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Briefing: New luxury farm resort from the founder of Aman set to open in Japan next month

Strategic angle: Azuma Farm Koiwai, featuring 24 exclusive guest rooms, is a collaboration between Adrian Zecha’s Azumi brand and JR East.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: ‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green

Strategic angle: Countries that invested in renewable energy in 2022 are better able to withstand the current fuel crisis, experts say.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: China’s crackdown on fuel and fertiliser exports spurs supply fears

Strategic angle: Beijing is trying to preserve its own stockpiles by limiting sales

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend Iran attack secrecy

Strategic angle: During the meeting, Trump praised Japan for 'stepping up' to assist in efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, 'unlike NATO.'

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Supermicro co-founder charged in conspiracy to export Nvidia chips to China

Strategic angle: US prosecutors allege two employees and a contractor smuggled servers through south-east Asia

Editorial Staff Mar 20

Asia Pacific

Briefing: The Subaru WRX Is Dying In Japan, But There's Good News For America

Strategic angle: Subaru will stop accepting WRX orders in Japan on May 18, but nothing changes for the US model.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: The Xiaomi YU7 GT Aims At Porsche With 990 Horsepower And 438 Miles Of Range

Strategic angle: China's MIIT has exposed the GT version of the YU7 crossover, which beats the Porsche Macan Turbo in output.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Japan PM to hold 'difficult' talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large

Strategic angle: It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: ‘They’re living on deathbeds’: As India expands coal power, a mining town suffers

Strategic angle: The Examination explores the impact of coal power expansion on a mining town in India.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Dow Jones Futures Rise, Oil Prices Fall, Nvidia Up On China News; Fed, Micron Earnings Loom

Market updates as Dow futures increase and oil prices decline ahead of key earnings reports.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Power prices expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’ to Australia’s east coast

Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment on Takaichi's Taiwan remarks

Strategic angle: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara asserts no significant policy shift is occurring.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Japan rebels over $6bn fee for SoftBank under US trade deal

Strategic angle: Dispute about power station payment shows Tokyo’s unease with governance of $550bn in investments.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry

Strategic angle: An analysis of the impact of illegal sand mining on Vietnam's economy.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Lessons from Japan’s the rare earth shock

Strategic angle: An analysis of Japan's rare earth crisis and its implications for global supply chains.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Renault’s New Duster Looks Like A Rich Man’s Dacia But Starts At $11,400

Strategic angle: The Duster returns to India with premium tech and a hybrid option, but skips the AWD found in global models.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

Asia Pacific

Briefing: Fastmarkets set to launch new rare earth spot prices to capture global trade outside China

Strategic angle: Fastmarkets aims to enhance transparency in the rare earth market with new pricing benchmarks.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

Asia Pacific

Briefing: South Korea's Kospi leads gains in Asia as investors assess Japan trade data, await Fed rate verdict

Strategic angle: The Middle East war continues to escalate, keeping investors on edge.

Editorial Staff Mar 18