Asia Insight
Russia puts Taliban on 'probation' with Central Asia on knife edge
Moscow cautiously warms to once sworn enemy in light of other threats
Market Spotlight
Soaring fuel costs add to pressure on Asian currencies
Energy exporters spared as inflation, growth scares roil foreign exhange market
Business Spotlight
Australia's foreign ownership rules face first test in $7bn battle for AusNet
Electricity network has attracted Canadian interest -- and there's a China twist
China up close
Analysis: Xi Jinping's plan to rule for life is coming together
Third historical resolution and 2035 'common prosperity' target outline path forward
The Big Story
The new Great Game: Central Asia struggles to balance three powers
China, Russia and the U.S. vie for influence in the post-Afghanistan era
Datawatch
Family business? Newcomers face hurdles in Japan's election
Candidates connected by blood or marriage have 80% chance of winning
Asia Insight
Vietnam takes Sinopharm vaccines to ease Ho Chi Minh City's woes
Pandemic offers Beijing opportunity to firm ties with strategically important neighbor
Market Spotlight
How China's energy crisis has sent commodity markets reeling
Environmental policy swerves make metal prices more volatile, unpredictable
Datawatch
Aging forests likely to hinder Japan's decarbonization efforts
Old trees detract from disaster prevention and CO2 absorption effects
Business Spotlight
Fintechs and traditional lenders do battle across Southeast Asia
Competition intensifies as digital services leapfrog legacy financial systems
China up close
Analysis: The man who knew too much of Xi's power plays is out
Ex-minister Fu Zhenghua was the engine behind president's anti-corruption drive
The Big Story
Mongolia's missing millions: What happened to a decadelong mining boom
Striking it rich with huge mineral deposits. What could go wrong?
Asia Insight
Climate for change? Japan's net zero goal tests PM Kishida's will
Reticent industries and slow emissions cuts raise pressure on government to lead
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Market Spotlight
The Great Indian IPO Rush: Investors look to tap a frothy market
Billionaires, venture capitalists and even the government are readying share sales
Business Spotlight
What blockbuster? China spurns Hollywood's advances
Regulators freeze out U.S. blockbusters as Chinese audiences become harder to woo
Datawatch
To raise Japan's tepid birthrate, get men off the couch
Fathers doing less housework translates to sub-replacement fertility, study shows
The Big Story
Leading by listening: Kishida offers Japan a traditional style of politics
New prime minister's election is a victory for the party machinery of previous decades
Asia Insight
Singapore 'soul searching' over economy as COVID surges
Even if vaccines help city-state 'live with' the virus, long-term questions loom
Market Spotlight
Indonesia's novice investors get burned by frequent IPO reversals
One million people have started trading this year, causing dizzy share prices
Business Spotlight
Cambodia counts the cost of its push to expand coal-fired power
Soaring coal prices and opposition from foreign business stoke doubts over plan
Datawatch
Japan races to hire 270,000 artificial intelligence engineers
Nation has 4th largest number of IT workers but in wrong disciplines
China up close
Analysis: China and Taiwan bids catch CPTPP chair Japan off guard
Distracted by race to replace prime minister, Tokyo took its eye off the ball
The Big Story
Bombard the headquarters: Xi Jinping's crackdown keeps growing
The new 'common prosperity' doctrine hearkens back to the Mao era
Asia Insight
Duterte's legacy on the line as Philippine elections loom
Drug war, infrastructure, China pivot define his presidency
Market Spotlight
How the winner of Japan's PM race could affect markets
Ruling party set to choose between four very different candidates