Economy

A tanker loads LNG at ExxonMobil's PNG LNG plant off Port Moresby. (Courtesy of Oil Search)
Economy

Chinese demand spurs LNG investment in Papua New Guinea

ExxonMobil and partners set to spend $9 billion to expand export capacity

1 March 2018
Delegates from the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Da Nang, Vietnam Nov. 2017.
International relations

Revised TPP faces obstacles on road to ratification

Potential hurdles include internal politics and US return

24 February 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.
International relations

TPP's remaining members ease path for trade deal

Approval by countries with majority of GDP no longer required to take effect

23 February 2018
A tanker loads LNG at ExxonMobil's PNG LNG plant off Port Moresby. (Courtesy of Oil Search)
Business trends

Chinese gas demand spurs new investments in Papua New Guinea

ExxonMobil and Total expected to commit $6bn to increase LNG export capacity

16 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
Yuan Longping of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, center, aimed to achieve a yield of 17 tons per hectare by age 90. He succeeded at 87.
Economy

Who will feed China? 87-year-old rice expert answers the call

Yuan Longping's superstrain raises hopes for averting a global food crisis

8 February 2018
Australian National University Emeritus Professor Peter Drysdale speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Interview

Asian coalition needed to keep multilateral trade alive

Peter Drysdale argues RCEP potential not to be underestimated

6 February 2018
A screen shows the Nikkei average in Tokyo on Feb. 5. (Photo by Maho Obata)
Equities

Stocks fall across Asia as Nikkei index closes down 2.5%

Japanese shares cede 2018 gains and India drops 1% at opening

5 February 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a discussion by European business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25.
International relations

Asia puzzles over Trump's TPP remark

Japan and Australia offer guarded response as investors await more details

26 January 2018
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders arrive for the group photo session at the summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
Economy

Host problems cloud the outlook for this year's APEC

Beset by domestic issues, Papua New Guinea may struggle to put on the event

25 January 2018
Japanese Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative talks in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The 11 countries reached an agreement Jan. 23 to move ahead without the participation of the U.S.
Economy

TPP 11 set to sign accord in March, without US

Earlier holdout Canada now part of deal on free trade zone spanning Pacific

23 January 2018
Workers load carts at a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April 2017.
Economy

Nearly one billion Asians in vulnerable jobs, says ILO

High growth, low unemployment mask precarious work conditions for many

23 January 2018
Rising wages could leave Indian workers with more money to burn.
Economy

Better paydays are in store for Asia

The region is predicted to lead global wage growth in 2018

18 January 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for the group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
International relations

APEC summit outlook clouded by new host's problems

Caught between China and the bloc, PNG's domestic issues dominate

17 January 2018
People walk at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai.
Economy

Asia seen leading global wage growth in 2018

Raises solid in India, Vietnam, China, but meager in Japan, US, Europe -- survey

4 January 2018
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop delivers her opening remarks during a ministerial meeting of Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila on Aug. 6.
Economy

Australia seeks 80% free trade coverage by 2020

Foreign minister backs 'all options' on North Korea, including force

26 December 2017
Japanese strawberries are known for their sweet taste.
Economy

Japan eyes Australia as new market for its strawberries

Imports of Japanese beef, banned in 2001, are also set to resume

26 December 2017
The deckhouse of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System. Japan plans to deploy two of the systems to counter the growing threat from North Korea.
Economy

Rising Asia tensions push Japan's defense budget to record high

No end in sight for spending as Pyongyang and Beijing continue to flex military muscle

22 December 2017
Bitcoin has almost topped $20,000. The cryptocurrency's meteoric rise this year has Asian central bankers worried.
Economy

Asian central bankers on high alert over bitcoin frenzy

BOJ's Kuroda warns of the crypto's 'undoubtedly abnormal' rise

21 December 2017
A protester holds a sign as he participates in a demonstration against the Indian mining company Adani's planned Carmichael coal mine project in northeast Australia, at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Oct. 7.
Business

Giant Australian coal mine faces new hurdle as Adani deal collapses

Cancellation of $1.5bn outsourcing plan raises doubts about project's future

19 December 2017
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Economy

Australia trims growth forecast to 2.5% on slower wage gains

Fiscal surplus target remains on track; Treasurer affirms push for corporate tax cut

19 December 2017
A protester holds a sign as he participates in a national Day of Action against the Indian mining company Adani's planned coal mine project in north-east Australia at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Oct. 7.
Economy

Adani scraps coal-mine contract with Australia's Downer

Funding challenges mount along with opposition to coal

18 December 2017
Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, doubts the future of bitcoin.
Economy

Central banker lashes bitcoin 'speculative mania'

Reserve Bank of Australia governor joins critics of modern 'tulip bubble'

13 December 2017
The Chatree gold mine in the northern Thai province of Phichit was closed in January after a government order. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
Economy

Australia's Kingsgate battles Thai government over gold mine closure

Case moves to international arbitration after military junta's decision

10 December 2017
A construction worker builds a house in the western Sydney suburb of Oran Park in October. Australia's housing boom appears to be slowing.
Economy

Can Australia keep its long growth streak going?

Interest-rate rises loom, despite weak consumer spending

6 December 2017