China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
BERLIN — The pressure on Germany’s once-dominant automotive supply sector is intensifying, as a wave of inexpensive Chinese components upends long-established industrial hierarchies and deepens the crisis confronting Europe’s largest manufacturing economy. For years, German suppliers — names like Bosch, … Continue reading China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
Tensions Over Taiwan Hit China–Japan Air Travel
TOKYO – As political tensions between China and Japan intensify over the future of Taiwan, travel between Asia’s two largest economies has fallen into an abrupt and unprecedented decline. More than 1,900 flights from China to Japan scheduled for December … Continue reading Tensions Over Taiwan Hit China–Japan Air Travel
Cape House: Where Bangkok Feels Like Home
BANGKOK – As Thailand’s high season unfurls — that moment when jet-lagged travelers spill into Bangkok seeking warmth, color, and value for their money — ASEAN TODAY continues its tradition of seeking out the city’s most compelling stays. Each year, … Continue reading Cape House: Where Bangkok Feels Like Home
Hong Kong: Puma Draws Interest from Chinese Buyers
HONG KONG / HERZOGENAURACH — Chinese sportswear groups Anta Sports Products and Li Ning are weighing potential bids for Puma SE, the struggling German sportswear maker, but early talks are constrained by a sharp drop in Puma’s market value and … Continue reading Hong Kong: Puma Draws Interest from Chinese Buyers
More Than 600 Dead in Indonesia Flood Disaster
MEDAN, Indonesia — Days of torrential rain and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have killed at least 604 people, with 464 others still missing, according to the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency, known as BNPB. The disaster, triggered … Continue reading More Than 600 Dead in Indonesia Flood Disaster