Economy

A housing project under construction in China's Jiangsu province on Oct. 26.
Caixin

China's top regulators summon big developers for financial briefings

Nation's real estate sector has been roiled by liquidity crisis

10 November 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the APEC forum in Bangkok in November 2022. (Pool photo)
International relations

Japan and China eye thaw with summit plans next week

Economic headwinds lead Beijing to pursue dialogue with key countries

10 November 2023
A heavy machinery factory in China. Shock waves from the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy are hitting the earnings of manufacturers around the globe.
Companies

China's slow economy takes 9% off global manufacturers' profits

Chemical, electronics and seven other industries suffer declines

9 November 2023
Alibaba advertisements promoting the Singles Day shopping festival line the walls of a subway station in Beijing on Oct. 26.
Inflation

China's consumer prices down 0.2% as Singles Day spending muted

Economic worries cast shadow over annual shopping extravaganza

9 November 2023
Proton is due to start selling Geely's Smart brand EV in Malaysia by the end of the year. (Photo courtesy of Proton) 
Automobiles

Geely eyes EV foothold in Southeast Asia with $10bn Malaysia hub

Chinese automaker doubles down on Proton partnership, readies first deliveries

8 November 2023
The China International Import Expo in Shanghai has been billed as a showcase of an "opening up of market opportunities," but the EU Chamber says it is "full of smoke and mirrors." (Photo by CK Tan)
Trade

China's 10-month trade surplus of $684bn overshadows import fair

Gap more than double figure in event's first year despite claims of 'opening up'

7 November 2023
A Beijing factory of Japan's SMC Corp.: Experience has shown that anyone rushing to predict the decline of the Chinese economy risks putting their reputation on the line.
Opinion

China's economy is not done growing

Government can counter doomsayers by expanding fiscal stimulus

7 November 2023
Micron Technology is attending the China International Import Expo for the first time this year. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

U.S. chipmakers descend on China import fair despite tech curbs

General-purpose products sell briskly as companies fear further restrictions

7 November 2023
China's nuclear development program has evaded sanctions to obtain some of the world's most advanced machine tools. 
Supply Chain

China's nuclear program skirts Western machine tool sanctions

Nikkei probe finds Japanese and German 'mother machines' where they shouldn't be

7 November 2023
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6.
International relations

China and Australia agree to improve trade ties at summit

Xi and Albanese discuss CPTPP pact, Taiwan and more as tensions ease

7 November 2023
China's Premier Li Qiang attends an ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta on Sept. 6.
Economy

China will further expand market access, Premier Li says

Beijing to release opening-up plan amid calls to lift foreign business confidence

5 November 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit New Delhi this week for the annual 2+2 ministerial dialogue with their counterparts S. Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
Your Week in Asia

U.S.-India 2+2, Pacific Islands Forum, China Singles Day 'war'

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

5 November 2023
With the yuan at its lowest point against the dollar since 2007, Chinese monetary authorities seem eager to step in to support the country's currency.
Datawatch

What is behind the 40% drop in China's U.S. Treasury holdings?

Market players see Beijing selling American debt to prop up the yuan

4 November 2023
Foreign direct investment in China has dropped as the U.S. has tightened restrictions on semiconductor technology exports to China.
Economy

Foreign investment in China turns negative for first time

Money flows out of country on concerns over U.S. tensions, anti-spy laws

4 November 2023
Panda twins Lei Lei, left, and Xiao Xiao, center, play alongside their mother Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. 
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: China's panda business

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

3 November 2023
The InterContinental Hotel in Beijing. Western hotel operators anticipate growth in their business in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in China.
Travel & Leisure

Hope for hotel rebound in China now a reality, InterContinental says

Asia-Pacific drives growth at Western hospitality chains as tourism returns

3 November 2023
Over 80% of China’s 1 billion private companies are family-owned, with about 29% of those businesses in traditional manufacturing.
Caixin

China's family-run businesses face succession challenges

Wave of retirements bringing profound change to nation's industrial sector

2 November 2023
Fanuc and Murata are seeing declining profits on reduced production and consumer activity in China. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Business trends

Japan's Fanuc, Murata take hit amid China economic slowdown

Earnings erode among China-dependent companies despite weak yen

1 November 2023
Mary Ng was in Japan for a Group of Seven trade ministers meeting. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Interview

Canada backs Ukraine's entry to CPTPP, trade minister says

Mary Ng says pact must maintain 'high standards' as it weighs new members

1 November 2023
Employees assemble glass panels for mobile phones at a factory in Guizhou province in March. (CNS Photo via Reuters) 
Economy

China factory activity logs surprise decline in October

Purchasing managers' index hits 49.5, ending five months of expansion

31 October 2023
A staff member attends to visitors at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, in April. Booming summer and holiday travel gave Hainan's consumption a boost.
Caixin

China's provincial economies fell off the pace in past quarter

About two-thirds of mainland regions' GDP growth underperformed that of the first half

31 October 2023
If the world decoupled into two trading blocs, the fall in global GDP would be like "losing the whole of the economy of Japan," said WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. (Photo by Shigeru Seno)
Interview

WTO chief warns on 'very costly' fragmentation of global economy

War between Israel and Hamas is potential impact, Okonjo-Iweala points out

30 October 2023
Unlike the G7 finance ministers' meeting two weeks ago, which condemned "terror attacks" on Israel by Hamas, the trade ministers did not mention the Middle East crisis, saying only that they "seek to raise awareness about the challenges of moving humanitarian goods across international borders during natural disasters and other emergencies".
Trade

G7 calls for immediate repeal of bans on Japanese food, pressing China

Trade ministers denounce what they consider its rising economic coercion through trade

29 October 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to China from Nov. 4 to 7 to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
Your Week in Asia

BOJ policy meeting, Hong Kong FinTech Week, Australia PM visits China

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

29 October 2023
A job fair in Zhengzhou, China in September: Some cities report that only 40% of new graduates are finding employment. (FeatureChina via AP)
Opinion

China cannot let the ambitions of young graduates be extinguished

Too many are disappointed with choices on offer in current economy

29 October 2023