Health Care
China to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals to lure investment
Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hainan among major locations identified for initiative
Economy
China's consumer prices rise at faster pace in August
Producer price deflation worsens despite government stimulus
Your Week in Asia
Seoul military AI forum, Alibaba's mainland trading, Semicon India
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
US-China tensions
U.S. Treasury chief Yellen says she may meet Chinese counterpart
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng visit to happen 'one way or another'
Equities
Alibaba's Hong Kong listing upgrade set to spur China money outflows
Stock Connect inclusion could draw billions of dollars into e-commerce group's shares
US-China tensions
Washington's trade rules cited as top worry for U.S. businesses in China
Companies report harsher American regulatory scrutiny, supply chain disruptions
Trade war
China requests consultations with Canada at WTO over tariffs
Canadian duties on EVs, steel, aluminum goods met with Beijing's probe into canola imports
Natural disasters
Supertyphoon Yagi forces Vietnam airport closures, including Hanoi
Supply chain and UNESCO tourism site hit, while Hong Kong stock market shut
Property
Hong Kong's major property developers suffer from revaluation losses
Reassessments eat into bottom lines as rents drop in weakening economy
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong economic, security pressures sour Japanese business sentiment
Survey shows deepening concern over personnel exodus and information restrictions
Opinion
Rising dissent in China puts Xi Jinping's vision for 2025 at risk
Economic malaise challenges CCP's social contract with the people
Property
China home presales sink to 18-year low amid unfinished properties
Fearing nondelivery, buyers look to completed homes for purchase
Asia Insight
Once neglected, Asian Americans now courted in knife-edge election
Tiny margins in battleground states spotlight voters like Wisconsin's Hmong community
Trade war
China to start anti-dumping probe into Canada canola imports
Beijing says it will use WTO mechanism following Ottawa's 100% EV tariff
Taiwan under Lai
China resumes Taiwan pomelo imports, allows tourist travel to Kinmen
Beijing tests Lai government with olive branch to opposition Kuomintang
Energy
EU to tighten hydrogen subsidy rules after China concerns
Planned criteria may include requirements for work to be done in Europe
Economy
China's mixed factory activity indicators call for more policy support
Private PMI recovers while official indicator slips further
Politics
Macao casinos rake in revenue as authorities target money changers
Unlicensed services for gamblers seen as path to skirt Beijing's capital controls
Economy
China's 'deflation exports' expand as cheap goods flood markets
Countries around the world prepare counter measures to protect domestic industries
Economy
With 24 km bridge-tunnel link, Shenzhen tech hub set to sprawl further
Firms eye Zhongshan across river delta as site for future growth
Economy
China factory activity slows to six-month low in August
Missed PMI forecast could fuel hopes for economic stimulus measures
Natural disasters
North Korea dismantling flooded farm hamlets, photo evidence shows
Kim's comments hint at building more modern community from scratch
Companies
Alibaba's 3-year antitrust 'rectification' is over, Beijing says
Regulator vows 'solid protection' for e-commerce giant to enhance competitiveness
Finance
China's top insurers log $169bn bond portfolio boost as PBOC intervenes
Central bank foray into bond trading comes as buyers show hunger despite bubble fears
China debt crunch
China real estate crisis batters state developers seen as better off
Units of 'central companies' hold edge on private peers but log double-digit sales drops