Children wearing traditional clothing wave national flags in Seoul. South Korea is facing a "national demographic emergency."
Opinion

South Korea must learn from China's population long game

Seoul waking up to demographic crisis after long-term complacency

16 August 2024
Facilities under construction at a Tajikistan antimony mine in 2021.
Trade

China to restrict antimony exports in latest rare-metal curbs

Controls on flame-retardant mineral do not target specific countries, Beijing says

16 August 2024
Condominiums on the outskirts of Beijing in February. China's biggest cities have seen housing prices fall in the past three years, though not as much as smaller regional hubs. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Property

China home prices down 8% from peak, with no end to decline in sight

Government rebuffs IMF call to support property sector despite continued woes

16 August 2024
An influx from mainland China is shoring up Hong Kong's population. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Hong Kong population edges up from end-2023 as mainlanders move in

City touts programs to lure talent amid questions over long-term prospects

15 August 2024
A flea market in Beijing: Chinese household spending rose slightly in July but the recovery remained uneven due to subdued demand in the property sector.
Economy

China retail sales improve in July despite weak economy

New home prices in key cities continue to fall on poor demand

15 August 2024
A worker cleans windows in Beijing's Central Business District. Chinese authorities are struggling to keep the bond market under control.
Bonds

Chinese central bank crackdown shakes bond market

Yields fluctuate after PBOC says measures have restored 'reasonable levels'

14 August 2024
Though the majority of Asian countries did not join in the West's sanctions against Russian oil, they are expected to abide by them.
Opinion

'Dark fleet' of oil tankers risk more maritime disasters in Asia

The West needs to bring Russian oil shipping out of the shadows

12 August 2024
Workers at a commercial housing complex under construction by China Vanke in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Labor disputes involving the property and manufacturing sectors have swelled in the first half of 2024 due to an economic slowdown.
Economy

Strikes hit China's property, manufacturing sectors as growth slows

Labor disputes reflect disparities in the country's social safety net

12 August 2024
The number of people aged 60 and older has risen from 126 million in 2000 to 297 million in 2023, doubling their share of the population.
Caixin

China moves to raise retirement age to ease labor and pension concerns

Aging population, declining birth rate strain social security system

12 August 2024
Taliban fighters outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul in August 2021, after the militant group retook power in Afghanistan.
Your Week in Asia

Taliban takeover anniversary, Japan GDP, Greater China earnings

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

11 August 2024
According to the International Monetary Fund, as of March 2024, the total balance of global foreign reserves stood at $12.3499 trillion, with the dollar accounting for 58.9% based on currency allocation.
Currencies

Central banks dump dollars and yuan in favor of gold

The 'stateless currency' shines as a haven amid geopolitical tension

10 August 2024
An electric vehicle from China's Dongfeng Motor. The European Union has imposed provisional tariffs of up to 37.6% on EVs made in China, saying they unfairly benefit from government subsidies.
Electric vehicles

China files WTO complaint against EU over tariffs on EVs

Beijing says it will 'safeguard the development rights and interests' of industry

9 August 2024
A pork vendor attends to a customer at a market in Beijing. Weak consumer demand is weighing on the world's No. 2 economy.
Economy

China's July consumer inflation tops forecast, producer deflation persists

Heat and rain push up food prices amid concerns over weak demand

9 August 2024
A Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts factory that makes transmission systems for hybrid cars in Bidadi, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Opinion

India is well placed to become the 'next China' and drive global growth

Nation faces opportunities and challenges in becoming an economic powerhouse

9 August 2024
Workers get lunch from roadside stalls near buildings under construction in Shenzhen's Qianhai New District, a commercial development sector of the city. The city government has begun to convert unsold apartments within its jurisdiction into affordable housing 
Property

Shenzhen throws weight behind China's drive to absorb unsold homes

City joins nationwide plan to convert abandoned projects into affordable housing

8 August 2024
Like the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan has been used to make carry trades -- borrowing in currencies of countries with low yields and investing in those with higher ones.
Currencies

Chinese yuan rally puts central bank's next moves in spotlight

Firmer currency could enable more monetary easing, analysts say, with caveats

7 August 2024
An aerial view shows containers and cargo vessels at the Qingdao port in Shandong province, China. 
Economy

China posts 7.2% import jump for July as stimulus spurs industrial demand

Exports up 7%, led by shipments to Southeast Asia, EU and U.S.

7 August 2024
HP has built up a massive China-focused supply chain for PCs but is now looking to reduce its reliance on Asia's biggest economy.   
Supply Chain

HP plans its most aggressive shift of production away from China

Thailand emerges as major factory destination as PC maker hires engineers in Singapore

7 August 2024
John Lee, center, in Ho Chi Minh City. He is the first Hong Kong chief executive to visit Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Trade

Hong Kong has ASEAN backing to join RCEP trade pact: John Lee

City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation

6 August 2024
The skyline of Shenzhen, China. The country has been struggling to recover property investment sentiment since it launched a crackdown in 2020. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Market Spotlight

As China's property market slumps, foreign investors get pickier

Singapore capital ticks up while Western buyers shy away from commercial sites

5 August 2024
Employees work on the production line at a factory for Chery's electric vehicles) in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, on July 29.
Opinion

What the world gets wrong about China's overcapacity

Many policymakers confuse productive capacity with production output

5 August 2024
Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal on a scooter at a press briefing in Mumbai on July 29. Ola is set to go public in India's biggest IPO this year.
Your Week in Asia

India's Ola Electric goes public, Australia-U.S. two-plus-two, Indonesian GDP

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

4 August 2024
Lu Xinyi is among the entrepreneurs at the Bays Work accelerator in Shenzhen. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Startups

Hong Kong startup founders flock north to tech hub Shenzhen

Mainland city's incentives draw new businesses as Beijing pushes integration

3 August 2024
Workers in Thailand prepare rubber sheets for shipment. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
Commodities

Rubber prices fall to 2-month low on concerns over Chinese demand

Looser supplies, slower EV sales in China drag the market down

3 August 2024
China stopped importing Japanese seafood in August 2023 over the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Trade

Japan first-half food exports down 1st time in 4 years amid China row

Seafood ban spurred by Fukushima water release looms over Tokyo's targets

3 August 2024