Lin Lin

As #Japan scorches through a heatwave, I spoke recently to snack food giant Calbee's CEO Makoto Ehara who says climate change is hitting potato crops in Hokkaido, threatening the core of the co's supply chain. See more: youtube.com/watch?v=qbs6rEkA…

Looking forward to tuning in to the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Next-Gen Study Group launch webinar featuring insights from @KristiGovella, Rachel Minyoung Lee & Ryo Sahashi. Tomorrow at 9AM JST. @RinNishimura youtube.com/watch?v=ctdx03s-…

Watch the moment we doorstop #China’s top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang at the #APEC Trade Ministers’ meeting in Jeju. Moments like this don’t come around often when it comes to Chinese officials. He didn’t say much but the fact that we got a response at all, was a suprise.

Breaking: Pres Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

Japan AI-adjacent stocks fall heavily in trade. These stocks all rose last week off the back of the Stargate project, so perhaps there is some profit-taking, but also, analysts say, they're impacted by DeepSeek challenging US AI dominance. Read more: cnbc.com/2025/01/27/japan-ch…

Delighted to be part of CONVERGE LIVE, where I'll be moderating discussions with industry leaders. Together, we’ll delve into the future of key sectors and the trends shaping the business landscape. Join me there: convergelive.com #NBCUConvergeLIVE @CNBCi @NBCUniversal

#USD/YEN on a rollercoaster ride today, as markets oscillated between the prospect of a #Takaichi as prime minister, and the eventual result of #Ishiba winning the race. #japan

A big day for #Japanese politics coming up. I'll be live with Kaori Enjoji tomorrow to cover the action, where the ruling #LDP selects its new leader - who will also become #Japan's next Prime Minister. @CNBCi

A likely crowded field of candidates ahead for #Japan's #LDP elections, @observingjapan tells @asiasquawkbox this morning, "every LDP lawmaker feels up for grabs at the moment." youtube.com/watch?v=Nenwfgps…

#Ukraine’s president Volodymyr #Zelensky arrives at the Shangri-La Dialogue. @CNBCi

Media pack at the Shangri-La Dialogue, waiting for President #Zelensky’s anticipated arrival. #ukraine @CNBCi

Canada's defence spend target sits at 1.76% of GDP by 2029-30, still short of 2%. On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, National Defence Minister, Bill Blair says Canada remains committed to reaching the target but it "will take some time." @falulatonks @nicoleteoo

I asked #Australia's Defence Minister/Deputy PM Richard Marles if he has sought a meeting with #China's Defence Minister Dong Jun this morning on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. He said no meeting yet but that Australia is "certainly willing to. @CNBCi @rachnaraghu

On the Lloyd Austin/Dong Jun meeting - ‘we all know one meeting cannot fix all the problems in the military to military relationship, but having a meeting is better than no meeting at all and more communication is necessary and will help to stabilise M2M relations’ - China MOD.

The 21st IISS Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off tomorrow, CNBC will be live on the ground to cover all the developments. Coverage starts 7AM Sing/HK time. @cnbcinternational