Economy

Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers

Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold

February 11, 2020 15:51 JST

Government pushes on with $1.3bn project to handle flood of foreign tourists

February 5, 2020 17:45 JST

Technology can complement humans but it can also eliminate their jobs

February 5, 2020 14:00 JST

Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan

February 1, 2020 18:31 JST

Rajapaksa's stance risks country losing favored trade status with European bloc

January 25, 2020 12:09 JST

Gwadar challenges Indian interests in region, but China's ROI remains unclear

January 23, 2020 14:01 JST

Azhar says free trade agreement with Beijing will also help

January 8, 2020 18:06 JST

State-owned operators Cosco and China Merchants dominate decade of spending

January 5, 2020 20:29 JST

Slowing growth needs corporate kick-start, but Modi only offers distractions

January 2, 2020 03:00 JST

A selection of striking images from across Asia, and the stories behind them

December 29, 2019 20:01 JST