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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020
How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour
The background of the investors behind the record-breaking deal drew as much interest as the transaction itself.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020
China's factory activity accelerates at solid pace in September
China's factory activity extended solid growth in September, twin surveys showed, as the nation's crucial exports engine revved up on improving overseas demand and underlined a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus shock.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020
Making sense of China’s new plan
Many observers fear that China is “turning inward” just when the global economy is staring down the barrel of a recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020
Xi Jinping’s tech wonderland runs into headwinds
The Greater Bay Area's ability to push China toward global tech leadership is facing its stiffest challenge yet from a U.S.-led global backlash against Chinese tech.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020
What if U.S. forces return to Taiwan?
An ugly but strategically important debate recently erupted between China and the United States over Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2020
Taiwan defense chief says no signs China is preparing for war
One sign of an imminent attack would be if troops from inland parts of China began massing along its east, but there are no indications that is happening.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
White House wants to know how fast nukes could be pulled out of storage, report says
The report comes as talks over extending the last remaining strategic arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia remain deadlocked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020
SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats
U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020
Biden set to carve own brand of tough-on-China policy if elected
Biden advisers have honed in on questions about the world's second largest economy — anticipating attacks from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 29, 2020
China’s top climate scientists unveil road map to 2060 goal
One of China's climate research institutes on Sunday laid out a plan of increasing renewable and nuclear energy and completely phasing out coal power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2020
Some of Hong Kong's poor finally feel at home in prefabricated 'modules'
When Lau Kai Fai, his wife and teenage son moved into a new Hong Kong flat last month, he thought the 290 square feet (27 square meters) of space in his "module home" felt like "winning the lottery."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 28, 2020
China’s rebound lost momentum in September, early data shows
New home sales in China's four biggest cities slowed in the first three weeks of September, reversing August's pickup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2020
With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute
Taiwan expressed satisfaction on Monday and said the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2020
China’s largest chipmaker sinks after U.S. restrictions
The news lifted shares of rivals, with United Microelectronics Corp. surging by the 10 percent daily limit in Taipei.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020
Beijing unveils protections for health emergency whistleblowers
China's capital Beijing will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about public health emergencies, it said on Sunday, part of the country's efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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