Economy

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Nikkei Markets

Asian shares rebound on US-China trade truce signal

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing slips 0.5%, Alibaba launches HK public offering

15 November 2019
A fire burns behind a protester in Hong Kong's Mong Kok area on Nov. 11. This week's violence suggests tensions in the city are quickly spiraling out of control.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong's worst week of violence gives whiff of anarchy

Once well-functioning society now struggles with day-to-day living

15 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities fall amid weaker China data, Hong Kong agitation

Tencent Holdings falls after third-quarter profit misses estimates

14 November 2019
Demonstrators walk down the road with traffic cones to build a barricade in Causeway Bay: protesters now view force as a necessary evil.
Opinion

Hong Kong's risk of 'total collapse' pushes economy deeper into the red

Protests have grown more violent and are now affecting daily business

14 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities fall on persisting doubts over US-China trade deal

Worsening unrest in Hong Kong adds to weak investor sentiments

13 November 2019
A worker sorts fish at the port of Matsukawaura in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. Japan hopes to break down the last international barriers to food exports from the area.
Economy

As Fukushima food export barriers fall, Japan aims to persuade China

Five markets still prohibit crops and seafood from nuclear disaster zone

13 November 2019
The effects of the trade war and political turmoil in Hong Kong have pushed the city into its first recession since the global financial crisis. Businesses are re-examining its close, yet volatile, relations with the mainland.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong struggles to find new growth engines amid recession

Identity crisis rattles city's traditional role as China's middleman to world

10 November 2019
Disney's profit warning comes a week after the Hong Kong government said its economy slid into recession for the first time in a decade, hurt by five months of increasingly violent protests and the U.S.-China trade war.
Hong Kong protests

Protests set to cut $275m from Hong Kong Disneyland earnings

Theme park's woes add to struggles faced by hotels, tour operators and retailers

8 November 2019
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7 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as investors await US-China trade talk details

Singapore Air, Hon Hai Precision, Hartalega Holdings among movers on A300

6 November 2019
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5 November 2019
Hong Kong protesters set fire to a Xiaomi shop during demonstrations targeting mainland Chinese companies.
Hong Kong protests

Mainland Chinese run scared as Hong Kong protests turn nasty

Businesses linked to China feel brunt of rising anti-Beijing sentiment

1 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise after US Fed cuts rates for third time in 2019

China Construction Bank gains after earnings, PetroChina, Sinopec slip

31 October 2019
A cloud of teargas takes Nathan Road, a busy shopping street in Hong Kong, during clashes between protesters and riot police on Oct. 20.
Hong Kong protests

Protests tip Hong Kong into official recession as trade war stings

Economists doubt government steps to stem slide can secure rebound

31 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks edge lower amid caution ahead of Fed policy

AmorePacific soars in Seoul on results while BYD and GAC slide

30 October 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping is thought to be weighing an expansion of the Politburo Standing Committee at the upcoming Communist Party plenum to groom potential successors. (Nikkei montage/ Reuters)
Politics

Five things to know about China's ongoing party plenum

Xi expects to steer discussions away from US trade war and Hong Kong turmoil

30 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise on trade deal and Fed rate cut bets

TSMC climbs after company and GlobalFoundries resolve patent disputes

29 October 2019
African swine fever has sent consumer pork prices in China surging.
Nikkei Markets

Pork king WH Group sees shares jump as results help lift outlook

Company seen accelerating shipments from the US despite high tariffs

29 October 2019
ASEAN dignitaries open the bloc's new building in Jakarta in August. The association's summit starts this week in Bangkok.
This Week in Asia

China's most important meeting and iPhone 11's true strength

Nikkei Asian Preview is your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

27 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks slip amid earnings, trade uncertainty

Ping An slides after lowering new business value outlook

25 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks edge higher amid focus on US-China trade

Singapore's Temasek makes partial offer for Keppel

21 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall as China economic growth drops to lowest in about 30 years

Chinese lenders, Cathay Pacific, Zee Entertainment among key losers on A300 index

18 October 2019
Traffic from South Korean visitors has dropped at several tourists spots in Japan, such as Osaka Castle. (Photo by Kento Awashima)
Japan-South Korea rift

Japan's ambitious tourism goal rocked by Asia geopolitics

South Korean visitors to Japan plunges nearly 60% in September

17 October 2019
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery has steadily expanded its exposure to Chinese consumers in recent years.
Nikkei Markets

Chow Tai Fook drops amid cautious outlook after weak quarter

Jewelry chain forecasts rise in gold prices could weigh on first-half profit

16 October 2019
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15 October 2019