BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/HANOI -- Consumers in Singapore, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries face higher prices for food and fuel as the war in Iran hits oil supplies, a trend that threatens to dampen spending and deal a blow to the region's economy.

TOKYO -- U.S. investment firm Berkshire Hathaway set terms for a yen-denominated bond sale of 272.3 billon yen ($1.7 billion) on Friday, making it the third-largest yen bond deal ever for the company.

DALIAN, China -- Richard Liu Qiangdong, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, plans to invest 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) into China's recreational boat industry, building production and development bases in the country as its market grows.

ISLAMABAD -- The U.S.-Iran peace talks are expected to start in Islamabad on Saturday as delegations, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, are heading to Pakistan's capital in search of a common ground to end the 40-day war that began after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.

MANILA -- The Philippines announced a new set of subsidies for commuters and the public transport sector, aimed at easing price pressures resulting from the widening conflict in the Middle East.

NEW YORK -- Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's latest global tariffs will be heard by a U.S. federal court on Friday, several weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a set of levies issued under a different legal authority.

TOKYO -- The Iran War will prompt a massive supply chain rethink globally and lead to long-lasting inflationary pressures, the chief executive of major Japanese shipping operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines warned, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to be disrupted despite a two-week ceasefire.

PHNOM PENH -- Facing a loan of $10,000 he could not repay and escalating penalties, Mao San, 65, planned to sell his land.

LONDON -- Kazakhstan is drawing renewed interest from Asian energy importers seeking to diversify supply as the Middle East conflict disrupts traditional routes, but analysts say capacity, geography and infrastructure are limiting Astana's ability to sell.

Hello from Tokyo. The situation in the Middle East shifted significantly on Wednesday, with the U.S. and Iran agreeing to a ceasefire , at least for now. However, this week, I want to refocus slightly and highlight our tech coverage.

Nikkei Asia has delivered a series of exclusive articles on Apple's next-generation iPhone, drawing on our deep reporting across Asia's supply chain. This week, we brought you the latest. Apple is encountering setbacks during the engineering test phase of its first