TOKYO -- Central banks worldwide must be "ready to act" against inflationary effects of the Iran war, which risk being aggravated by an excessive fiscal policy response, said Pablo Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements.
Exiting OPEC, UAE seeks greater flexibility and growth led by its own oil
Vandana Hari is the founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.
Natural rubber prices soar on Iran tensions, boosting Asian suppliers
BANGKOK -- Natural rubber prices are hitting their highest levels in nine years as demand rises due to a shift away from oil-derived synthetic rubber during the U.S. war with Iran.
China's EcoFlow to sell solar panels in British supermarkets soon
LONDON -- Chinese solar panel maker EcoFlow is expecting to sell its plug-in products in British supermarkets within months, hoping to raise brand awareness as it aims to reach commercial clients, the company's European head said.
Led by industry, Japan and Taiwan plant seeds of drone cooperation
TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Nascent cooperation between Japan and Taiwan on drones is budding as both face the challenge of reducing China's supply chain dominance and cost advantages.
Trump visits China, vote on Sara Duterte impeachment, SoftBank earnings
Welcome to Your Week in Asia.
Asia's biggest event this week is U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China and meeting with President Xi Jinping. The U.S. delegation, whose visit was delayed for weeks due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran launched in late February, is expected to include American tech and financial executives.
But there are other eye-catching events in Asia, including the Philippine parliamentary vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, Thaksin
China's aggressive squid fishing linked to sharp drops in catches
TOKYO -- There has been a sharp decline in the volume of global squid catches, with some activists blaming China for its aggressive fishing that is being driven by high demand for affordable seafood in Japan.
How Sony leveraged data to make the Demon Slayer film a hit
TOKYO -- A Sony Group team that analyzes fan data across games, anime and other businesses is delivering results. The team proposes ways to raise the value of intellectual property (IP) handled by multiple group companies, including the anime franchise Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. In the film business, advertising efficiency has more than tripled.
Footloose in Ho Chi Minh City: 5 new-ish things to do in old Saigon
HO CHI MINH CITY -- I recently heard Pedro Pascal, the Chilean American actor and global phenom, say Vietnam is on his travel bucket list. Incidentally he's on my celebrity bucket list. So I hereby offer my services as his tour guide. While we await his arrival, feel free to use this itinerary I prepared for Ho Chi Minh City, my home base.
A Kyoto bottleneck reveals Japan's wider tourism challenges
Benjamin Boas is a Tokyo-based cultural policy consultant and author of From Cool Japan to Your Japan.
At Kyoto Station recently, I found myself in an odd queue: not waiting to board the Shinkansen, but waiting to leave the Shinkansen area. The line had backed up onto the stairs, where people were leaning against suitcases, trying to work out whether they were in the wrong place or caught in a system that had stopped moving.