TOKYO -- Japan's SoftBank Group will seek to make batteries that do not require expensive lithium and cobalt in Japan, envisioning their use to power growing numbers of data centers, Nikkei has learned.
US blockade strands 1.8m barrels a day of Iranian crude oil
NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Texas -- Iranian crude oil has lost access to markets in Asia as a result of a U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, leaving Tehran scrambling to find storage space for the oil it is still producing.
Japan trade show highlights quality-of-life innovations for pets
TOKYO -- One of Japan's top international trade shows for the pet industry held in Tokyo in April spotlighted a range of innovative products designed to enhance pets' quality of life.
To Lam meets Modi, ASEAN ministerial meeting, Sony's business strategy
Welcome to Your Week in Asia.
Vietnamese President To Lam, who is also the leader of the Communist Party, is stepping up diplomatic activities. After welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on May 2, To Lam this week makes a state visit to India where he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Southeast Asia, the Philippines hosts an ASEAN ministerial meeting that marks the beginning of this year's ASEAN Summit.
On the business front, Sony Group presents its corporate strategy and earnings announcement with President and
Fuel costs squeeze Japan's struggling traditional public bath operators
TOKYO -- Rising fuel prices have weighed down heavily on Japanese public bathhouse operators already struggling to stay afloat.
Indians' hopes for German degrees dashed after Berlin restricts visas
BERLIN -- For some Indian students enrolled at the private International University of Applied Sciences (IU) in Berlin, their visions of studying in beautiful, ornate buildings may have been shattered when they found they had to shuffle through an Italian restaurant to reach the main entrance of their campus.
Turkish agri-drone maker hopes China fears will boost its sales in West
ISTANBUL -- Turkish agricultural drone manufacturer Baibars Mechatronics Aviation Industry is hoping to capitalize on the West's growing unease with the domination of China-made models to expand its market, its founder says.
Will Hormuz crisis spur Asia to boost oil reserve cooperation?
TOKYO -- Hastily assembled under intense time pressure, Japan's new energy security initiative aimed at fostering regional cooperation in Asia has emerged with a surprisingly catchy name.
Footloose in Delhi: Where medieval and modern coexist
DELHI -- India's National Capital Territory can be described as a city of many cities -- built, destroyed and rebuilt at least eight times over the centuries.
Lurking landmines: 'Postwar' is a misleading term in conflict zones
Kanika Gupta is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, reporting on conflict, migration, human rights and gender from South Asia and the Middle East.