BANGKOK -- A son and associate of Aung San Suu Kyi have raised doubts about the condition of Myanmar's most prominent political prisoner after she was reportedly moved to house arrest , questioning a photograph of her in state media accompanying the news.
Prabowo announces cut to ride-hailing app fees in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told a May Day rally in Jakarta on Friday that ride-hailing companies' driver commissions will be cut from 20% to 8%, as he seeks to mollify a key constituency being squeezed by the global energy crisis.
Japan and Australia to fast-track six critical mineral projects
TOKYO/SYDNEY -- Japan and Australia are to prioritize and fast-track six projects dealing with the development of critical minerals, including rare earths and nickel, Nikkei learned on Friday.
Scandal-hit 'baijiu' maker sharply revises earnings with chairman missing
TOKYO -- A major producer of the Chinese liquor baijiu has drastically restated its earnings, slashing key figures by half or more, while speculation swirls around its missing chairman and business conditions across the sector offer little to cheer.
Yen surges to 155 versus dollar for second day amid intervention talk
TOKYO -- The yen rose strongly against the dollar for a second straight day on Friday, jumping from 157.11 to around 155.50 in less than 10 minutes during late-afternoon trading.
India's geopolitical clout tested in Maldives-Mauritius rift over Chagos
COLOMBO -- A legacy of British colonization has surfaced to rock India's diplomatic strategy in the string of island nations in the Indian Ocean, as two of them, the Maldives and Mauritius, have severed diplomatic ties with each other over a territorial dispute.
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William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Japan's Sumitomo Corp. to sell its Madagascar nickel mine business
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. said on Friday that it will sell its entire stake in the Ambatovy nickel mine project in Madagascar, which had been a drag on the company.
Australian farmers face hard choices as Iran war hits fertilizer supplies
CANBERRA -- Last week, farmer Sam Kelly jumped in his double-trailer heavy truck at sunrise, delivered a load of wheat to a poultry feed mill and then headed for Port Kembla on Australia's east coast.
Pakistan seeks long-term gains in continued US-Iran mediation
ISLAMABAD -- Even after the second round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed when the White House canceled its negotiating team's departure for Islamabad on Saturday last week, Pakistan is intent on retaining its facilitating role, and seeking to convert that position into economic gains by accessing cheaper Iranian oil and gas and leveraging its geographical influence.