Nikkei Asia

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Taiwan on Friday reached the end of an intense stretch of combat drills and civil defense tests meant to gauge the island democracy's readiness to confront an invasion or blockade by China, including the first intentional mobile internet disruptions.

TOKYO -- Canadian investment group Brookfield recently acquired a portfolio of rental apartment buildings across four of Japan's major urban centers for more than 100 billion yen ($627 million). The deal underscores the continuous flow of global investment capital into Japan's housing market.

CANBERRA -- If realized, the vision of resurgent right-wing party One Nation would leave Australia "lonely in a dangerous world," the country's top diplomat said Friday, positing that the populist movement could threaten Canberra's foreign relations and international standing.

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Friday said he is confident Indonesia's economy can grow 6% this year, citing expansion of programs including village cooperatives and food self-sufficiency, as well as higher state-owned enterprises' dividends to finance a "downstreaming" push

Hello from Tokyo. Hiroshi Okuda, the former Toyota Motor president who spearheaded the auto company's globalization drive, has passed away. Many Nikkei Asia readers probably know that the Toyoda family founded the automaker Toyota. The company started in 1937, and according to the company's websit

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy accelerated in the April-June quarter, supported by resilient domestic demand and AI-driven investment, according to a statement released by the central bank on Friday.

HONG KONG -- Volkswagen faces a reality check for its ambitious China comeback plan, as Europe's largest carmaker weighs mass layoffs on its home turf.

TOKYO -- Every year on Aug. 15, Asia is confronted with lingering rifts over how to remember World War II. For Japan, it is a solemn day to mark the end of the conflict, while some of its former colonies and countries that it invaded celebrate their liberation.