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An attendant holds a petrol nozzle after refueling a car at a PetroChina gas station in Beijing on March 10.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 18, 2026
China’s fuel export ban to further tighten Asia supply
Australia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are ​especially reliant on Chinese fuel supply and will have to cover their needs elsewhere.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2026
Trump expects Xi summit in ‘five or six weeks’ as Iran war rages
The move underscores how the war has jumbled the U.S. president’s foreign policy agenda and adds another point of tension in the U.S.-China relationship.
Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo (left) inspects reservists during a training session in Yilan, Taiwan, in December. Koo has said that Taiwan's government is coordinating closely with the U.S. regarding a planned arms purchase as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to delay a long-anticipated China trip.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2026
Sale of second U.S. arms package believed to be on schedule, says Taiwan
Allies and partners have been watching with concern how the shifting of U.S. forces to the Middle East could impact U.S. readiness to deal with incidents in East Asia.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2026
Trump call for Chinese warships hits sensitive topic for Xi
Analysts see a rare strategic opening to construct a world order more suited to China’s interests as the rules-based system built by the U.S. after World War II is upended.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2026
Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘a month or so’
Such a delay risks magnifying tensions between Washington and Beijing and underscores how the Iran war has upended the U.S. foreign policy agenda.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2026
Trump threatens Xi summit delay if China doesn’t help in Hormuz
Trump stressed China’s dependence on oil from the Middle East in an interview with The Financial Times, as he reiterated a demand for Beijing to help unblock the key waterway.
Instead of leveraging their combined economic weight, African countries are pursuing fragmented bilateral agreements that leave them as junior partners and vulnerable to countries like China and the U.S.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2026
The new ‘scramble for Africa’ risks becoming divide and conquer
The disunity persists despite Africa’s enormous advantages, including a rapidly growing consumer market and dominant control of critical minerals essential to the global economy.
Mini Labubu toys are displayed at a Pop Mart store in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2026
Pop Mart bets on post-Labubu future with new toys
The shift will test whether Pop Mart is a one-hit wonder or a durable hit factory capable of competing long term with the likes of Walt Disney and Hello Kitty owner Sanrio.
In some ways, China’s grid investments highlight how energy security — once viewed as a lofty, long-term goal of President Xi Jinping — is now becoming an immediate and crucial source of economic insulation.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2026
China’s ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
Beijing’s long-running effort to build out its energy sources is getting fresh momentum from the war in the Middle East.
The Taiwanese coast guard conducts its annual drill in southern Taiwan with the island's military, simulating the seizure of a ferry by "international terrorists," to board and take back control of the boat and evacuate casualties, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, last June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2026
As China rehearses a blockade, Taiwan’s coast guard prepares to push back
The agency is gradually boosting its capabilities, training closely with Taiwan’s military and ramping up cooperation with its U.S., Japanese and Philippine counterparts.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
Trump says he’s asked seven countries to join coalition to police Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. president insisted that nations relying heavily on oil from the Gulf have a responsibility to protect the strait.
During trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese officials showed openness to buying U.S. poultry, beef and non-soybean row crops.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2026
U.S. and China discuss farm goods and managed trade in ‘remarkably stable’ talks
The Paris talks touched on potential areas of agreement such as agriculture and critical minerals.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng meet in London, on June 9, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
U.S. and China economic chiefs to meet in Paris ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials are set to launch a new round of talks in Paris on Sunday to iron out kinks in their trade truce and clear a smooth path for U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of March.
Paraguay's Legislative Palace, built as a donation from the Taiwanese government, in Asuncion earlier this month
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2026
How China is wooing Paraguay’s political class away from longtime ally Taiwan
Paraguay is a tiny player on the world stage. But it is Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in South America, making it a focal point for China’s efforts to isolate the island.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at a U.S. military base in Seongju on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2026
How the war in Iran could help China and change Asia
The war in Iran is already straining America’s promise of security in a region that U.S. military leaders have called “our priority theater.”
Lawmakers attend the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2026
China to impose up to 30.1% tariffs on halogenated butyl rubber from Japan
The tariffs are effective from Saturday and will be in place for five years, the ministry said.
The U.S. trade representative announced an investigation into overcapacity on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2026
Japan listed in second U.S. trade investigation announced in as many days
Sixty jurisdictions are mentioned in the new inquiry, which deals with forced labor.
An official stands in front of the K27 train bound for Pyongyang at Tianjin station in Tianjin, China, on Thursday .
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2026
China’s train to North Korea lacks passengers on maiden voyage
Visa and tour-group requirements remained a barrier for potential travelers — a sentiment reflected across Beijing Station, leaving Pyongyang carriages eerily empty.
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Japan's prime minister and imperial couple.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2026
Macron to visit Japan and South Korea starting March 31
The French leader, who has visited Japan several times, will hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
An F-35C Lightning II is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 2.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2026
U.S. allies near China on edge as weapons shift from Asia to Iran
Even if fighting wraps up soon, there is concern that depleted stockpiles of munitions could take years to replace, leaving Taiwan and other places vulnerable.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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