U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the White House in Washington on Jan. 23.
Politics

A US-less TPP leaves China to set Asia's trade rules

Remaining signatories scramble for alternatives as Trump pulls out of trade pact

2 February 2017
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Economy

As America retreats, Asia is the last hope for free trade

ASEAN should be driving force behind new RCEP megapact TOKYO

2 February 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the White House in Washington on Jan. 23.
The Trump effect

A US-less TPP leaves China to set Asia's trade rules

Remaining signatories scramble for alternatives as Trump pulls out of trade pact

1 February 2017
An attendee leaves the Congress Hall during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 20.
Economy

What happens when Asia's low labor cost model is disrupted?

Perhaps the chance to lead on climate change, trade and other issues

31 January 2017
Traffic crosses the border between Thailand and Myanmar on Feb. 17, 2016.
Economy

Southeast Asia reforms customs rules to boost trade

ASEAN Economic Community governments work to streamline logistics, cut costs

30 January 2017
President Trump proposed currency clauses in trade treaties to the consternation of U.S. trading partners.
Economy

Trump set to slap currency stipulations on trade deals

Pressure on two fronts gives Japan jitters over monetary policy

28 January 2017
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 2, 2016.
Politics

Christopher Tremewan: Singapore faces a diplomatic squeeze

China takes city-state down a peg as neighbors look on

26 January 2017
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Politics

Editorial: Step up global cooperation in the face of 'America first'

Rest of world should fight, not feed, protectionist impulses

26 January 2017
OIC Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen addresses a special meeting on Rohingya in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Politics

Muslim bloc urges Myanmar to end humanitarian crisis in Rakhine

Malaysia's Najib warns that the Rohingya issue could destabilize the region

19 January 2017
Container ships and other vessels sit anchored near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Dec. 2, 2016.
Economy

Patrick Low: Don't write off the WTO

Global body is best-placed to address issues blocking mega-regional trade deals

19 January 2017
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Politics

Asian CEOs jockey to win Trump's favor

Heavyweights seek first-mover advantage

19 January 2017
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Politics

Asian CEOs jockey to win Trump's favor

Heavyweights seek first-mover advantage

19 January 2017
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Economy

CapitaLand plans plush office tower for Ho Chi Minh City

Singapore government-linked company has $500 million fund planned for Vietnam

17 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.
Politics

A Sino-American showdown in Southeast Asia?

Trump's tough talk heightens regional tensions between superpowers

15 January 2017
A StarHub shop in Singapore (Keiichiro Asahara)
Economy

Singapore's StarHub, M1 to enhance shared mobile infrastructure

Entry of fourth telecom spurs numbers two and three to deepen cooperation

13 January 2017
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
Economy

The fissure that runs through Asia

With Trump discarding the TPP, China's sway grows

10 January 2017
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Finance

World Bank arm to make bond market debut

Institution turns to investors amid rising global insecurity

10 January 2017