Vinamilk products in a supermarket in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by Takaki Kasihwabara)
Companies

Jardine Matheson appoints first board member to Vinamilk

British group is latest foreign investor to gain board seat at Vietnam state dairy

2 April 2018
The Hong Kong Arts Sculpture Park features works from major artists such as Yayoi Kusama's 2008 installation "Pumpkin: big." (Photo provided by Harbour Arts Sculpture Park 2018)
Arts

Hong Kong embraces its role as a global art hub

Art Basel, auction houses and galleries transform city into a vibrant market

28 March 2018
Pro-democracy activists attend an election rally in Hong Kong on March 3.
Politics

Hong Kong's ex-leader cheers string of opposition setbacks

Leung Chun-ying says current leadership is free to focus on core issues

27 March 2018
China Life Insurance's headquarters building in Beijing.
Asia300

Tougher China insurance rules expected to benefit big players

Smaller companies set to lose out as Beijing moves to cut financial risks

23 March 2018
Beijing has urged Washington to "pull back from the brink" of pitting the two countries against each other in a trade war.
Trade war

China unveils retaliatory measures against Trump's tariff threats

Asian markets slide on trade tensions between Washington and Beijing

23 March 2018
Japan's financial watchdog turns up the heat on unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan warns Hong Kong-based crypto exchange

Criminal charges to be filed if Binance fails to halt Japan operations

23 March 2018
The rules hammered in the TPP-11 free trade agreement signed on March 8 are at risk of not keeping pace with fast-moving developments in worlds of technology and business.
Comment

Pacific trade rules on digital data may already be outdated

TPP-11 principles to contain China could be counterproductive

15 March 2018
People take pictures of themselves in front of the Sydney Opera House.
Economy

Australia's immigration debate flares up over property prices

Some fear the country's population boom could mean an end to an established way of life

15 March 2018
Higher commodity prices, such as those for industrial base metals and iron ore, were the primary factor behind rising costs for manufacturers.
Economy

Rising costs loom over Asia's upbeat factory activity

Nikkei PMI readings came in strong in February, but manufacturers worry about weak currencies

8 March 2018
Higher commodity prices, such as those for industrial base metals and iron ore, were the primary factor behind rising costs for manufacturers.
Economy

Solid demand improves Asia manufacturing in February

US tightening and Chinese economy loom as risk factors

8 March 2018
People take pictures of themselves in front of the Sydney Opera House.
Economy

Australia weighs the costs of the coming population boom

'Lucky country' worries that high immigration will compromise its lifestyle

7 March 2018
ScoutAsia news and data sources include more than 20 English-language news media, the world's leading corporate databases and analyst reports.
Economy

Nikkei Inc. and the Financial Times Group announce launch of scoutAsia

New service offers clients access to news and information on 500,000 companies

5 March 2018
Slices of Kobe beef meat pictured in plate as arrange steaks in a restaurant on January 18, 2017 in Kobe, Japan.
Economy

Cambodia's imports of Japanese beef are ending up in China

Southeast Asia has become the way to get around China's ban on wagyu

1 March 2018
The growth was already Hong Kong's fastest since 2011, but its total GDP still fell behind Shenzhen.
Economy

Hong Kong economy surpassed by tech-heavy neighbor Shenzhen

Shift in focus by 'China's Silicon Valley' powers surge in GDP

1 March 2018
A construction project in Beijing's Tongzhou district in May 2017
The Big Story

The hidden risks of China's war on debt

Lending clampdown sparks fears of an economic chilling effect

28 February 2018
A woman walks past a closed branch of peer-to-peer lender Ezubao in Huaibei, Anhui Province, in 2016. The company turned out to be a Ponzi scheme that collected over $9 billion from investors.
Economy

China's wild online lending frontier tests regulators

As the industry swells, Beijing scrambles to weed out fraudsters and Ponzi artists

28 February 2018
Hong Kong land developers are stepping up purchases again now that the pace of acquisitions by mainland competitors has slowed. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Real Estate

Top Hong Kong developers step up expansion amid property boom

Share of local developers rises as mainland buyers retreat

28 February 2018
Many companies say they cannot afford to exhibit at Baselworld. (Photo by Katsuhiko Hara)
Business trends

World's largest watch show shrinks on weak Chinese demand

Exhibitors fall by half at this year's Baselworld in Switzerland

24 February 2018
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, left, and diamond jewelry designer Nirav Modi at the opening of one of his stores in Hong Kong in 2016.
Economy

India's jeweler to the stars is on the run from authorities

Alleged $1.8 billion fraud puts the Nirav Modi brand in jeopardy

22 February 2018
A ban on the import of Japanese beef in China may have created unofficial routes for the product into the country.
Economy

Is Cambodia a 'Japanese beef-laundering' hub?

Smugglers bypass Chinese import ban to satisfy hunger for prized meat

18 February 2018
The Center skyscraper fetched a record price for a Hong Kong office building in late 2017.
Property

China-fueled property boom distorts markets in Asia-Oceania

Authorities move to stop overheating as soaring prices cause concern

14 February 2018
Japan's FSA has repeatedly advised Blockchain Laboratory to halt its activities in the country.
Cryptocurrencies

Macau cryptocurrency exchange hit with warning in Japan

Watchdog turns up the heat on unregistered players

13 February 2018
People walk past an electronic board showing Japanese stocks in Tokyo on Feb. 6. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Equities

So who were the winners after tumultuous week?

Philippine's Bloomberry Resorts, Indian pharmaceuticals shine in troubled market

9 February 2018