Opinion
BOJ's next challenge will be to pull back from stocks and bonds
Curtailing of purchases and paring of portfolio risk driving market turmoil
Property
Japan land prices rise most in 33 years, but foreign investors shy away
Tourism rebound, chip investment and returns to office buoy prices around country
IPO
Alibaba cancels planned IPO of logistics unit Cainiao
E-commerce group has proposed buying all outstanding shares
Telecommunication
Chinese state telecoms' 5G investment tops out while dividends surge
Capex to decline further as government pushes for enhanced market values
Wealth Management
Singapore sets response deadline for family office applications
Regulator MAS set to disregard paperwork if no reply given in 1 month
Electric cars in China
BYD shares rebound on China's latest push for EV buying
Beijing wants more old cars replaced with new ones
China debt crunch
China's distressed property developer losses start to pile up
Evergrande withdraws New York bankruptcy application
Caixin
China state-owned investment firm's 30-year bond is oversubscribed
Investors queue up for ultra-long-term credit debt issued by China Chengtong
Market Spotlight
Japan stocks could grow more volatile with end of BOJ ETF purchases
Central bank had bought most of country's exchange traded funds
Property
In Australia, 'granny flats' gain traction as rents skyrocket
Housing shortage gives homeowners a way to monetize extra space
Markets
U.S. drought and weak yen lift Japan's beef import costs
Highest wholesale level since 1991 could raise restaurant prices
International relations
Indonesia furniture makers turn to new markets in face of EU deforestation rule
Industry sees India, ASEAN and Africa as alternative customers
Bank of Japan
On topic: What lies ahead for Japan after BOJ policy shift?
A collection of stories on current hot topics
Markets
Japan stocks on hot streak as market prices in 10% profit growth
Investors expect rosy projections during April-May earnings releases
Caixin
China tries to fill multibillion-dollar insurance black hole
Fears some may not be able to pay maturing policies grow as industry sinks
Finance
China's Ping An hit by $2.7bn loss in asset management business
Insurance group says stock price falls out of line with company fundamentals
Companies
Hong Kong's CK Hutchison takes 36% hit to profit amid inflation
Victor Li, son of founder Li Ka-shing, wary of continued economic uncertainty
Finance
Japan stocks have 'more upside' amid weak yen: BlackRock's Larry Fink
CEO welcomes BOJ ending negative rates and sees first Fed cut in June
China debt crunch
Chinese developer Aoyuan completes offshore debt restructuring
Courts approve plan replacing dollar bonds with ones maturing in 2031
Markets
Japan's Nikkei average closes at all-time high after BOJ policy shift
Dovish stance of U.S. Fed encourages investors to buy risk assets
Currencies
Malaysians working in Singapore gain spending power as ringgit slumps
Migrants eye properties, cars at home as salaries rise in local currency terms
Bank of Japan
BOJ's next rate hike in spotlight as investors eye July or October
Hawks see possible summer move if inflation resurges; doves look beyond 2024
Commodities
Coffee bean prices soar to new highs on Asia's expanding middle class
Vietnam and Indonesia face weak harvests, raising pressure on retail pricing
Currencies
Yen hits upper 151 range to dollar despite BOJ rate hike
Interest gap with other economies seen persisting after end to negative rates
Bank of Japan
What's next for the BOJ after its exit from negative rates?
Yen and inflation in focus as investors look past 'lost decades'