Bonds
China's special long-term bonds rise in exchange debut
Investors flock to relative safety amid property crunch
Bonds
Japan's 10-year government bond yield hits 1% for first time in 11 years
Investors turn cautious on debt as speculation grows over BOJ hawkishness
Opinion
Taiwan's economy should be Lai's first priority
Young workers disheartened by growing inequality, high home prices
Politics
Vietnam rocked by political upheaval: 5 things to know
Security Minister To Lam elected president, nation's No. 2 political post
Supply Chain
Thailand power supply in question as tech investment floods in
Flurry of new Taiwanese and Chinese PCB projects to test industrial infrastructure
Interview
Transcript: Top Japan currency diplomat speaks with Nikkei
Senior official stresses free, rules-based trade amid new U.S. plans for China tariffs
Economy
Japan exports grew for 5th month in row in April led by cars, chips
Shipments of $57bn were up 8.3% from a year earlier; imports also gain 8.3%
Electric cars in China
China's EV industry, led by BYD, drives job growth
Private companies account for 80% of new employment since 2019
The Big Story
Why so many middle-class Chinese migrants take risky, illegal route to U.S.
Economic malaise, debt and despair push families to trek through jungle to Mexico border
Interview
Japan top currency diplomat calls for stepping up structural reforms
Kanda sees G7 officials discussing Chinese overcapacity this week amid U.S. tariffs
Currencies
Philippine peso falls to 18-month low against dollar
Central bank's 'less hawkish' stance leaves currency to slide
Trade war
China plastics probe hits EU, U.S., Japan, Taiwan: 5 things to know
Target material used in cars and more; timing on eve of Lai inauguration raises eyebrows
Asia Insight
Pakistan moves to sell national airline in test case for privatization drive
Dozens of state enterprises on auction block as IMF calls for end of subsidies
Currencies
Japan's weak yen hindered by costly energy, raw material imports
Capital outflows compound pressure on currency along with rate gap with U.S.
US-China tensions
China commerce ministry bans trading by some U.S. companies
Defense contractors blacklisted, execs barred from entering country
Economy
Thai economy grows at a lackluster 1.5% in Q1
Robust tourism lends support but weak exports weigh down overall growth
Bonds
Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to 11-year high
Speculation on hawkish BOJ actions, investor risk appetite led to bond selling
Market Spotlight
Potential for earlier BOJ rate hike rises amid hawkish signals, weak yen
Some analysts expect Japan's central bank to use bond yields to stop yen's fall
Politics
On topic: How will Singapore change under new PM Lawrence Wong?
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Datawatch
Japan's small regional companies vie to raise pay amid labor shortage
Wages rise faster in mostly rural prefectures than in urban centers
Business trends
Weak yen and lower costs lure factories back to Japan
Companies take advantage of 'Cheap Japan' to export cosmetics and rice
Politics
Lawrence Wong, Singapore's new PM, begins term: 5 things to know
51-year-old leader edges toward election as change comes in bunches
China debt crunch
China unveils $41bn lending program to 'digest' unsold properties
Mortgage rates lowered as vice premier vows to fight risk of 'unfinished' projects
Supply Chain
Asia's tech and auto suppliers weigh up impact of U.S. tariff hike
Tariffs likely to reinforce supply chain shifts from China but EV makers little moved
Economy
China retail sales slow as industrial output beats forecasts
Data highlights struggle to boost demand as property slump clouds future