We need conversations at COP26, not lectures
Gautam Adani is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group.
Less than a decade ago, no one could have envisaged that social media, once regarded as a panacea for the democratization of information, would manifest itself as an ouroboros, the ancient serpent eating its own tail.
Information, verifiable fact, and balanced, fact-based commentary, once staples of old-fashioned newspapers of record are now conspicuous only by their absence.
The spread of fake news at unprecedented speed to unprecedented numbers of people on social media is
Toyota in hot pursuit of Tesla, unveiling EV with 500 km range
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor shook up the auto industry over two decades ago when it offered the world's first mass-produced hybrid, but the Japanese company has been late to embrace full electrics. It hopes to make up lost ground by debuting its first full-electric vehicle, touting a range approaching that offered by Tesla.
The sport utility vehicle bZ4X will provide a range of about 500 km for the front-wheel-drive version and 460 km for the all-
U.S. Trade Representative Tai to travel to Japan, South Korea, India
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her deputy, Sarah Bianchi, will travel to Japan, South Korea and India to meet with officials for talks on trade and economic ties, the USTR office said on Friday.
They will travel to Tokyo on Nov. 15, Seoul on Nov. 18 and New Delhi on Nov. 22, the USTR office said in a statement.
(Reuters)
Mitsubishi Heavy aims for low-carbon shift after profit rebound
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries returned to profit in the six months through September despite sluggish sales, as the company works to transform itself into a leader in decarbonation technology.
The Japanese industrial conglomerate aims to return to its pre-COVID level sales by fiscal 2023, while making technologies such as carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen and ammonia combustion new drivers of revenue within a decade.
But investors so far seem unconvinced by this growth story: The company's share price remains
Tencent to invest $264m in Japanese publisher Kadokawa
TOKYO -- Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings will acquire a 6.86% stake in Japanese publishing company Kadokawa for 30 billion yen ($264 million), Kadokawa announced on Friday.
Kadokawa said in a stock exchange filing that a Hong Kong-based Tencent subsidiary called Sixjoy will buy 4.86 million shares for 6,170 yen per share, a 2.3% premium to its closing price on Friday. The transaction will take place between Nov. 15 and 2
Passport stigma traps poor country citizens at home
Rupa Subramanya is a researcher and commentator. She is a distinguished fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the co-author of " Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India."
While addressing party workers of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party on Oct. 16, India's Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-hand man, claimed that Modi had "increased the value of Indian passports" since coming to power in 2014, merely by the fact that Indian
Indonesia's Widodo seeks to cure vaccine disparity at G-20
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants to have a big say in addressing the needs of developing and poor countries regarding health and climate issues at the upcoming Group of 20 summit and the United Nations' COP26 climate conference.
The president departed for Rome on Friday morning to address G-20 leaders over the weekend, when he will highlight issues ranging from the global economy and health to climate change and sustainable development. It will be Widodo's first visit abroad since the start of
Global heating: The threat to Asia
This is the second piece in a series on the COP26 climate summit and the danger Asia faces from climate change.
TOKYO -- The "Asian century" has barely begun -- but it is already in peril from global heating.
Rising sea levels and extreme weather pose grave threats to the islands, coastal cities and tropical zones of a vast region where more than half of humanity lives. Climbing global temperatures threaten food security, life expectancy and national economies.
The outcome of the UN climate conference starting on Sunday
ANA revises full-year forecast to $880m loss, its second in a row
TOKYO -- ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, has revised down its previously announced forecast of a net profit of 3.5 billion yen ($30 million) to deficit of 100 billion yen ($880 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2022 as the leading airline struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
ANA is now expected to have operating losses for a second consecutive fiscal year. Although the company sees signs of a recovery in domestic passenger
ASEAN summits bring wins but leave big questions on Myanmar, unity
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has ended a string of summits and meetings -- dialogues that brought some tangible results but little progress on the crisis in Myanmar as the group tries to maintain its relevance in the shadow of the U.S.-China rivalry.
Brunei Darussalam's official news release on Thursday emphasized agreements struck over three days, including the ASEAN Shield, "which aims to create a more coordinated and responsive" bloc against emergencies and disasters. Around 100 documents were
