Economy

South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung went to the U.S. to receive an Oscar despite her son's concern about her safety.
Economy

Asians in US face 'bamboo ceiling' when climbing corporate ladder

Rising hate crimes spotlight racial tensions simmering since 19th century

27 June 2021
People walk along Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue in Tokyo's Minato Ward in November 2020: the affluent central district has been one of the city's heaviest COVID-hit areas.
Opinion

How Asia shamed the West and protected its urban poor from COVID

Europe can no longer claim to be the most fervent champion of equality worldwide

25 June 2021
Indonesia aims to reach an economic partnership deal with Canada, building its trade presence in the Americas. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Trade

Indonesia and Canada to launch economic partnership talks

Widodo government on mission to 'create export opportunities' amid pandemic

21 June 2021
Skyscrapers tower over Shanghai: A senior IMD economist says China addressed the pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis in a "most effective way."
Economy

China gains on US in competitiveness ranking as Taiwan joins top 10

Singapore and Hong Kong slip on IMD's list amid pandemic strain

17 June 2021
Group of Seven finance ministers reached an agreement to reform the global tax system at their meeting in London.
6 June 2021
Washington says moves by countries to levy digital-services taxes overwhelmingly target American companies such as Facebook and Amazon.
Trade

US to India and 5 others: You tax Big Tech, we tariff you

Washington urges talks for broader digital service levy

3 June 2021
Joe Biden must accelerate efforts to protect the AAA credit ratings that the last White House put in such peril.
Opinion

America's Asian bankers grapple with a dollar Trump left for dead

Japan and China each hold more than $1tn in US Treasuries

3 June 2021
A now hiring sign at a store in San Rafael, California, pictured on April 2: companies are struggling to fill positions.
Opinion

Are markets ready for a cyclical inflation shock?

Expect rising prices to accelerate in 2021

1 June 2021
Vietnamese authorities blame a more infectious strain of COVID-19 first detected in India for recent outbreaks that threaten the country's key manufacturing centers in the north. (Source photo by AP) 
Coronavirus

Vietnam faces 'risk to fall behind' without vaccination: EuroCham

Hanoi sets up vaccine fund to secure doses worth $1.1 billion

28 May 2021
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman speaks to Nikkei in 2018. The latest interview was conducted remotely. (Photo by Emily Hey)
Interview

Morgan Stanley CEO predicts Fed rate hike as early as 2022

Gorman discusses Goldman Sachs market cap reversal, MUFG tie-up and more

27 May 2021
The flags for the China Development Bank are flown near the Chinese national flag: China has a variety of lending instruments at its disposal.
Opinion

China is changing the way money is lent to countries in need

Beijing is now the world's largest official source of development finance

24 May 2021
Countries and regions negotiating on how to levy a digital services tax are coordinating to ensure that it would apply to Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple.
Economy

OECD to agree on basing digital tax on profit margin and revenue

Apple, Amazon and about 100 other large companies would meet the threshold

22 May 2021
An employee folds a shirt at a Uniqlo store in Tokyo. 
Retail

Uniqlo shirts blocked by US customs over Xinjiang labor suspicions

China denies forced labor is used in supply chain for raw cotton

20 May 2021
A waitress carries food to diners seated outside in Chapel Hill, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, on April 16.
Economy

World's economic winners and losers reflected in COVID policy

Japan trails major economies as it struggles to contain infections

20 May 2021
The U.S. has sent $1,400 checks to citizens and residents as part of its COVID relief package. 
Economy

Japanese who received Biden checks should return them, says IRS

Banks in confusion after a flood of inquiries from receivers

20 May 2021
A steel plant in Salzgitter, Germany: Germany was the fifth-largest exporter of steel to the U.S. in 2020.
Trade

US and EU reach metals tariff truce to focus on mutual rival China

Biden looks to mend ties with Brussels but faces tricky political landscape at home

19 May 2021
China has ramped up subsidies to boost domestic chip production.
US-China tensions

Eyeing US, China wields $33bn subsidies to bolster chips, defense

State spending raises concerns as Washington weighs similar program

17 May 2021
The Biden administration tried to get stimulus checks out to families as quickly as possible under its American Rescue Plan. 
Economy

Surprise check: Biden stimulus mailed to Japanese by mistake

Ineligible foreigners receive payments amid US focus on speed

17 May 2021
Americans stock up at a gas station after a cyberattack crippled the biggest fuel pipeline in the country.
Energy

Hacked US east coast pipeline resumes operation

Steep price rise and fuel depletion avoided but normality still weeks away

13 May 2021
Logos of apps on a mobile phone screen: some governments have created regulations that are poorly defined, overly broad, unduly restrictive, or simply unworkable.
Opinion

Incoherent regulations will devastate Asia's digital economy

Two newly released documents highlight the challenges facing the region

13 May 2021
Colonial Pipeline's storage tank in Woodbridge, New Jersey: we hear on a regular basis of increasingly powerful attacks.
Opinion

Global rules against cyberattacks must be updated

Time to recognize that civilian and military targets are now perilously entwined

11 May 2021
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill on April 28. 
Trade war

US and China to assess Phase 1 deal soon: Biden trade chief

Katherine Tai says fate of tariffs hinges on talks with Chinese officials

6 May 2021
The U.S. headquarters of iRobot in Bedford, Massachusetts. The company has been gradually shifting production out of China amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
US-China tensions

iRobot breaks with Hong Kong partner over China production

Company cites US tariffs in shift of Roomba robot vacuum assembly to Malaysia

5 May 2021
Pedestrians walk along Market Street in Philadelphia: the coronavirus pandemic is expected to exacerbate demographic woes in the U.S.
Economy

US population time bomb muddles economic race with China

New census reveals headwinds from slowing immigration and aging

28 April 2021
The currency market trend comes as the U.S. coronavirus vaccination drive progresses. (Source photo by Reuters)
Datawatch

Dollar remains overvalued against yen and other currencies

Difference with theoretical value sows seeds of market unrest

20 April 2021