Hong Kong inflation risks grow as war in Middle East escalates, experts warn
Hongkongers may begin to feel the impact of the escalating war in the Middle East in the coming months, as rising global oil prices...
Japan’s under-20s are getting high like never before: ‘social morals are dying’
A record number of people under the age of 20 in Japan were arrested for cannabis offences last year, with experts on social norms...
Investors watch China’s ‘two sessions’ for clues on property overhaul
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the seventh entry in a series...
Iran war: Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied...
China should up education spending to help population adapt to AI era: economist
Beijing should increase investment in early childhood education and lifelong learning as AI reshapes the world’s largest labour market, a prominent Chinese economist has...
Trump, in abrupt reversal, to continue fight against Big Law firms
The Trump administration has changed its mind on its decision to walk away from appealing against its loss in lawsuits over executive orders targeted...
US investors drive record outlay in Taiwan’s equities market on the back of AI boom
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has become increasingly tied to American capital, as the global artificial intelligence boom drew a record amount of US investments...
China’s war on corruption – is this just the end of the beginning?
In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body – high-level policymakers have...
Under Trump, the US has unleashed its own wolf warriors
A suspected CIA-funded publication in Asia recently asked where all the Chinese wolf warriors have gone. It was referring to those supposedly rude envoys...