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According to the finding, Google has asked at least six Android phone manufacturers to give preferential treatment to Google's search service and browser since July 2020. (Photo by Akira Kodaka) 
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Chaotic Trump tariffs send Apple, tech giants scrambling to adjust

Tech Latest: Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast for the freshest updates on the tech sector

Fresh Bangladeshi taka bank notes being sold on the streets of Dhaka.
Economy

Bangladesh plans first budget reduction as IMF chases revenue

Dhaka deems ousted Hasina administration's inflated budgets 'not logical'

Auto workers in Fukuoka, Japan: Washington on April 3 imposed an additional 25% tariff on all imported vehicles and said it plans to extend the levies to major components. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Markets

Auto stocks jump in Asia as Trump considers tariff exemption

Toyota, Hyundai suppliers rise, but rally could prove brief, says analyst

Zhao Changpeng, founder and former CEO of Binance, attends a conference in Paris in June 2022.
Cryptocurrencies

Pakistan names controversial Binance founder as crypto adviser

Anti-money laundering watchdog likely to scrutinize Zhao appointment, experts say

U.S. bonds saw $9.6 billion in net outflows in the week to Wednesday, leading losses in the development market category, according to TD Securities data, while Asian bonds attracted $753 million. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Fumito Akiyama)
Bonds

Asian bonds look firmer than U.S. peers amid Trump tariff chaos

Bonds to gain support from Asia's rate cuts as region counters tariff pain

U.S. President Donald Trump waits to greet El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at the White House on April 14. Amid uncertainty from Trump's tariff policy, he has claimed that he is flexible, but doesn't change his mind.
Trump tariffs

Trump considers auto tariff pause amid world economic whiplash

Auto industry representative notes 'increasing awareness' of damage from broad tariffs

15 April 2025
Nippon Life Insurance Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui, left, will replace Masakazu Tokura as chairman of Keidanren in May, becoming the lobby's first head from the financial sector. (Photo by Ryo Nemoto)
Economy

Incoming Japan business lobby chief surprises with priorities

New Keidanren head puts tech ahead of fiscal issues as Trump changes landscape

15 April 2025
As a net importer from China and net exporter to the U.S., ASEAN finds itself hemmed in by the trade war between the world's two largest economies. (Illustration by Yoshiko Kawano)
ASEAN Money

ASEAN struggles to boost regional trade amid Trump tariff threat

U.S. policy renews urgency to deepen economic ties within Southeast Asian bloc

15 April 2025
A China Shipping container is seen at the port of Oakland in California. 
Trump tariffs

Trump administration sued over tariffs in U.S. Court of International Trade

Suit filed on behalf of importers of goods targeted by tariffs

15 April 2025
Startups can play an important role in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in managing systemic risks including climate change, energy shortages and public health threats.
Opinion

Startups are a key component of economic security

Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei must look beyond traditional industrial champions

15 April 2025
Yili's infant formulas at a store in Dalian. Competition is heating up in China's declining baby market. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
Consumer

Chinese baby formula giant Yili aims to attract parents-to-be with cash

$220 handout to couples spurs race for customer loyalty with rival Feihe

15 April 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Japan for the lack of American cars on its roads. (Photo by Nikkei)
15 April 2025
Sweeping tariffs enacted, then paused, by the U.S. in early April led to widespread market turmoil.
Bonds

Japan's Norinchukin Bank didn't dump Treasurys over Trump tariffs: CEO

Agricultural bank chief dismisses sell-off rumors, stressing longer-term asset reforms

15 April 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents the Blackwell platform in Taiwan during 2024.
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia to produce AI tools worth up to $500bn in U.S. over 4 years

Plan includes American plants operated by TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron

14 April 2025
Ahn Duk-geun, South Korea's industry minister, is visiting Vietnam as the two countries scramble to mitigate the impact of threatened U.S. tariffs.
Trump tariffs

South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost ties as U.S. tariffs loom

Two countries agree action plan to expand bilateral trade to $150bn by 2030

14 April 2025
John Seo, co-founder and chief investment officer of Fermat Capital Management, is the world's largest investor in catastrophe bonds. (Photo by Daichi Mishima)
Finance

Disaster decoder: U.S. fund analyzes hurricanes to tune of $10bn in assets

Catastrophe bond investor reaps returns using physics and meteorology

14 April 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions at a lower house budget committee meeting regarding negotiations with the U.S. over tariffs. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
Trump tariffs

Japan, Singapore vow to 'cooperate closely' to navigate Trump tariffs

Ishiba vows 'meticulous' analysis ahead of U.S. trade talks this week

14 April 2025
Prime Minister Ishiba is keen to maintain close relations with Singapore during challenging times. 
Trump tariffs

Ishiba calls Singapore PM Wong to convey U.S. tariff concerns

Tokyo affirms importance of maintaining close contact with Southeast Asia

14 April 2025
Japan's total population, including foreign residents, had fallen to 123.8 million as of Oct. 1, declining for the 14th consecutive year. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
Demography

Number of Japanese nationals drops by a record 898,000: government estimate

Figure for October 2024 down from same month the year before

14 April 2025
The majority of Switch consoles are made in China, and Nintendo has already delayed U.S. pre-orders for the Switch 2. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
Technology

China-made Nintendo Switch 2 in line for 145% tariff hit, supplier warns

U.S. exempts smartphones, laptops but not game consoles and smart speakers

14 April 2025
A Maersk container ship at Shanghai's Yangshan Deep Water Port: As the trade war rages between the U.S. and China, Beijing is expected to roll out new stimulus to bolster domestic spending.
Economy

China's exports smash forecasts ahead of heaviest U.S. tariff hit

March figure up 12.4% but trade war raises pressure to boost domestic consumption

14 April 2025
Apple is attempting to make more MacBooks in Vietnam to avoid the pain of U.S. tariffs on goods made in China. 
Technology

Apple ramps up India, Vietnam production as tariff safe harbors

Tech giant faces stricter Chinese customs checks as it transfers equipment

14 April 2025
Nine out of 10 analysts polled by Reuters had anticipated the Monetary Authority of Singapore would loosen its policy settings.
Markets

Singapore eases monetary policy further as tariff threat persists

Loosening comes as city-state downgrades 2025 growth forecast to 0% to 2%.

14 April 2025
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says on ABC that semiconductor tariffs will be coming soon and electronics and iPhones will be part of that.
Trump tariffs

Chips, iPhones will be part of nonnegotiable 'reshoring' tariffs: Lutnick

Commerce secretary says U.S. cannot rely on Southeast Asia for electronics

14 April 2025
The presence of Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing, second right, at the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, in Bangkok on April 4 was a diplomatic coup for the ostracized regime. (Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar airstrikes overshadow post-earthquake diplomacy

Regime chief Min Aung Hlaing leaves ASEAN governments in a quandary

14 April 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies could slow down the flow of remittances to the Philippines as the levies could damage the world economy, affecting how much overseas Filipino workers earn.  (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Shinya Sawai)
Trading Asia

Trump policies threaten to shake foundation of shock-resistant Philippine peso

Crackdown on immigration set to squeeze country's key economic lifeline -- remittances

14 April 2025
For U.S. allies, technological dependence on a transactional U.S. poses a far greater risk than dependence on China.
Opinion

It's time for allies to de-risk from the U.S.

As Washington grows more transactional, partners must confront tech dependence

14 April 2025
From left: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, European leaders at a summit in London in March and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

How Japan and Europe can unite to steer world away from disorder

'G6' must work with other democracies to preserve peace and free trade

13 April 2025
The chair of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council said Japan should not intentionally sell its U.S. Treasury holdings, the largest outside the U.S., in retaliation against tariffs levied by President Donald Trump.
International relations

Japan's ruling heavyweight says Tokyo shouldn't sell U.S. Treasuries

Party policy chief Onodera blames weak yen ahead of bilateral trade talks this week

13 April 2025