Japan aims to resume Go To Travel campaign in mid-January

TOKYO -- The government plans to resume the Go To Travel subsidy program to stimulate demand for domestic travel as early as mid-January 2022, Nikkei has learned.


Game over? China hits developers with regulatory triple threat

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese authorities have apparently suspended the licensing of new video games, a move that comes as the government limits gaming by children and as app stores deplatform unauthorized titles.


Slower return to profit may prompt ANA to sell assets: CEO

TOKYO -- ANA Holdings is at a turning point. Can the Japanese airline climb back into the black in the next fiscal year through March 2023, after the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic upended its plans?


India to reopen for tourists Monday as it eases COVID restrictions

NEW DELHI -- India is reopening to foreign tourists starting Nov. 15, more than one and a half years after it suspended issuance of visas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Kishida's right-hand man shows new leadership style in Japan

TOKYO -- Each office in the building housing the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has an electronic board showing when Kishida, cabinet members and senior staff are on the premises. The person's name lights up on the board when they enter and turns off when they leave.


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Foxconn 'cautious' on 2022 outlook as global chip crunch lingers

TAIPEI -- Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, is "cautious" about the outlook for next year due to the ongoing chip shortage, signs of inflation and fraught relations between Washington and Beijing.


COVID curbs leave Asian airlines lagging their U.S. peers

SINGAPORE -- Asia's airlines are struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the biggest operators reporting significant losses -- again -- for the July-September quarter, reflecting the region's prolonged travel curbs.


Xi Jinping's stay-at-home diplomacy is working for now

Suisheng Zhao is a professor at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies and director of its Center for China-U.S. Cooperation.


Australia approves $7bn sale of AusNet to Canada's Brookfield

SYDNEY -- The Australian government has cleared the way for Canadian investment group Brookfield Asset Management's takeover of gas and energy distribution group AusNet Services.


China party officials warn of 'haste' risk in carbon-zero drive

SHANGHAI -- China's Communist Party defended the ruling party's approval of a historical resolution that emphasizes its achievements, rather than its missteps, party officials said on Friday.