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The company, based in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, is set to scoop up three aviation-related assets in Europe and the Asia-Pa</p> <div class="date-area">June 1, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Japan-trading-houses-revamping-resource-strategies">Japan trading houses revamping resource strategies</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Japan-trading-houses-revamping-resource-strategies"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/0531-japan-trade-strategies/4581206-1-eng-GB/0531-Japan-trade-strategies_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- After losing tons of money through massive bets on overseas resource assets, Japan's trading behemoths are now working to overhaul their natural resource businesses as a whole.Collapsing prices for oil, metals and other commodities have for</p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 04:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Virgin-Australia-says-China-s-HNA-Aviation-to-buy-major-stake">Virgin Australia says China's HNA Aviation to buy major stake</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Virgin-Australia-says-China-s-HNA-Aviation-to-buy-major-stake"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531_virgin/4580337-1-eng-GB/20160531_virgin_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Virgin Australia on Tuesday said China's HNA Aviation group will buy up to a fifth of the airline to tap into the rapidly growing tourism market between the two countries.Virgin said HNA Aviation Group, the largest private opera</p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 11:03 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Future of Asia</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Bring-down-behind-the-border-barriers-New-Zealand-commerce-minister">Bring down 'behind the border' barriers -- New Zealand commerce minister</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Bring-down-behind-the-border-barriers-New-Zealand-commerce-minister"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0530t/new-zealand-minister-of-commerce-and-consumer-affairs-paul-goldsmith/4575776-1-eng-GB/New-Zealand-Minister-of-Commerce-and-Consumer-Affairs-Paul-Goldsmith_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Asia-Pacific nations should lower "behind the border" barriers and free up flows of people, services, capital and ideas, according to Paul Goldsmith, New Zealand's minister of commerce and consumer affairs.Goldsmith on Monday told a confere</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 04:47 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commodities eye</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Iron-ore-heads-down-again-Lower-for-longer">Iron ore heads down again -- Lower for longer?</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Iron-ore-heads-down-again-Lower-for-longer"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0527t/iron-ore-mine-in-west-australia-november-2015/4567902-1-eng-GB/Iron-ore-mine-in-West-Australia-November-2015_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- The world's biggest iron ore miners believe that the recent rally in the price of the commodity will not last, because, while demand remains mostly flat, they have committed to maintaining or increasing their supply.The price of iron or</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 04:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Dili-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-over-sea-boundaries">Dili draws a line in the sand over sea boundaries</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Dili-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-over-sea-boundaries"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0527t/20160527_timor_2/4566316-1-eng-GB/20160527_timor_2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Rodrigo Duterte's clear win in the Philippines' presidential election will likely mean a new round of diplomacy over territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea, with the president-elect saying that he will take a softer li</p> <div class="date-area">May 27, 2016 09:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Business/PanAsian-LCC-alliance-challenges-AirAsia-to-weather-competition">Companies in focus: Pan-Asian budget carrier alliance may portend an industry shake-up </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Business/PanAsian-LCC-alliance-challenges-AirAsia-to-weather-competition"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0520t/20160520_value_alliance/4529107-3-eng-GB/20160520_value_alliance_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE Never before have Southeast Asia's cities been so well-connected. Credit the expanding aviation industry, which seems to keep giving the region one new budget airline after another.But the skies have grown crowded and profits are being pin</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Viewpoints/James-Stavridis-Submarines-are-a-new-facet-of-Asia-s-arms-race">James Stavridis: Submarines are a new facet of Asia's arms race</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Viewpoints/James-Stavridis-Submarines-are-a-new-facet-of-Asia-s-arms-race"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/20160520_submarine_oyashio/4528667-1-eng-GB/20160520_submarine_oyashio_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> The ocean depths of the Pacific are becoming crowded in the latest stage of Asia's arms race, as the region's military powers rapidly increase their submarine fleets and deploy the latest technology.Australia's decision to buy 12 highly advanced die</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Viewpoints/Dirou-and-Reid-Lending-reforms-are-breathing-life-into-small-business-in-Pacific-island-states">Dirou and Reid: Lending reforms are breathing life into small business in Pacific island states</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Viewpoints/Dirou-and-Reid-Lending-reforms-are-breathing-life-into-small-business-in-Pacific-island-states"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/20160526_pacific/4514345-1-eng-GB/20160526_pacific_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Small and medium-size enterprises in Pacific island states often find it difficult to get credit. Financial institutions in the region tend to view lending to smaller businesses as risky because without fixed assets, such as land and buildings, to s</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Asia-s-taste-for-sea-cucumbers-roils-South-Pacific">Asia's taste for sea cucumbers roils South Pacific</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Asia-s-taste-for-sea-cucumbers-roils-South-Pacific"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0525t/20160525_sea-cucumber/4550066-1-eng-GB/20160525_sea-cucumber_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A race to harvest one of the world's oddest looking marine delicacies is causing concern about environmental damage inflicted in the South Pacific.Soaring demand for the sea cucumber, a seabed dwelling invertebrate also know</p> <div class="date-area">May 25, 2016 07:45 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Drought-squeezing-farm-output-economies-in-Asia-Oceania">Drought squeezing farm output, economies in Asia, Oceania</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Drought-squeezing-farm-output-economies-in-Asia-Oceania"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0523t/20160523_drought_india/4537847-2-eng-GB/20160523_drought_india_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> JAKARTA -- Bone-dry conditions are ravaging agricultural production in parts of Asia and Oceania, stunting growth in countries where farm goods are a major economic driver.In Vietnam, in the grip of its worst dry spell in a century, rice output has </p> <div class="date-area">May 23, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160519-China-Inc.-uncovered/Tech-Science/A-new-therapy-for-Parkinson-s-disease-heralds-a-new-era-in-medicine">A new therapy for Parkinson's disease heralds a new era in medicine</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO Stem cells have enormous promise in regenerative medicine, with the potential to treat a range of injuries and diseases. The main roadblock has been ethical concerns regarding the use of human embryonic tissue. But now, new technologies are st</p> <div class="date-area">May 19, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/The-gospel-according-to-Australia-s-opinion-polls">The gospel according to Australia's opinion polls</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/The-gospel-according-to-Australia-s-opinion-polls"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0517t/20160517_turnbull/4508852-1-eng-GB/20160517_Turnbull_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> MELBOURNE -- A strange turbulence has permeated Australian politics since 2010. In Canberra, a normally sleepy capital where stability has historically reigned, three sitting prime ministers have been unceremoniously overthrown, not by the public, b</p> <div class="date-area">May 17, 2016 05:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Equities/Asian-shares-recover-after-Apple-oil-boost-Wall-St">Asian shares recover after Apple, oil boost Wall St</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO (Reuters) -- Asian shares recovered from two-month lows on Tuesday after a rebound in technology giant Apple Corp and oil price gains boosted Wall Street.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4 percent, extending th</p> <div class="date-area">May 17, 2016 12:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Australia-defers-backpacker-tax-hike-after-rural-opposition">Australia defers backpacker tax hike after rural opposition</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Australia will review a planned tax hike for foreign travellers who work in the country, following complaints from farmers in the lead up to a federal election that their supply of "backpacker labour" at harvest times may dry up.</p> <div class="date-area">May 17, 2016 11:46 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/James-Stavridis-Asia-s-arms-race-dives-underwater">James Stavridis -- Asia's arms race dives underwater</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/James-Stavridis-Asia-s-arms-race-dives-underwater"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0426t/20160426soryu2/4410890-1-eng-GB/20160426Soryu2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> The ocean depths of the Pacific are becoming crowded in the latest stage of Asia's arms race, as the region's military powers rapidly increase their submarine fleets and deploy the very latest technology.Australia's decision to buy 12 highly advance</p> <div class="date-area">May 16, 2016 03:20 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Australia-s-Starpharma-Ansell-to-supply-anti-Zika-condoms-for-Olympics">Australia's Starpharma, Ansell to supply anti-Zika condoms for Olympics</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Australian pharmaceutical company Starpharma Holdings Ltd said it is teaming up with world No. 2 condom maker Ansell Ltd to supply Zika virus-proof condoms to the Australian Olympic team ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games.Sta</p> <div class="date-area">May 16, 2016 10:35 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/NZ-ocean-sanctuary-plan-faces-legal-challenges">NZ ocean sanctuary plan faces legal challenges</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095641/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/NZ-ocean-sanctuary-plan-faces-legal-challenges"><img src="/web/20160603095641im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/20160513t/20160513_fish.jpg/4495552-1-eng-GB/20160513_fish.jpg_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A legal battle has broken out in New Zealand over the government's proposal to create a Pacific Ocean sanctuary to preserve one of the world's most pristine and unique environments.The proposed 620,000 square kilometer Kerma</p> <div class="date-area">May 14, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="result-sub"> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Sort by</h2> <ul> <li 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