A clean river flowing past the Paro Dzong monastery is an example of how Bhutan has taken conservation seriously. (Photo by Sujeev Shakya)
Politics

Swarming visitors are a boon and a bane for an Asian Shangri-La

Bhutan's astute tourism policies are tested as the world discovers paradise

15 June 2017
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun says membership could grow to 85 or 90 within the year.
Economy

AIIB future rests on shedding Beijing influence

Bank to hold 2nd annual meeting in South Korea

15 June 2017
The port of Gwadar in Pakistan is one of several infrastructure projects benefiting form investment as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Economy

Belt and Road's potential real estate boost

Construction companies stand to win big by signing up now

15 June 2017
A clean river flowing past the Paro Dzong monastery is an example of how Bhutan has taken conservation seriously. (Photo by Sujeev Shakya)
Politics

Swarming visitors are a boon and a bane for an Asian Shangri-La

Bhutan's astute tourism policies are tested as the world discovers paradise

15 June 2017
Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh's state minister for foreign affairs, speaks during an interview on June 6. (Photo by Mayasuki Kozono)
Economy

Bangladesh's Alam: Japanese investment can feed 'new Asian Tiger'

Foreign minister assures investors of Dhaka's progress against terrorism

15 June 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, far left, and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sarif, far right, pose with other leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana on June 9. (Pool)
Economy

The SCO welcomes rivals into its fold

Membership for India and Pakistan raises bloc's profile, but may invite friction

15 June 2017
The port at Gwadar, Pakistan, is being updated and expanded as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative.
Politics

Japan and China tussle over Asian ports

Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a strategic and commercial fight over sea lanes

15 June 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, far left, and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sarif, far right, pose with other leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana on June 9. (Pool)
Economy

The SCO welcomes rivals into its fold

Membership for India and Pakistan raises bloc's profile, but may invite friction

14 June 2017
Qatar Airways continued operations Monday from the airport in Dhaka, but local recruiting agencies in Bangladesh are concerned about the status of their workers in the Persian Gulf nation. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
Politics

South Asia pushes Gulf nations to resolve Qatar crisis

India, Pakistan, others have millions of migrant workers in region

13 June 2017
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, left, officially welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday before a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
Politics

Asian bloc's expansion may widen cracks between China, Russia

Accession of India, Pakistan to SCO adds new wrinkle to group's politics

9 June 2017
The Chinese-built Colombo International Container Terminals towers over reclaimed land earmarked for a China-backed commercial development. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
International relations

Japan races China to secure Asian port rights

Tokyo on the lookout over Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative

8 June 2017
China's Anbang Insurance Group snapped up an estimated $6 billion in overseas assets in 2016.
Economy

China surges to world's No. 2 overseas investor

$183bn spending spree in 2016, up 44%, puts country behind only US, says UN

8 June 2017
Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaks during an interview on June 6.
Economy

Bangladesh confident of becoming 'new Asian Tiger'

Official says Japanese investment is vital, security is being strengthened

6 June 2017
Government troops head to the front-line as fighting with Muslim militants in Marawi city continues in the southern Philippines.
Politics

Shangri-La Dialogue focuses on terrorism in SE Asia

Mindanao siege a wake-up call for ASEAN's fight against extremism

4 June 2017
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club on March 24, 2016.
Economy

GE, McDonald's show how to make money, not enemies

How to overcome anti-globalization and spread the profits around

29 May 2017
Office workers in Tokyo
Business trends

East Asian workers remarkably disengaged

Managerial changes needed before weak motivation harms performance

25 May 2017
Tourists stroll the streets of Kathmandu’s Thamel district, the first stop for foreign climbers and trekkers. (Photo by Deepak Adhikari)
Life

Everest deaths pile pressure on Nepal

Impoverished country accused of not doing enough to assist climber safety

24 May 2017
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Economy

Pakistan's finance minister paints a bright economic picture

Ishaq Dar lauds infrastructure and development partnerships as a path to growth

18 May 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, with other national leaders at the Belt and Road Forum.
Politics

Asian neighbors still leery of China's Belt and Road initiative

India boycotts Beijing gathering; Russia sends Putin despite concerns about China's growing regional influence

16 May 2017
John Wood, founder of Room to Read, reads books with children in Vietnam.
Education

Breaking the poverty trap through education

Lack of access to opportunities perpetuates vicious cycle in Asia

16 May 2017
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's minister of commerce and industry, says Singapore is not facilitating the movement of Indian IT workers.
'New Silk Road' Summit in Beijing

China-Pakistan project encroaches on Indian territory, minister says

Industry chief expects strong foreign investment inflows into India to continue

16 May 2017
SriLankan Airlines saw its expenses and debt level soar after Emirates pulled out its management team in 2008.
Business

SriLankan Airlines' search for a new partner turns desperate

Ministers scramble for replacement after TPG drops rehabilitation bid

11 May 2017
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Economy

Japan, World Bank team on funding for developing nations

JICA partnership backs private-sector infrastructure to aid political stability

9 May 2017
SriLankan Airlines saw its expenses and debt level soar after Emirates pulled out its management team in 2008.
Business

SriLankan's search for new partner getting desperate

Senior ministers tasked with finding replacement after TPG withdraws bid

8 May 2017