Asia Insight
How Ukraine war shook and shaped Asia in 2022
Myanmar relations, Japanese energy and Chinese battle capability all in flux
Economy
Opinion
Security focus is setting back science in both China and the U.S.
Researchers are finding it more difficult to live and work in the two countries
Coronavirus
China to reopen border Jan. 8, requiring only negative COVID test
On-arrival PCR tests, quarantine to be scrapped; 'orderly' outbound travel to resume
Economy
Malaysia, Indonesia 2023 GDPs revised up on firm spending: JCER
Economist consensus shows 5 ASEAN countries to expand 4.3%, India 5.6%
Coronavirus
In China's Zhejiang, 1m daily COVID cases raise supply chain concerns
National Health Commission stops publishing daily infections, devolving task to CDC
Coronavirus
China's COVID surge strains hospitals as estimated toll soars
Official count remains low, but country likely seeing 5,000 deaths a day
Datawatch
Investment powerhouse Japan earns 10% of GDP from overseas income
Primary income surplus tops world ranking again in 2021
Comment
Japan's free spending nears end as BOJ shifts ultraloose policy
Rising rates to force government to face its towering debt
Interview
Brunei to keep supplying LNG to 'trusted Japanese customers': minister
ASEAN member will 'expedite' CPTPP ratification to help diversify economy
Commodities
Asian plastic and steel prices tumble as exports surge from China
Chinese slump creates supply glut throughout region
Interview
U.S. inflation to improve as supply bottlenecks clear: Alan Blinder
Ex-Fed vice chair expects interest rates to top out at around 4.75% to 5%
Economy
Japan approves record 114tn yen budget with big defense outlay
Social security costs make up roughly a third of fiscal 2023 expenditures
Economy
Pakistan's dollar profiteers prosper as banks, businesses suffer
Greenbacks smuggled in orange crates to Afghan border in pursuit of fat margins
Politics
Japan's Kishida pledges 'bold investment' in people, startups
Leader highlights growth areas like decarbonization to unlock country's potential
Inflation
Japan's core consumer inflation hits fresh 40-year high of 3.7%
Price hikes are spreading to broader sectors of the economy
Business Spotlight
Asia's rising interest rates boost banks -- but risks grow for 2023
Lenders in Japan and China lag peers enjoying fatter borrowing margins
Bank of Japan
BOJ could end yield curve control next spring: U.K. hedge fund
BlueBay CIO says to keep shorting JGBs, seeing more room for yields to rise
Economy
Indonesia raises key interest rate to 5.5%, highest in over 3 years
Central bank remains hawkish but shows confidence it can ease inflation
Retail
Philippine luxury retailer eyes record sales on revenge spending
SSI Group sells brands from Armani to Zara but fears inflation, recession
Economy
Japan revises up fiscal 2023 GDP forecast to 1.5%
Government counting on higher capex, wages, inbound tourism recovery
