Society
Japan's birthrate fell to 1.2 range in 2022, lowest in 17 years
Causes include declining marriages amid pandemic, delayed economic recovery
Economy
Caixin
China's Jiangsu province eases age limit for construction workers
Facing labor shortage, authorities let people work past national retirement age
Caixin
China's tobacco monopoly swept up in corruption probes
Huge profits, vertical management structure seen as breeding ground for crime
Asia Insight
China's massive new canal aims for closer ASEAN connectivity
G-7 nations are not the only ones 'de-risking' as global trade tensions mount
Markets
Nikkei 38,000, or Nikkei 28,000? Japan analysts mixed on stock rally
Wage hikes and continued easing seen lifting shares for now, but U.S. poses risk
Currencies
U.K. pound climbs highest against yen in over 7 years
Bank of England expected to deliver another rate hike as inflation stays high
Turkey elections
Erdogan leaned into defense, religion to win tight Turkish election
Unorthodox monetary policy, Russia-friendly foreign policy expected to continue
Energy
Militant attacks threaten cash-strapped Pakistan's energy plans
Forex crisis pushes Islamabad to eye local currency imports from neighbor Iran
Caixin
China's holiday spending boom masks patchy recovery
Weaknesses in areas such as manufacturing and real estate worry analysts
Energy
Can Bangladesh beat decarbonization challenge to achieve growth?
Travails of coal power project point to difficult economic road ahead
Comment
Is Japan's Finance Ministry pushing fiscal reform for its own sake?
Government has a responsibility to lay out the pros and cons of tax hikes, spending cuts
Interview
World Bank chief makes final appeal to China on developing nation debt
David Malpass urges Beijing, other parties to move faster toward agreement on relief
Indo-Pacific
IPEF nations agree to strengthen supply chains at Detroit meeting
Indo-Pacific nations kick off cooperation to reduce reliance on China
Markets
Triple headwinds bear down on China stocks and yuan
Slow recovery, deflation risk and nervous investors make for tough economic management
Supply Chain
Japan, U.S. to take aim at 'geographic concentrations' in chip production
Trade chiefs discuss supply chain resilience ahead of IPEF talks
Work
Stock options in Japan to face higher tax after agency clarifies rule
New guidance to say benefit is taxed at up to 55%, not 20%
Finance
U.S. banks' China ambitions wane as political tensions linger
Sluggish post-COVID recovery also taints market once called the 'holy grail'
Indo-Pacific
IPEF nations to pursue first economic agreements in U.S. meeting
Indo-Pacific bloc seeks concrete measures to cut China reliance in chips, metals
Cryptocurrencies
Binance gains first Southeast Asian license from Thailand
Joint venture with Gulf Energy to begin operations in Q4
Economy
Taiwan lowers 2023 GDP growth forecast to 2.04%
Export-dependent economy hit by sluggish demand for tech products
Opinion
U.S. will come to regret holding back China at the IMF
Washington cannot expect Beijing's help with dollar or inflation
International relations
U.S.-China economic talks resume while defense dialogue stalls
Xi laying groundwork to attend APEC meeting in San Francisco, expert says
Currencies
Yen slides past 140 against dollar on BOJ chief remarks, Fed outlook
Sell-off quickens to six-month low as Ueda signals no change in easing
Bank of Japan
BOJ's Ueda warns of consequences of tightening too soon
Central bank chief vows to stick with easing despite inflation 'burden'
The Future of Asia 2023
Japan focused on 'co-creating' future with Asian partners: Kishida
PM says Indo-Pacific is 'new frontier of innovation,' vows to support startups