Asia Pacific

Obscure Firm’s 1,219% Rise Shows Profit, Pain of Chip Crunch

September 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The semiconductor squeeze is turning low-profile companies like Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. into star players.

Economies on the Brink Push Southeast Asia to Reopen

September 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realizing that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it.

Shanghai Halts Some Port Operations and Flights on Typhoon

September 13, 2021

Bloomberg

Shanghai has halted some container port operations and will cancel most flights Monday and Tuesday as Typhoon Chanthu approaches the city, which is China’s financial capital and a major shipping hub.

Ford Will Stop Making Cars in India, Take $2 Billion Charge

September 10, 2021

Bloomberg

Ford Motor Co. will shut its car factories in India and record roughly $2 billion in restructuring charges, scaling back significantly in a country that past management saw becoming one of its three biggest markets.

Vietnam’s Supply Chain Role to Grow Despite Covid, U.S. Chamber Says

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Covid has disrupted but not derailed Vietnam’s expanding role in global supply chains and growth prospects.

Delta Surge: Is This as Good as Global Growth Gets?

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The pandemic’s summer resurgence is slowing the global economic recovery as the delta variant dogs efforts to rev up factories, offices and schools.

Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

Virus Endangers Parts Supply for Already-Embattled Car Industry

Global Supply Squeeze, Delta Virus Rip Through Factories

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Orders at factories are piling up as companies around the world struggle to meet demand amid a damaging mixture of the coronavirus and widespread bottlenecks in supply chains.

How One Covid Case Upended Toyota’s Just-in-Time Supply Chain

September 2, 2021

Bloomberg

The snarls that finally toppled one of the world’s best-maintained supply chains have sparked deeper questions about whether the auto industry’s strategies to prioritize efficiency and maintain minimal inventory will endure in the post-pandemic world.

First Autonomous Cargo Ship Faces Test With 236-Mile Voyage

August 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The voyage will be the world’s first test of an autonomous ship in an area with heavy marine traffic.

Asia Pacific

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean - including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance in these regions - addressing a range of challenges such as rising labor costs, poor infrastructure, complex customs and trade laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates.