U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he told leaders of Japan and China they cannot continue to reduce the value of their currencies as doing so would be unfair to the United States. "I've called President Xi,

A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite earlier signs of warming ties between Asia's two largest economies with a flurry of political and business exchanges.

Washington, March 3 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump alleged Monday that Japan and China are guiding their currencies lower. "The way you solve it very easily is with tariffs," he told a news conference at the White House, hinting at fresh tariffs on imports from Japan.

The Trump administration is looking to further crack down on chip exports to China as the artificial intelligence race heats up.

THE deflation-fuelled outperformance of Chinese bonds has lured in a Tokyo-based investor for the first time. Read more at The Business Times.

Some economists see China in danger of sliding into the same kind of multi-decade struggle against deflation and dismal growth that Japan suffered in the 1990s and 2000s.

Beijing and Tokyo have made a "good start" to resetting their economic relationship with a string of high-level meetings in recent months, analysts said, as both sides seek to hedge against the turbulence being unleashed by US President Donald Trump.

Shares of Japanese chip equipment makers including Tokyo Electron Ltd. extended losses after US officials were said to be planning tougher controls on China’s semiconductor industry.

The Philippines and Japan pledged to enhance their defense alliance through training exercises, logistical activities, equipment transfers and intelligence sharing on Monday amid China’s assertive moves in the South China Sea.

The Trump administration is planning to toughen semiconductor restrictions on China, continuing and expanding the Biden administration's efforts to limit Beijing's technological prowess, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Japan's finance minister said Tokyo was not taking policies directly aimed at weakening the yen. Read more at straitstimes.com.