuz is a risky job
Ships are engaged in shuttle runs through the Strait of Hormuz, ferrying barrels often at night and with strict instructions about what can be used.
Iranians walk past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump along a street in Tehran on Sept. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2026
Iran offers to allow nuclear inspectors if sanctions are eased
Inflation in Iran is now almost 90% year over year, and the rial has weakened 30% against the dollar as sanctions begin to bite.
Head bartender Shingo Miyachi pours a Negroni cocktail into a glass with ice from Kuramoto Ice at a bar in the Hilton Narita in Chiba Prefecture.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 30, 2026
‘Like a jewel’: 91AV原创 luxury ice revered by bars worldwide
The luxury product, believed to melt more slowly than regular ice, is painstakingly shaped by craftsmen in Kanazawa.
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in tea with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, in the Red Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2026
Trump denies offering to sell arms to China’s Xi
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue had told Fox News on Sunday that Trump made the extraordinary offer to sell arms to the rival superpower.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
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.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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