<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Asia News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Asia News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘excessive pressure’ that led to Japan’s biggest accounting fraud in a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Probe into Nidec finds hard-charging culture pushed executives to inflate profits by $1bn over multiple years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-excessive-pressure-that-led-to-japans-biggest-accounting-fraud-in-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-excessive-pressure-that-led-to-japans-biggest-accounting-fraud-in-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian stocks lose out to Asian rivals in global hunt for AI winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exchanges in Taiwan and South Korea have overtaken India&rsquo;s in the past week as the two countries&rsquo; chipmakers surge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/indian-stocks-lose-out-to-asian-rivals-in-global-hunt-for-ai-winners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/indian-stocks-lose-out-to-asian-rivals-in-global-hunt-for-ai-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slumping Chinese oil imports ‘shield’ global market from higher prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders and analysts say near-decade-low shipments are a major factor in why crude still trades at less than $100 a barrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/slumping-chinese-oil-imports-shield-global-market-from-higher-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/slumping-chinese-oil-imports-shield-global-market-from-higher-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese hardware stocks are having a moment — again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current surge plays to the country&rsquo;s industrial strengths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/japanese-hardware-stocks-are-having-a-moment-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/japanese-hardware-stocks-are-having-a-moment-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder plans protests over exam crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: SpaceX targets $1.8tn valuation in historic IPO, and Trump&rsquo;s Iran war drains US oil stocks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/firstft-indias-cockroach-movement-founder-plans-protests-over-exam-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/firstft-indias-cockroach-movement-founder-plans-protests-over-exam-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can batteries halt India’s coal power growth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adani investment reflects shifting economics of clean baseload power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/can-batteries-halt-indias-coal-power-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/can-batteries-halt-indias-coal-power-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US proposes tariffs of at least 10% after forced labour probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[White House makes first significant effort to resurrect sweeping tariffs since its defeat at US Supreme Court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/us-proposes-tariffs-of-at-least-10-after-forced-labour-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/us-proposes-tariffs-of-at-least-10-after-forced-labour-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels unveils sweeping plan to boost Europe’s digital sovereignty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Counterfeit cigarette use surges across Europe, new report finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/brussels-unveils-sweeping-plan-to-boost-europes-digital-sovereignty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/brussels-unveils-sweeping-plan-to-boost-europes-digital-sovereignty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Return of the Great Powers — the perils of a ‘might is right’ world order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk of war is the bleakest warning of Brendan Simms&rsquo; book on the competition between the US, Russia and an increasingly dominant China]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-return-of-the-great-powers-the-perils-of-a-might-is-right-world-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-return-of-the-great-powers-the-perils-of-a-might-is-right-world-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s ‘cockroach’ party founder plans protests over exam furore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abhijeet Dipke, leader of viral youth movement, to lead demonstrations calling for education minister to step down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/indias-cockroach-party-founder-plans-protests-over-exam-furore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/indias-cockroach-party-founder-plans-protests-over-exam-furore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese investors fear missing out on SpaceX IPO after crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing warns brokers about overseas share sales amid fears of capital flight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinese-investors-fear-missing-out-on-spacex-ipo-after-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinese-investors-fear-missing-out-on-spacex-ipo-after-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The China-US tech truce is fragile]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new wave of supply chain conflict is brewing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-china-us-tech-truce-is-fragile/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/the-china-us-tech-truce-is-fragile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s hunt for US tungsten escalates global critical minerals race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effort has driven up prices and prompted calls to restrict sales of a vital national security resource to overseas buyers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinas-hunt-for-us-tungsten-escalates-global-critical-minerals-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinas-hunt-for-us-tungsten-escalates-global-critical-minerals-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tencent moves closer to launching AI agent for China’s most-used app]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maker of WeChat has fallen behind domestic rivals in artificial intelligence models]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/tencent-moves-closer-to-launching-ai-agent-for-chinas-most-used-app/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/tencent-moves-closer-to-launching-ai-agent-for-chinas-most-used-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you solve a problem like China? The EU has no answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Magyar meets Merz and Macron]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china-the-eu-has-no-answer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-china-the-eu-has-no-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activist fund Elliott calls for sale of Australia’s largest gold miner]]></title><description><![CDATA[US firm builds up stake in Northern Star Resources]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/activist-fund-elliott-calls-for-sale-of-australias-largest-gold-miner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/activist-fund-elliott-calls-for-sale-of-australias-largest-gold-miner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Inc gears up for opening of nuclear power to private sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tata Power and Adani Group among conglomerates seeking approval for plant construction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/india-inc-gears-up-for-opening-of-nuclear-power-to-private-sector/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/india-inc-gears-up-for-opening-of-nuclear-power-to-private-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Mills sells Häagen-Dazs ice cream stores in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transaction is the latest in shift towards local management for well-known foreign brands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/general-mills-sells-hagen-dazs-ice-cream-stores-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/general-mills-sells-hagen-dazs-ice-cream-stores-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court ruling against Google could change online ad sales in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter, Indian stock markets continue to struggle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/court-ruling-against-google-could-change-online-ad-sales-in-india/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/court-ruling-against-google-could-change-online-ad-sales-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s housing market could have further to fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[To make real estate attractive for investors, prices must go lower]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinas-housing-market-could-have-further-to-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/asia_news/chinas-housing-market-could-have-further-to-fall/</guid></item></channel></rss>