China Asia Economy

G20 delivers hard-fought declaration for peace

JAKARTA – Stung by the loss of the strategic city of Kherson, Russian Preside...

India jeopardizing ‘pharmacy of the world’ status

If India is the pharmacy of the world, it’s not doing a good job of providing...

Chinese pundits: Xi-Biden talk can’t fix everything

Beijing will not cling to false hopes that a three-hour talk between the top ...

China makes inroads into Central Asia at Russia’s ex...

At the Commonwealth for Independent States (CIS) summit held on October 14 in...

The G20’s Balinese dance and Biden’s calming words

Balinese culture, a perpetual exercise in sophisticated subtlety, makes no di...

China’s flying submarine drones the future of warfare

China may start developing so-called “cross-medium” weapons that are capable ...

Biden tells ASEAN he doesn’t want war with China

US President Joe Biden wrapped up over the weekend his first in-person partic...

Japan’s grand plan to home grow 2nm chips

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced plans to...

Election week inspires (in some) hopes for America

The United States saw two arguably hopeful developments during the midterm el...

Global banks cut jobs in China as IPOs decline

Global banks are reducing the numbers of investment bankers working in China ...

Biden-Xi lower the temperature in hours-long summit

JAKARTA – With Russian President Vladimir Putin staying close to home, it was...

Double 11 shopping festival 2022: Tmall and JD sales

Alibaba’s Tmall kicked off the Double 11 Shopping Festival 2022 at 8:00 p.m. ...

Food insecurity and hunger blame on Bali G20 menu

JAKARTA – As Ukrainian and Russian forces battled each other on the other sid...

Market memo to Beijing: scrap zero-Covid now

As China’s economy slows, markets are telling President Xi Jinping exactly wh...

AUKUS security alliance launching boldly into space

Our information-based societies are inseparable from space technology and spa...

Asia must work harder to keep leading fintech

Asia has led the way in financial technology since it significantly began res...