TOKYO -- Smaller and more fragile economies "want to look up" to developed countries such as China, the U.S. and Japan, East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said, emphasizing that such nations should be prudent leaders that can provide stability to the world.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- The nascent but growing drone industry in Taiwan has been plunged into uncertainty after the opposition-led legislature axed domestic production programs from the government's flagship defense budget.

SYDNEY -- Allegations of misconduct by KPMG in Australia have drawn the global accounting group into a controversy that threatens its government contracts.

BENGALURU -- India's cities are becoming significantly hotter, not only because of climate change but because of the way they're being built, with researchers increasingly warning that rapid, poorly planned urbanization is amplifying heat stress for hundreds of millions of low-income residents.

TOKYO -- Sapporo Holdings will change its name back to Sapporo Breweries for the first time in 23 years this July as part of a strategy of getting back to basics by offloading real estate holdings and focusing on the Sapporo brand.

TOKYO -- The Future of Asia, Nikkei's flagship annual conference, kicks off its second and final day on Thursday, as prominent regional leaders gather in Tokyo to discuss how the region can work together in a volatile world.

TOKYO/SEOUL -- Asia may be FIFA's biggest audience, but with many games in the upcoming World Cup in North America set to air overnight across much of the region, broadcasters have pushed back against soaring rights fees.

TOKYO -- Rising costs and a tumbling stock price are pressuring the operator of Tokyo Disneyland to hike ticket prices again, but it will need to convince visitors that the higher admission fees are worthwhile.

TOKYO -- South Korea's SK Hynix will triple its wafer capacity by 2034 to meet soaring demand for its memory chips critical for artificial intelligence computing, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said in an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia on Wednesday.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is exploring setting up an organization to handle intellectual property infringement complaints from domestic companies and creators lacking the resources to do so on their own, looking to bolster the content industry's overseas strategy.