New Zealand

The Center skyscraper fetched a record price for a Hong Kong office building in late 2017.
Property

China-fueled property boom distorts markets in Asia-Oceania

Authorities move to stop overheating as soaring prices cause concern

14 February 2018
An investor watches the electronic board at a stock exchange hall on Feb. 9 in Chengdu, China.
Equities

China stocks lead Friday's Asian sell-off after US plunge

Hong Kong H-shares and Shanghai drop 4% as Tokyo market falls 2%

9 February 2018
Yuan Longping of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, center, aimed to achieve a yield of 17 tons per hectare by age 90. He succeeded at 87.
Economy

Who will feed China? 87-year-old rice expert answers the call

Yuan Longping's superstrain raises hopes for averting a global food crisis

8 February 2018
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaking to the press at Parliament House in Canberra on Dec. 5, 2017.
Politics

Australia's proposed secrecy laws raise press freedom fears

Opposition demands greater protection for journalists

8 February 2018
An Indonesian Muslim holds up a poster during a rally calling for the arrest of Jakarta's then-incumbent governor Basuki Purnama.
Politics

Democracy rankings put Asia in poor standing

Six of seven regions around the world slipped in freedoms for 2017

8 February 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25.
International relations

Message to Trump -- no TPP renegotiation

Asia-Pacific states should welcome back the US but only on original terms

7 February 2018
Screens show the Nikkei index, left, and the Dow in Tokyo on Feb. 6. (Photo by Maho Obata)
Equities

Asian stock rout worsens as Nikkei index plunges nearly 5%

Algorithmic trading blamed for deepening the losses

6 February 2018
Australian National University Emeritus Professor Peter Drysdale speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Interview

Asian coalition needed to keep multilateral trade alive

Peter Drysdale argues RCEP potential not to be underestimated

6 February 2018
Japan's Mitsui & Co. is expanding its gas development off the coast of Australia.
Business deals

Mitsui continues resources push, buying Australia's AWE

Japanese trader relies much more heavily on volatile business than peers

6 February 2018
A screen shows the Nikkei average in Tokyo on Feb. 5. (Photo by Maho Obata)
Equities

Stocks fall across Asia as Nikkei index closes down 2.5%

Japanese shares cede 2018 gains and India drops 1% at opening

5 February 2018
Trade ministers pose for a photo during a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ministerial meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 22, 2017.
International relations

With TPP agreed, RCEP members look to catch up

Trade negotiations kicking off Friday will cover tariffs, investor protections

2 February 2018
An Indonesian Muslim holds up a poster during a rally calling for the arrest of Jakarta's then-incumbent governor Basuki Purnama.
Politics

Democratic conditions 'fall sharply' in Asia

Region regresses as minorities suffer in Indonesia and Myanmar, says think tank

1 February 2018
AirAsia and Scoot are among budget carriers likely to be hit hard by reduced travel caused by the new coronavirus. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Business

Southeast Asia's airlines feel fuel price pinch

Ticket sales are looking good, but overhead is making for thinner margins

1 February 2018
Ola signaled its global ambitions when it procured $1.1 billion from Tencent and other investors in October.
Business

Ola takes ride-hailing duel with Uber to Australia and beyond

Indian company stages overseas offensive as US rival penetrates home market

1 February 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan.26.
Politics

Is the US heading back to the TPP? Not so fast

Even if Trump is serious, renegotiation will take time and effort

30 January 2018
A Singapore Airlines stewardess folds the leg rest of a seat in the newly-launched premium economy class cabin of their A380 aircraft.
Business trends

Southeast Asia airlines face yet thinner profits in 2018

Over-capacity to weigh on regional carriers, with 1,600 airplanes on order

30 January 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a discussion by European business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25.
International relations

Asia puzzles over Trump's TPP remark

Japan and Australia offer guarded response as investors await more details

26 January 2018
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders arrive for the group photo session at the summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
Economy

Host problems cloud the outlook for this year's APEC

Beset by domestic issues, Papua New Guinea may struggle to put on the event

25 January 2018
Australian Actress Shareena Clanton addresses the crowd in a moving speech at Australia Day Protest in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 26, 2017.
Politics

National day debate galvanizes Australians

Should Australia Day be called 'Invasion Day?'

25 January 2018
Japanese Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative talks in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The 11 countries reached an agreement Jan. 23 to move ahead without the participation of the U.S.
Economy

TPP 11 set to sign accord in March, without US

Earlier holdout Canada now part of deal on free trade zone spanning Pacific

23 January 2018
Workers load carts at a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April 2017.
Economy

Nearly one billion Asians in vulnerable jobs, says ILO

High growth, low unemployment mask precarious work conditions for many

23 January 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak to reporters after their summit in Tokyo on Thursday.
International relations

Japan, Australia agree to keep pressure on North Korea

Abe bolstering defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region

19 January 2018
Rising wages could leave Indian workers with more money to burn.
Economy

Better paydays are in store for Asia

The region is predicted to lead global wage growth in 2018

18 January 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for the group photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. (Photo courtesy of APEC Secretariat)
International relations

APEC summit outlook clouded by new host's problems

Caught between China and the bloc, PNG's domestic issues dominate

17 January 2018
Technicians work on an evaporation pond test in the salt flat at the Olaroz. Argentina has among the world's largest reserves of lithium, a key mineral used in rechargeable batteries that power hybrid and electrified vehicles, as well as consumer electronics.
Business deals

Toyota Tsusho buying chunk of Australian lithium miner

Toyota group trading house eyes grip on key battery material

17 January 2018