Collapse of Honda's EV focus leaves it with dearth of new models

TOKYO -- Honda Motor's struggles stemming from abandoning its electrification strategy leave the automaker dealing with not only massive losses but also a lack of new models for the key North American market, spurring speculation about dividend cuts.


China solar panel makers hike Japan prices on materials costs, rebate cuts

TOKYO -- Major Chinese solar panel manufacturers raised prices in Japan this month to pass on higher materials costs and the effects of cuts to government support, creating headwinds to renewable energy expansion.


Huawei AI aids conservation of endangered Chinese monkey

GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION, China -- Huawei Technologies is using artificial intelligence to protect endangered monkeys here, helping to sift through huge amounts of camera footage to better understand their ecology.


Japan to see higher plastic and metal prices as Iran war drags on

TOKYO -- Prices are set to rise on two-thirds of key industrial materials in Japan, including chemicals, aluminum alloys and paper, as the war in the Middle East disrupts supply chains, a Nikkei analysis shows.


Iran war sends fertilizer price soaring 50%, threatening global food supply

TOKYO -- The war in Iran has triggered a spike in fertilizer prices as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz stalls shipments of natural-gas derived fertilizers from the Middle East, placing global food security at risk.


Saudi Aramco's record Asian oil premium locks in higher prices

TOKYO -- State-owned Saudi Aramco is hiking its premium on crude oil shipments to Asia nearly eightfold for May compared with April, a move expected to keep prices high even if supply constraints from the Iran war ease.


Iranians face more chaos as New Year begins and Trump sharpens threat

TEHRAN -- Iranians are returning to work this week after the Nowruz New Year holidays with the roar of fighter jets overhead and as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to annihilate the country.


Japan has enough oil to last beyond this year, says PM Takaichi

TOKYO -- Japan has managed to secure enough crude oil to last beyond this year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, as public unease that the country may run out of supplies grows amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.


Iranians face more chaos as New Year begins and Trump threat looms

TEHRAN -- Iranians are returning to work this week after the Nowruz New Year holidays with the roar of fighter jets overhead and the U.S. president's threat of raining hell looming.


Air India CEO calls time on tenure marked by losses, Boeing crash

BENGALURU -- Air India Chief Executive Campbell Wilson will step down from his position, the airline said Tuesday, bringing down the curtain on a tenure marked by high losses and the fatal crashing of a Boeing 787 in western India.