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A passenger outside the IndiGo Airlines ticketing counter at Mumbai's domestic airport after several IndiGo flights were cancelled on Dec, 6, 2025.
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India fines IndiGo record $2.45m after December flight cancellations

Regulator issues warnings to airline COO Isidre Porqueras and VP Jason Herter

18 January 2026
The missing Indonesia Air Transport plane is similar to this ATR 42-500 aircraft.
Transportation

Indonesia searching for missing surveillance plane with 11 onboard

Aircraft was monitoring fisheries when it lost contact with air traffic control

18 January 2026
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Photos

In Focus: Second fatal crane incident in Thailand in just two days

The collapse outside Bangkok came a day after another crane killed at least 32 people in the country's northeast

17 January 2026
A construction crane collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Jan. 15.
Construction

Thai construction giant ITD reels from series of deadly accidents

Italian-Thai Development worked on Belt and Road project where crane collapsed

16 January 2026
A passenger train in Bangkok derailed, killing at least 29 people, when it was hit by a crane while working on a high-speed rail project on Jan. 14. (Thai Ministry of Transport via Reuters) 
Transportation

At least 30 dead in Thailand after crane collapses on train

High-speed railway project contractor faces backlash following deadly accident

14 January 2026
Seafood loaded in Fukui, central Japan, on Jan. 13 arrived in Taiwan just over 12 hours later. (JR East)
Transportation

Trains, planes and fresher produce: Japan ships to Asia at 'bullet' speeds

JR East and JAL combine on new service for same-day deliveries across the region

14 January 2026
The platform of Vietnam's first metro line is crowded with commuters each morning. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Transportation

Vietnam's 1st metro line saves riders time, but issues remain a year later

Ho Chi Minh City riders seek more access to popular spots with expansion in works

14 January 2026
Mitsui & Co.'s digital securities subsidiary is Japan's leader in that field by number of products offered. (Photo by Keigo Yoshida)
Finance

Mitsui to launch Japan's first aircraft and ship digital securities

Trading house eyes growing retail investor interest in fractional ownership

13 January 2026
A view of Shibuya Station in 2025 from Shibuya QWS. Redevelopment of Shibuya will have a ripple effect that will continue to be felt well beyond 2040. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Construction

Shibuya's redevelopment is 'not even halfway' complete, developer says

President of the Tokyu conglomerate compares the project to Barcelona's unfinished Sagrada Familia

10 January 2026
The UC3 is Honda’s first electric two-wheeler to use a fixed lithium iron phosphate battery. (Honda Motor)
Transportation

Honda to debut electric two-wheeler in Vietnam and Thailand

Automaker eyes consumer shift from gas vehicles as Hanoi plans restrictions

10 January 2026
While foreign visitors to Japan reach record numbers, very few of them travel within the country by air. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Japan seeks easier international-domestic transfers at Haneda Airport

Overhaul part of government push to encourage travel beyond big cities

9 January 2026
Air China is set to have more Airbus than Boeing planes in its fleet after its latest purchase. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Airbus wins orders for 148 planes in China while Boeing stalls

Air China and other carriers favor European supplier amid trade tensions with US

9 January 2026
Yamato's warehouse in northern India will be equipped to handle "just-in-time" deliveries of parts for production. (Yamato Holdings)
Supply Chain

Japan's Yamato opens massive logistics center in India

24,900 sq.-meter facility to serve automakers, chipmakers and other manufacturers

8 January 2026
Some apartments in Ho Chi Minh City ban EVs, making it hard for drivers to adapt to the megacity’s plans for electrification.
Electric vehicles

Ho Chi Minh City plans to ban petrol vehicles downtown in EV push

Vietnam business hub wants bureaucrats, ride-hailers to use 100% e-bikes by 2030

8 January 2026
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, which would be part of the airport link, handles international flights. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Thailand's $7bn airport high-speed rail project stalls, held up by politics

Start of CP-led project faces uncertainty due to contract renegotiations

7 January 2026
Imabari and JMU have received orders for six mega-vessels from Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express. (Photo by Kiu Sugano)
Transportation

Japan shipbuilder Imabari buys peer JMU to chase Chinese rivals

Group seeks cross-industry ties to survive amid growing global competition

7 January 2026
Air China and Cathay Pacific have maintained a cross-shareholding arrangement for the past two decades. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Transportation

Air China to sell Cathay Pacific stake to avoid crossing 30% threshold

Chinese carrier's move is 'tactical,' the Hong Kong flag carrier's CEO says

6 January 2026
CATL has test-sailed the Jining 6006 electric cargo ship since August 2024. (CATL)
Transportation

China's CATL turns to powering electric ships, tapping EV battery know-how

Building on inland projects, company aims to supply oceangoing vessels

6 January 2026
Shipbuilding is crucial but labor intensive, requiring many skilled workers to assemble hundreds of thousands of components. (Imabari Shipbuilding)
Transportation

Japan to support development of AI robots for shipbuilding

Government aims for practical application in a year to ease labor shortage

3 January 2026
JR Central's planned Chuo Shinkansen high-speed train will run on maglev technology. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Transportation

Japan bullet train operator JR Central hopes to take maglev tech overseas

US project unlikely to proceed due to subsidy cancellation

1 January 2026
The staffing meltdown at IndiGo, India's largest airline, since early December has raised scrutiny about pilot welfare. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Pilot strain highlights Indian aviation's growing pains

Aviators face high training costs, stagnant salaries and onerous notice periods

31 December 2025
Optical fiber supplier Fujikura now leads its sector in market cap, along with Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group and sportswear maker ASICS. (Source photos Nikkei)
Equities

SoftBank, Fujikura take leads in Japan sector market caps on AI boom

ASICS deftly counteracts Trump tariffs to take top spot in its field

31 December 2025
Joby Aviation's five-seat eVTOL aircraft was showcased at the Dubai Airshow in November. (Photo by Shuntaro Fukutomi) 
Transportation

Flying taxis set to take off in China, UAE in 2026

Joby, EHang and Archer ready eVTOL aircraft for commercial service

31 December 2025
Emergency workers examine the charred remains of a Jeju Air jet on Dec. 30, 2024 that crashed while landing the previous day at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea. 
Transportation

Bereaved families want answers one year after Jeju Air crash

South Korean inquiry report on hold as relatives demand independent probe

29 December 2025
Nishi-Nippon Railroad has been developing the Waterpoint residential area, near Ho Chi Minh City, jointly with a local partner. (Photo by Mayune Hotta)
Companies

Japanese railway company eyes India's housing market

Nishitetsu to expand overseas business following project in Vietnam

28 December 2025
Pham Nhat Vuong, VinFast CEO and Vietnam's richest man, appears at parent company Vingroup's annual shareholders meeting on April 24.  (Vingroup)
Transportation

Vingroup to pull bid for $67bn North-South high-speed railway

Vietnamese conglomerate to focus on other large infrastructure projects

25 December 2025
Navi Mumbai Airport, built by the Adani Group, started commercial operations on Dec. 25. (Photo by Soumyajit Saha)
Transportation

New Mumbai airport starts operations as Adani places $11bn aviation bet

Facility starts with one runway and limited hours but expansion planned by February

25 December 2025
The IMF has asked Pakistan to privatize Pakistan International Airlines, among other state-owned enterprises, as the country undergoes a $7 billion loan program.
Transportation

Pakistan International Airlines to be acquired by stockbroker for $482m

Arif Habib Consortium makes highest offer in multi-phased open bidding

23 December 2025
Cathay Pacific and HK Express planes parked on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport. While the Hong Kong flag carrier is flying high, its budget arm continues to struggle.
Transportation

Cathay shares hit 10-year high as airline expects earnings growth

Chairman Healy to resign as Hong Kong carrier recovers after turbulent period

23 December 2025