SINGAPORE -- Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including the U.S. and China, have pledged to expand coronavirus vaccine supplies and step up the resumption of travel while warning against hoarding jabs.

TOKYO -- Small and midsize enterprises are increasingly pushing digital transformations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to differentiate themselves from rivals, Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen told Nikkei's Global Management Forum on Wednesday.

TOKYO -- Japan's successful launch of a rocket into orbit Tuesday paves the way for the country to fully enter private-sector launch services, as IHI Aerospace moves ahead to snag orders from Southeast Asia.

BEIJING -- Since Chinese President Xi Jinping took the helm of the nation nearly nine years ago as the Communist Party's leader, its economy has vaulted from half of America's size to 70% or so -- a gap that will continue to narrow, with some estimates saying it could surpass the U.S. within the decade.

NEW YORK -- The exploding popularity of NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, has shown that people's love of collectibles knows no physical or virtual bounds -- whether for works of art or McRibs .

TOKYO -- Day two of Nikkei's Global Management Forum kicked off in Tokyo on Wednesday, with global business leaders gathering to discuss responses to and rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.

TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is to start producing chips in Japan by 2024 in a joint venture with Sony after the two companies signed a deal for a $7 billion plant on Tuesday.

TOKYO -- Shiseido, Japan's largest cosmetics and skin care company, is counting on consumers in China and Southeast Asia to help it push global sales to 1 trillion yen ($8.9 billion) by 2023.

TOKYO -- Robust global auto demand has prompted Nissan Motor to lift its annual net profit forecast through March 2022 for the second time this fiscal year, as the Japanese automaker moves away from offering big discounts to capture market share.

GLASGOW -- Activists from around the world gathered last weekend alongside the formal COP26 conference negotiations to demand "climate justice."