Nikkei Asia

Japan plans AI robot contest on International Space Station

Growing space robotics market calls for fostering more Japanese engineers

China slow-walks yuan appreciation as US, Europe demand trade rebalancing

Considered up to 30% undervalued, Chinese currency looms in background of Trump-Xi talks

Abu Dhabi wealth fund buys $1bn stake in China's Luckin Coffee

Move comes as coffee chain faces intensifying competition

Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki leaves war behind to chase glory

22-year-old wrestler has overcome injuries to move within reach of sport's top rank

Whose pad thai is it anyway?

Disputes over culinary authenticity reveal tensions in Thailand's national identity

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi Red Sea oil exports

US average diesel price rises to above $6 a gallon for the first time

Iran says it plans new Persian Gulf 'exclusion zone'

New missiles fired as a warning to the US, Tehran says

Mongolian sovereign fund leverages state-owned miners to attract investors

Chinggis Khaan CEO aims to connect resource-rich nation to global capital

Bangladesh PM spurns Delhi BRICS summit amid new diplomatic approach

Dhaka makes overtures to Mecca Pact countries, as India ties downplayed

Putin meets US envoys for 3 hours, says situation in Ukraine is 'difficult'

Source close to Kremlin says Putin still intent on capturing more territory

Thailand's deep south: The peace that never came

Separatists seemed ready to make a deal, but never had clear objectives

Foreign business owners leave Japan in droves under tighter visa rules

Exits quadruple despite grace period as higher capital threshold takes effect

Modi tells Putin that Russia's war in Ukraine must end for humanity's sake

PM says India will support every peace effort, as leaders meet for SCO summit

China-led SCO gathers in Kyrgyzstan as Iran tensions test its reach

Eurasian leaders to weigh trade, AI and connectivity alongside conflicts

Japan's House Foods weighs sale of CoCo Ichibanya curry chain operator

Company reviews business portfolio, leading to dissolution of dual-listing structure

US forces strike two Iranian launchers in first attack in weeks

US official claims Iranian forces were preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into Hormuz

Fierce land bidding returns to parts of China, but has market hit bottom?

Demand is strong in top-tier cities, but remains subdued elsewhere

Nepal needs technical help, not rescue after flood, says foreign minister

Death toll exceeds 600 with more than 2,000 still unaccounted for