TOKYO -- Avid gamers were disappointed when Nintendo unveiled the latest version of its popular Switch console on Tuesday.

They had been hoping for a "Switch Pro" -- a long-rumored high-spec device that would be capable of competing with the likes of Sony Group's PlayStation. What they got was a device aimed squarely at casual and first-time gamers.

The most notable upgrade is the display, a 7-inch, organic light-emitting diode display (OLED) that replaces the 6.

NEW DELHI -- With an ambitious goal to inoculate its entire adult population of more than 940 million by the end of the year, India is focusing on stepping up vaccine production even as a deadly second wave of COVID-19 has abated in recent weeks.

Two of India's domestic vaccine manufacturers -- the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, the world's largest producer, and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech -- have been the main providers of doses for the country's inoculation

NEW DELHI -- All eyes have turned to India's renewable energy sector, where billionaire Mukesh Ambani has laid out ambitious multibillion dollar investment plans, at a time when fellow tycoon Gautam Adani is already going strong.

In a mega push into clean energy, Ambani's Reliance Industries, an oil-to-telecom conglomerate, recently announced plans to invest 750 billion rupees ($10.1 billion) in the sector in its bid to become net carbon zero by 2035. "

Owais Zaheer is a geostrategist who advises financial institutions on geopolitical developments and risks. He is based in Canada.

A preoccupation with forced labor tainting U.S. supply chains is just one of the many quarrels that now bedevil China-U.S. ties these days.

Last month, the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued a media release urging Apple CEO Tim Cook to transparently engage with U.S. Customs to ensure that his company's supply chains "are free of forced labor

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Global investors suddenly have reason to take much more notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China, after the regulator unveiled tough measures against one of the country's most recognizable tech companies, Didi Global.

Ride-hailing company Didi was told by the CAC on Sunday that it had found "serious violations" of data laws with its all-important consumer app and that it must be removed from app stores in China -- a big blow just days after the company raised almost $4.

KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Low-cost carrier AirAsia is finalizing discussions to acquire Indonesian unicorn Gojek's business in Thailand, sources with knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia.

An agreement with Gojek, one of the most powerful "superapps" in Southeast Asia, would be a step forward in AirAsia's own ambitions to generate growth in its digital business.

It would also suggest how Gojek is reshaping its regional business in the wake of its announcement in May that it would merge with Tokopedia, one of Indonesia

TOKYO -- Users on the dark web in China trade hacking tips and other information that help drive a rising wave of data theft and other cybercrimes, experts say.

"Seeking people who can hack South Korean or Japanese websites. No need to reply if you don't have the technique or experience," said a post on a Chinese dark website. The request was discovered Jan. 25 by CNsecurity, a South Korean information security service provider.

The post listed job search and staffing websites as targets, including

NANJING, China -- The Chinese government is on a mission to make up a shortfall of hundreds of thousands of semiconductor engineers, as the country works up a voracious appetite for chips and spars with the U.S.

Globally, the tech industry faces a shortage of the microchips that power everything from smartphones to earphones to car sensors. It also lacks enough skilled talent to produce them, especially in China, which consumes about a quarter of the world's output.

A Chinese government study released in April found that

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries will shift most of the production process for liquefied petroleum gas tankers to China, cutting costs to better compete with South Korean and Chinese rivals and to boost its bottom line.

The Japanese shipbuilder currently builds LPG tankers at its Sakaide Works in Kagawa Prefecture in western Japan. It will transfer the know-how to Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering, or NACKS, an equity-method affiliate and a joint venture with Chinese state-owned shipping company COSCO Group.

The plan is to move most of