Economy

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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
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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
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, left, and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya bow in front of Indian and Japanese flags ahead of their meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 2.
International relations

India and Japan to cement relations with new security deal

Countries look to check China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region

13 November 2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right in a red shirt, is seen as proxy of his brother Mahinda, left.
Opinion

Tilt toward China is at stake in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Candidates' foreign policy platforms have sharply different economic consequences

13 November 2019
Flipkart app on a mobile screen: New Delhi has misunderstood how e-commerce works.
Opinion

India must stop regulatory bias against Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart

Tilting rules against foreign e-commerce companies harms consumers

12 November 2019
A Maruti Suzuki plant in Haryana, India: The country's auto market is expected to rebound in coming months.
Automobiles

Indian automobile industry group expects demand to revive on new models

Easing interest rates also to help sales improve in November and December

11 November 2019
Sulfur being moved at a port in Nantong in China's Jiangsu province. China is the world's biggest consumer of sulfur, accounting for 30% of demand.
Commodities

Chinese stockpiles and waning Indian demand hit sulfur prices

Expanding production and new maritime regulations to further depress market

11 November 2019
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. It is unclear whether India will return to the RCEP talks.
International relations

RCEP trade deal can take effect without India, Thailand confirms

China, Japan, ASEAN and others to write up treaty for ratification by June

8 November 2019
The WTO headquarters in Geneva: changing the status of members like China or India could dramatically alter negotiating dynamics.
Opinion

Trade row over 'developing nation' status highlights Trump's fears

He worries World Trade Organization members are getting favorable treatment

8 November 2019
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7 November 2019
An aircraft from India's Alliance Air touches down at Jaffna International Airport on Oct. 17. The flight was part of a ceremony inaugurating the country's third international airport. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara)
International relations

Sri Lanka plays its India hand with airport upgrade as poll nears

Pro-China opposition decries pork-barrel politics ahead of presidential election

6 November 2019
Narendra Modi at the ASEAN-India Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 3: the real loser will be India itself.
Opinion

India makes historic blunder in abandoning RCEP trade deal

Faced with tough reforms, Narendra Modi chose easy option of walking away

5 November 2019
The RCEP talks are expected to continue next year, but some political analysts and economists fear it may be difficult to regain momentum.
International relations

16 Asia-Pacific nations fail to seal RCEP trade deal

India blocks agreement; talks pushed to next year in blow for trade-war-weary China

5 November 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who holds the key to the world's largest trade deal, will attend several summits in Bangkok.
International relations

China, Japan and ASEAN await India's nod to seal RCEP trade deal

Negotiators in last-minute effort after ministerial talks ended without breakthrough

2 November 2019
An ASEAN summit kicks off five days of meetings in Bangkok that will conclude on Monday evening with a summit of the 16 nations trying to put together the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
International relations

RCEP: Five things to know about Asia's mega trade talks

India frustrates China, demanding its farmers and industries be protected

31 October 2019
A port in China's Shandong Province: China is eager to wrap up the RCEP trade deal, but India is holding out for exemptions.
International relations

RCEP trade deal in focus as Asia-Pacific leaders gather in Bangkok

South China Sea and North Korea also on agenda at ASEAN and East Asia Summit

31 October 2019
An Indian farmer uses a pair of oxen to plow a rice field. The Trump administration has identified India as a wealthy country that unfairly declares developing nation status.
International relations

Trump set to take WTO 'developing nation' battle to next level

Asian countries under pressure after South Korea acquiesces to US demand

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
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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
People wait in a queue outside the emergency ward of a hospital in Srinagar, India: the country has less than 0.8 doctor per 1,000 people.
Opinion

Rich countries must stop exploiting Asian nations' health care

Global market causes medical tourism and doctor emigration

29 October 2019
A port in Bangkok is crowded with containers. The U.S. says the duty-free trade suspension is due to worker rights violations, but Thai experts believe it is retaliation against the country's ban on certain chemicals, which has excludes U.S. companies from Thailand's market.
International relations

Thailand seeks talks with US over loss of trade privileges

Trump administration unhappy with Bangkok's $19bn trade surplus

28 October 2019
Workers assemble a Tata Tigor car inside the Tata Motors car plant in Sanand, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.
Automobiles

Tata Motors trims loss as Jaguar Land Rover rebounds in China

Automaker expects India festivals to boost sales

26 October 2019
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24 October 2019
A liquidity crunch has hobbled spending on infrastructure in Asia's third-largest economy, driving it into the slow lane.
Nikkei Markets

L&T beats estimates despite construction slowdown

Company expects to grow its orders by 10% to 12% this fiscal year

23 October 2019
A street during the shutdown in Srinagar, Kashmir on Aug 28: Modi says he wants to bring economic development to Kashmir.
Opinion

India and China push a new age of Asian nationalism

Minorities in Kashmir and Xinjiang suffer as governments seek to build strong, unified states

23 October 2019