Welcome to Your Week in Asia.
The first Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum, co-hosted by Japan's economy ministry and the U.S.' National Energy Dominance Council, will be held in Tokyo. The gathering, which is set to draw ministers and CEOs, happens to come at a time when energy supplies have been severely restricted due to the Iran conflict.
China's Two Sessions -- annual meetings of the National People's Congress and of the National Committee of the
JAKARTA/TOKYO -- More and more highly educated young Indonesians are obtaining specified skill qualifications to seek employment in Japan, eyeing drastic labor shortages in nursing and other fields amid high unemployment at home.
HWACHEON, South Korea/YULIN, Taiwan -- Local governments in South Korea and Taiwan are actively working to boost birth rates and revitalize regions through initiatives such as subsidies for childbirth costs and university tuition.
SAPPORO, Japan -- Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, is said to be the birthplace of Japan's modern beer industry with the establishment of the government-run Kaitakushi Beer Brewery in Sapporo in 1876. While beer-related tourism resources like the Sapporo Beer Museum in the city and the Kirin Brewery Hokkaido Chitose Factory near Hokkaido's main airport are abundant, a relatively new arrival on the scene is brewing craft beer and serving them direct to consumers.
Lu-Hai Liang is a U.K.-based writer.
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to target 40 trillion yen ($253.53 billion) in sales of domestically produced semiconductors by 2040, a move to capitalize on growing demand from artificial intelligence and data centers.
WASHINGTON -- The Japanese government has approached Japan Display about operating a cutting-edge factory in the U.S., a project that would be a part of Japan's $550 billion investment and loan package in the U.S., Nikkei has learned.
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to continue a crackdown on corruption in the People's Liberation Army and to strengthen oversight of the country's growing military budget.
KATHMANDU -- A party founded just three years ago and led by rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is set to emerge as the major victor in this week's parliamentary election in Nepal, with Shah himself defeating former prime minister KP Sharma Oli in a head-to-head vote.
KATHMANDU -- A party founded just three years ago and led by rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has taken an early lead in this week's parliamentary election in Nepal, likely reshaping the country's political landscape after last year's deadly Gen Z protests.