Battered in China, Japan Inc. Looks to Southeast Asia

As China and Japan fight over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Yeap Swee Chuan is benefiting. Yeap is president and chief executive officer of Aapico Hitech, a Thai auto parts maker that supplies Toyota and Honda as well as small and midsize Japanese companies. The company’s stock price has more than doubled in the […]

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U.S. Files Trade Case Against China Over Cars: NYT

The United States on Monday filed a broad trade case against  China at the World Trade Organization, alleging unfair subsidies for exports of  cars and auto parts. The case comes at a critical  time in the United States presidential campaign, as auto manufacturing states in the upper Midwest like Michigan, Wisconsin and particularly Ohio have turned into crucial battlegrounds. But […]

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