JAKARTA -- Global electric vehicle makers have set their sights on Indonesia, attracted by its abundant reserves of key EV battery ingredient nickel, government backing for the industry and the market potential of the world's fourth most populous nation.
Okinawan cuisine challenges and compels stomach and spirit
OKINAWA -- English food has come a long way since the times it was dismissed as one of the blandest cuisines in Europe. But having lived and dined in the country more than 20 years ago, I have never known the yearnings for local cuisine experienced by Japanese people abroad, cut off from their own food culture.
Thailand's Q3 GDP slides back into contraction due to delta spread
BANGKOK -- Thailand's economy returned to year-on-year contraction in the three months ending September due to the country's delta-strain outbreaks that led to business lockdowns in heavily-affected provinces, including Bangkok.
Coronavirus latest: Israel says children aged 5 to 11 eligible for jab
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Cumulative global cases have reached 253,269,523 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,099,867.
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Japan annualized GDP down 3% in Q3 on weak domestic demand
TOKYO -- Japan's economy shrank 0.8% in the July-September period from the previous quarter, equal to an annualized pace of 3.0%, the Cabinet Office announced on Monday.
Honda's future, much like its past, rests on two wheels
TOKYO -- Honda Motor has become increasingly reliant on its founding motorcycle business to make money, which will have major implications for its emergent electric vehicle and space ventures.
Beijing Stock Exchange set to start operation on Nov. 15
SHANGHAI -- China's newly minted stock exchange based in Beijing is set to open on Nov. 15 as a new source of capital for innovation-driven startups. The Beijing Stock Exchange is designed to help President Xi Jinping with his efforts to achieve the key policy goal of building a socialist and modernized superpower.
Growth in Asian emissions will make cuts elsewhere irrelevant
Nick Butler is a visiting professor at King's College London and a former senior executive at energy company BP.
Manufacturers rue dependence on China for supplies of magnesium
TOKYO -- Global manufacturers are facing another headache in their supply chain after the price of magnesium spiked and highlighted their vulnerability to policy shocks in China, which accounts for 80% of the world's production.
Makeup for men? How male cosmetics became the new normal in Japan
TOKYO -- For generations, makeup has been seen as a thing for women only, but maybe not anymore. While wearing makeup has become common for young men in their teens and 20s, more men in their 30s and older are adjusting their skin tone and drawing eyebrows.