Residential properties in the Sydney suburb of Birchgrove
Business

Australia is trying to cool its overheated real estate market

Chinese-led foreign investors push home prices up as government pushes back

24 August 2017
Graduation day at the HKUST Business School (Photo courtesy of HKUST)
Business

Asia schools itself in the art of business

Regional MBA programs shine as demand for education soars

24 August 2017
Many house auctions like this one are held every weekend across Australia.
Business

Australia's overheating housing market prompting policy responses

Chinese investment in property has jumped eightfold in five years

19 August 2017
Fonterra's rebuilt plant in Stanhope, Victoria, can produce 45,000 tons of cheese a year.
19 August 2017
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Business

Monex launching online brokerage business in Australia

Japanese group aims to tap retirement savings through cheap fees

16 August 2017
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Business

BHP Billiton to build electric-car battery materials plant

Resource giants stepping up investments in growth field

16 August 2017
Workers stroll among the office towers Sydney's Barangaroo business district.
Business

Japan's MS&AD to invest $400m in Australian pension giant Challenger

Tokyo-based group seeks to grab piece of growing superannuation pie

15 August 2017
A robot developed by Panasonic and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology picks up a spool of adhesive tape.
Technology

Warehouse robots getting better at sorting things out

Amazon competition challenges robots to face unknowns

12 August 2017
A robot developed by Panasonic and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology picks up a spool of adhesive tape.
Technology

Amazon challenge tests robots' stow and pick skills

Online retail giant hunting for ways to further automate logistics operations

10 August 2017
Commonwealth Bank Chief Executive Officer Ian Narev speaks on the Australian bank's interim results at the Commonwealth Bank headquarters in Sydney on February 15.
Finance

Australia's biggest bank dealing with reputational scandal

CBA failed to flag potential money laundering, terrorism financing, regulator says

9 August 2017
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Economy

Australia ready to move forward on 'TPP 11': trade minister

Country would like to keep renegotiation to a minimum

9 August 2017
Britain's Queen Elizabeth receives flowers from people at Melbourne during an 11-day official visit to Australia in October 2011.
Politics

Australia reopens debate over ditching monarchy

Opposition leader promises referendum on cutting ties to British royals

8 August 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands before their meeting in Manila on Aug. 7.
Economy

US, Japan, Australia urge ASEAN to 'maximize pressure' on North Korea

Also call for legally binding code of conduct in South China Sea

8 August 2017
CEO Richard Lancaster, second left, and Vice Chairman Betty Yuen So Siu Mai, second right, discussed CLP's first-half results on Aug. 7. (Photo by Joyce Ho)
Business

Hong Kong's CLP says profits hard to find in Australia, China

Unfavorable energy prices hit first-half earnings

7 August 2017
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (left) signs his oath of office witnessed by Governor General Bob Dadae in Port Moresby Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of PNG Prime Minister's Office)
Politics

Papua New Guinea prime minister returned in chaotic election

Peter O'Neill's government faces economic challenges as deficit widens

2 August 2017
The giant Antamina copper-zinc mine in Peru sits at an altitude of 4,300 meters. It is owned by a consortium of Glencore, BHP (each with 33.75%), Teck Resources (22.5%) and Mitsubishi Corp. (10%). Photo courtesy Teck Resources
Business

Zinc miners scramble to meet expected demand surge

China, India need zinc-infused fertilizers for higher crop yields

2 August 2017
Jacinda Ardern, the new leader of New Zealand's opposition Labour Party speaks to the press on Aug. 1.
Politics

NZ opposition leader ejected on poor ratings ahead of election

Taking Labour helm, Jacinda Ardern hopes to win over women, young people

1 August 2017
Telemor, a subsidiary of Vietnamese telecom Viettel, launched 4G in East Timor on July 30.
Business

Telemor launches 4G in East Timor

Telecom subsidiary proving one of Viettel's most profitable operations

1 August 2017
China's appetite for coal is helping to drive up Australian prices of the commodity for both electricity generation and steelmaking.
Commodities

Coal prices glow hot as China hungers for power, steel

Australia picks up slack from halted North Korea imports, Indonesia supply crunch

29 July 2017
Construction of roads, airports and railroads has increased this year, boosting demand for front-end loaders, excavators, cranes and trucks.
Economy

China boom sparks heavy machinery comeback

Infrastructure spending boosts demand, yet makers remain cautious

28 July 2017
The Santos-operated Gladstone LNG project in Queensland, Australia (Courtesy of Santos)
Commodities

Australia's future as an LNG superpower grows cloudier

New government policy prioritizes the domestic market over exports

27 July 2017
An East Timorese woman casts her ballot in parliamentary elections in Dili, East Timor on July 22.
Politics

East Timor poll highlights country's growing pains

Election reveals worries over corruption, unemployment and persistent poverty

23 July 2017
The Santos-operated Gladstone LNG project in Queensland, Australia (Courtesy of Santos)
Commodities

Australia and its volatile future as an LNG superpower

Turnbull government prioritizes home market, launches export controls

23 July 2017
The changing demographics of cities like Sydney are challenging concepts of "Australian."
Economy

The changing face of Australia's national identity

Can country maintain its delicate balancing act between East and West?

20 July 2017
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Politics

The TPP 11 agree to move forward with minimal tweaks

Signatories hope to entice the US back into the fold

20 July 2017