6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (275+ words) Passenger vessel lost contact during bad weather after departing East Java for Banjarmasin A woman loses consciousness upon learning that the name of a relative is on the passenger list of a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago   (116+ words) Nikkei Asia BOJ meeting, Semicon India, Hong Kong's first five-year plan Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Nepal floods deal a double blow to tourism and electricity exports Tesla and…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (179+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's hotel industry checks out of big projects as costs soar Labor shortages and rising materials prices force rethink, pivot to refurbishments The new design pictured for Tokyo's Imperial Hotel aims to rebuild its tower and alter the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (58+ words) Nikkei Asia Mayor-to-be Zhu Zhongming, 54, seen surging past his older rivals Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent, and later as China bureau chief, and was…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (184+ words) Nikkei Asia Taiwan aerospace contractor zeroes in on countermeasures to China's drones AIDC exec stresses need to create dedicated, low-cost shield A Chinese drone is displayed during a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. An executive of Taiwan's top aerospace…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (110+ words) Nikkei Asia Myanmar military intensifies operations to retake China project areas Thousands of civilians displaced as fighting rages along economic corridor route NGAPE, Myanmar -- In the Rakhine mountains of western Myanmar, a lonely highway lies under fog. Barely any traffic…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (68+ words) Nikkei Asia Local brands seize market share but fake alternatives are proliferating PHNOM PENH -- Ana pours hot water into her cup of instant noodles during a work break in a Phnom Penh bar, twirls the noodles around with a fork…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (199+ words) Garuda Indonesia aircraft is parked at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta in 2022. The airport suspends flight operations until 9:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Sept. 6. © Reuters The suspension, extending a halt that had been scheduled until 5:30 a.m., has affected 209 flights, including several…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (123+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan created 'Shark Tank.' Now it should bring it back 'Money Tigers' could help turn Tokyo startup spending into an entrepreneurial culture Entrepreneurs pitch innovative products on an episode of Shark Tank. © Getty Images Robyn Klingler-Vidra is professor…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (129+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan to step up scrutiny of bank loans to overseas nonbank lenders Financial watchdog will also take harder look at real estate lending TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency will examine whether the country's financial institutions are adequately assessing…...