Trading of CHK Oil's Hong Kong shares is due to resume on Oct. 2. It was suspended in early September when the shares were at 0.08 Hong Kong dollars.
US-China tensions

China's CHK Oil seeks to restore terminated Utah oil and gas leases

Hong Kong-listed company discloses deeper losses, including penalties

1 October 2024
A visitor walks in front of an iron ore carrier at Rio Tinto's Port Dampier operations in west Australia in 2023. The nation is a key exporter of the steelmaking material.
Commodities

Australia cuts commodity earnings estimate as prices weaken

Treasurer highlights Chinese stimulus measures as potential boost for sector

1 October 2024
Weng Hsiao-ling, a lawmaker from Taiwan's Kuomintang, speaks during a panel discussion at the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club. She recently sat down with Nikkei Asia to discuss her views. (Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club)
Interview

'We are Chinese': KMT lawmaker challenges president on Taiwan's nature

Weng Hsiao-ling urges 'peaceful unification,' warns against big defense buildup

1 October 2024
In the wake of a money laundering case last year, Singapore is tightening its screening process for family offices in the city-state. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kosaku Mimura)
ASEAN Money

Singapore's lure for rich Chinese breeds family office tensions

City-state navigates reputational hazards in race to attract wealth

1 October 2024
The new Tomica Brand Store in Shanghai displays over 2,000 toy vehicles on its walls. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
Consumer

Japan's Tomy debuts Shanghai store for Tomica die-cast model cars

Toy maker seeks to drive growth in China with first overseas outpost

1 October 2024
An aerial view shows cars for export at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, in May 2023.
Opinion

Asian economies need nuanced steps to counter cheap Chinese imports

Local manufacturers battling for survival in face of aggressive pricing

1 October 2024
China has emphasized national security in its data security rules amid ongoing tensions with the U.S.
Artificial intelligence

China to roll out cybersecurity rules covering generative AI

Provisions also encourage use of national cyberspace IDs

1 October 2024
A stock board in Shanghai's financial district in March 2023. The Chinese markets are riding high after authorities rolled out fresh stimulus measures.
Equities

China stocks extend stimulus-fueled surge heading into holiday

Bulls drive benchmark CSI 300 to its best day since 2008

30 September 2024
An employee works on an electric vehicle production line in Anhui province, China: The country's factory activity fell for a fifth straight month in September.
Economy

China factory activity contracts for fifth straight month in September

Continued weakness spurs Beijing to roll out big stimulus plan

30 September 2024
Crowds gather to watch Shanghai skyscrapers. China's economic slowdown is expected to hit demand negatively during the Oct.1 holidays. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
Economy

China economic slowdown sends chill through 'golden week' holidays

Flight, hotel prices drop as travelers hunt for bargains ahead of National Day break

30 September 2024
A man looks at an unfinished residential building where he bought an apartment in Tongchuan, China.
Property

China to cut existing mortgage rates by end of October

Measure aims to boost weak property market and consumption

30 September 2024
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi takes part in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the situation in the Middle East during the General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21.
Opinion

Can China help end the escalating Middle East conflict?

Beijing views Gaza war as a chance to gain influence at the expense of the U.S.

30 September 2024
People use ropes to remove fallen trees following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, Hai Phong, Vietnam, Sept. 8. The deadly disaster is expected to have impacted the economy.
Your Week in Asia

Japan's new leader, Vietnam GDP, Samsung chairman fraud case

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

29 September 2024
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Caixin

China's record college graduates face final test in shrinking job market

Over 60% of graduates submit CVs to state-owned enterprises, private firms receive from just 18%

29 September 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 28
International relations

China foreign minister calls for immediate cease-fire in Middle East

Wang Yi's U.N. speech follows Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader

29 September 2024
Concerns about jobs being lost amid the pivot to electric vehicles were a major factor in last year's strike against General Motors.
Economy

EV benefits elude U.S. Rust Belt swing states as election nears

Chinese imports now face 100% tariff, but doubts hang over jobs and investment

28 September 2024
Australian mutual and pension funds are increasingly interested in Japanese stocks. 
Equities

Australian investors leap into Japanese shares as reforms pay off

Progress on governance helps draw capital flowing out of cooling Chinese market

28 September 2024
Demonstrators carry banners demanding genuine universal suffrage under the watchful eyes of police in Hong Kong's Mongkok area in November 2014. The Umbrella Movement, as it was known, officially began on Sept. 28 that year. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

10 years on, Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement protests remembered in Japan

City authorities busy ginning up festive mood for China's 75th National Day

28 September 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27.
US-China tensions

Blinken dismisses China's Ukraine peace plan over support for Russia

Calling to end conflict while aiding Moscow's war effort 'doesn't add up'

28 September 2024
People walk past a restaurant at a shopping mall in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, on Sept, 6.
Opinion

China isn't ready to shift to a consumption-driven economy

Investment-led export-oriented approach has acquired further salience under Xi

28 September 2024
Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district. Chinese stocks surged this week as authorities ramped up economic stimulus efforts.
Equities

China, Hong Kong stocks score best week in years on stimulus euphoria

Authorities fire up markets but some investors wary of being burned again

27 September 2024
China's big online retailers, like Alibaba's Taobao and JD.com, are steadily breaking down the barriers they erected between themselves.
Retail

Alibaba and JD.com to lower barriers on payments and logistics

Sources confirm move to bring down 'walled garden' under antitrust scrutiny

27 September 2024
Kuomintang lawmakers in Taiwan's legislature in June. The main opposition party recently pushed back against a motion from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which would reject China's use of a U.N. resolution to push its claim to Taiwan.
Politics

Taiwan opposition faces test over motion denying China's U.N. claim

KMT's reluctance to match Australian and Dutch positions 'baffles' experts

27 September 2024
Vincent van Gogh's "Les Canots Amarrés" led the auction of 42 other masterpieces at Hong Kong Christie's on Sept. 26. Works by French impressionist Claude Monet and England-based street artist Banksy were also featured. (Photo by Grace Li)
Arts

Van Gogh work fetches $27.6m at Hong Kong Christie's, below estimates

Lukewarm bidding at the auction house's new Asia headquarters highlights slowing demand

27 September 2024
A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered missile submarine during a military display in the South China Sea in April 2018. 
Defense

China concealed sinking of newest nuclear submarine, U.S. says

Satellite photos show crane barges gathered at shipyard for rescue

27 September 2024