Ken Moriyasu, a former correspondent for Nikkei, is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute.
Softbank-backed PayPay to enter life insurance business
TOKYO -- Japanese mobile payment service PayPay announced Thursday that it will enter the life insurance business as early as October 2027, as the SoftBank Group-owned company aims to expand its customer base.
China imposes travel ban on New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip
SYDNEY -- China has "for the first time" imposed travel bans on New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan, New Zealand's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Trump-backed trade route casts spotlight on Armenia election
LONDON -- The U.S., Russia and China are monitoring Armenia's parliamentary election set for Sunday, as the superpowers jostle for influence over the small South Caucasus nation key to a new trade route championed by the Trump administration.
Nvidia's CPU move and China's EV makers go solid
Hello everyone. This is Cissy from Hong Kong, your #techAsia host this week.
The AI story moved fast this week and on multiple fronts simultaneously. In the U.S., Anthropic quietly filed for an initial public offering after recently raising capital at a massive $965 billion valuation. In China, two of the country's leading artificial intelligence startups, MiniMax and Zhipu, filed for Shanghai dual listings , just six months after the duo's blockbuster IPOs in Hong Kong, a sign that
Activists struggle to keep spotlight on Tiananmen in world beset by crises
TOKYO -- Thirty-seven years after the brutal Chinese military crackdown on unarmed students and citizens peacefully protesting for democracy at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, activists are struggling to keep the memory from fading in a world beset by multiple bloody wars and relentless crises.
South Korea's ruling party wins big in local elections
SEOUL -- With nearly all votes counted in nationwide local elections in South Korea, the administration of President Lee Jae Myung won most major races, solidifying the left-leaning leader's mandate over his remaining four years in office.
South Korea's Lee wins mandate for diplomatic continuity in local elections
SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has secured a stronger mandate for the remainder of his term after his liberal administration scored sweeping victories in Wednesday's nationwide local elections.
TSMC 'not afraid of competition' as CEO wishes Elon Musk good luck on chips
HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei said it will take a long time for Elon Musk's plan to build massive, cutting-edge chip plants from scratch to come to fruition, and that his company is not afraid of competition from Intel, Samsung or anyone else in the chipmaking business.
Boston ranked top US city for foreign companies in Nikkei-FT survey
NEW YORK/HOUSTON -- Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, has topped the 2026 edition of a survey identifying the most attractive U.S. cities for foreign companies to invest in, reflecting its deep talent pool and thriving startup ecosystem.