Economy

China's restrictions on cross-border data flows has overseas companies concerned that their headquarters will be cut off from important information.
Politics

Data fortress: Digital protectionism embraced by many in Asia

Restrictions on cross-border data use and server location hurt foreign companies

11 February 2023
Dalian Wanzhongyuncang's store will take advantage of China's duty-free program for cross-border e-commerce. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
Companies

China e-commerce startup to open big box store for Japan, other imports

Dalian company partners with foreign regional banks to find products

11 February 2023
Shoppers line up outside a Shanghai store of French luxury brand Celine at a reopened mall during the pandemic.
Retail

China's luxury market tumbles after five-year hot streak

Demand for pricey watches, handbags and cosmetics shrank 10% in 2022

10 February 2023
U.S. export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment has made it harder for American providers to do business in China. (Photo courtesy of Applied Materials) 
Trade war

U.S. chip tool makers eye Southeast Asia as China business shrinks

Export controls drive shift as semiconductor industry suffers demand slump

10 February 2023
Building under construction in a Beijing financial district: China’s largest cities -- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen -- all had losses in net leased office in space in 2022.
Caixin

China's weak office rental market faces a steep climb in 2023

Rush of new supply likely to keep rents low, even as demand recovers

10 February 2023
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 9. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai) 
International relations

Philippines, Japan pledge to deepen security and economic ties

Two nations edge toward a troop deployment deal in face of Chinese threat

9 February 2023
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Caixin

China regulators worried about country's mutual fund boom

Retail investors pay more to sellers than to those managing their money

8 February 2023
Macao's landmark Casino Lisboa. The city's VIP gambling business suffered a sharp downturn during the pandemic.
Travel & Leisure

Macao slaps new tax on VIP gambling business

Junket operators say 5% levy on casino commissions will 'kill' sector

8 February 2023
The Ever Forward container ship in the Chesapeake Bay off the U.S. state of Maryland. Trade between China and the U.S. rose to a record even as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration mostly remain. 
Trade

U.S.-China trade hit record in 2022 despite tensions

Robust cross-border flows run counter to talk of 'decoupling'

7 February 2023
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai. China’s property market slump began in mid-2021 after efforts to curb borrowing deprived builders of funding.
Caixin

Mortgage rate cuts spread to China's wealthier regions

Analysts predicting a long and bumpy recovery in real estate sector

7 February 2023
The Erawan Shrine in Bangkok is on the itineraries of many Chinese visitors to Thailand. (Photo by Yohei Muramatsu)
Travel & Leisure

Thailand, Indonesia battle for Chinese group tours post-COVID

Southeast Asia airlines, hotels have edge on Japan, U.S. as travel resumes

5 February 2023
Chinese tourists flocked to Asian destinations like Bali, Indonesia, during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Markets

Hopes for China's economic reopening buoy Asian currencies

Positive signs draw money back to emerging markets, but uncertainty remains

4 February 2023
China's growing appetite for sea cucumber has helped to boost Japanese seafood exports. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Trade

Japan's food exports hit new high on seafood, whisky demand

Annual shipments hit 10th straight record in 2022, buoyed by weak yen

4 February 2023
The International Monetary Fund has lifted its forecast for China's economy to a 5.2% expansion this year (Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
Economy

China economic recovery faces 'high degree of uncertainty': IMF

Beijing must tackle property market crisis, roll out reforms to boost growth

3 February 2023
A shopping complex in Sanya, China. With the Chinese economy reopening, the IMF forecasts GDP growth of 5.2% in 2023.
Comment

Is China's economic recovery for real?

Beijing's road map for economy clouded as reformers prepare to exit

3 February 2023
The Chinese city of Fuzhou is building this industrial park with the cooperation of Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of the Fuzhou municipal government)
Economy

China plans industrial zones to lure Chinese diaspora in Asia

Fujian province aims to attract companies from Indonesia and the Philippines

2 February 2023
The U.S. government identified 39 online markets and 33 physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
1 February 2023
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes part in an interview on Jan. 31 in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Interview

Greek PM slams Turkey for 'sitting on the fence' over Ukraine war

Mitsotakis aims to tap Japan, India for investment after 'turning page' on debt

31 January 2023
A poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of the Xinyuan Steel plant in Anyang, Henan province. China's factory activity shows signs of recovery from the zero-COVID policy.
Economy

China manufacturing PMI tops 50 1st time in 4 months in January

Pandemic pressures ease, world's No. 2 economy regains vigor

31 January 2023
French Trade Minister Olivier Becht says Japanese companies will benefit economically by investing in France. (Photo courtesy of French Foreign Ministry)
Interview

France looks to ASEAN for non-China supply chain: trade minister

Diversification of production necessary to reduce dependence on China, says Becht

27 January 2023
Crowds in Shanghai on the first day of the Lunar New Year. China's economy is forecast to rebound after Beijing dropped its zero-COVID policy.
Economy

China posts tourism and spending jump over Lunar New Year

Holiday travel spending soars 30% after Beijing dismantles zero-COVID curbs

27 January 2023
A container port in Cape Town Docks, South Africa. Trade between Africa and China surged to a record high in 2022.
Trade

China-Africa trade soars on spike in commodity prices

Two-way commerce dwarfs that between U.S. and continent

27 January 2023
The Shanghai Stock Exchange: Mandatory delistings from mainland Chinese stock exchanges in 2021 and 2022 make up around 40% of the total over the last three decades.
Caixin

China boots record number of companies from bourses in 2022

Regulator aims to cull poorly performing companies, violators

25 January 2023
The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework was launched in May. Working-level negotiations began at the end of last year.
Interview

U.S. to aggressively push for digital trade rules in Asia in 2023

USTR deputy Sarah Bianchi touts 'very ambitious schedule' for negotiations

24 January 2023
Alibaba Group's logo at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou: The company's time in the authorities' doghouse had ended.
Opinion

The good old days will not be back for China's internet companies

Crackdown's end still leaves regulators with enhanced powers

24 January 2023