Comment
Can Jokowi make capital relocation his legacy?
Fate of historic project hangs on results of 2024 presidential election
Economy
Business trends
China's home appliance inventories double in COVID era
Weak consumer spending widens rift between manufacturers and retailers
Inflation
Vietnam, Thailand to meet in Oct. about raising rice export prices
Hikes could hit 20%, adding fuel to global inflation
Opinion
Pakistan is owed reparations, not aid, by U.S. and China
Polluting countries owe debt for climate-change harms
Climate Change
Pakistan floods linked to global warming in new study
Scientists suggest heavy rainfall is 50% to 75% more intense due to climate change
Economy
China August industrial output, retail sales growth beat forecasts
Latest numbers show resilience amid concerns over impact of COVID curbs
Opinion
Japan's tourism reopening will help bring back normalcy
Economically and socially, the country needs to move on from COVID
Politics
Biden orders deeper foreign investment reviews in chips, supply chains
Directive focuses on technology, cybersecurity in line with China concerns
Currencies
China's offshore yuan slides to 2-year low of 7 per dollar
Currency joins South Korea's won and Japan's yen in facing significant pressure
Society
China births risk missing 10m mark for first time under Communist rule
Economic uncertainty, later marriages fuel decline despite end of one-child policy
Comment
How Pence's China polemic set stage for lasting inflation
2018 speech splintered the world and turned back clock on globalization
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka GDP shrinks 8.4% in Q2 amid fertilizer, fuel shortages
Manufacturing hit hard as central bank expects 8% economic contraction in 2022
Economy
China's state banks slash deposit rates for first time since 2015
Moves follow central bank's August cuts to boost world's 2nd biggest economy
Travel & Leisure
Japan eyes domestic tourism boost as border reopening nears
Government considers expanding scope of travel subsidies nationwide
Technology
Vietnam data storage law rankles Big Tech and CPTPP trade bloc
China-like restrictions set companies scrambling in key test of Pacific trade deal
Ukraine war: Free to read
Ukraine from Aug. 22 to Sept. 15: Zelenskyy in car accident, no serious injuries
U.N. aims to facilitate Russian fertilizer shipments; India may start trade with Russia in rupees
Inflation
Japan posts record trade deficit in August as energy imports soar
Exports remained sluggish while yen's slump drove import costs higher
Economy
New Zealand economy rebounds in Q2 as tourists return
Central bank not finished tamping down demand; rates expected to reach 4%
Trade
In swipe at China, EU moves to ban goods made using forced labor
Beijing likely to react angrily to 'protectionist' measures
Coronavirus
End of COVID pandemic is 'in sight,' WHO chief says
U.N. health agency gives its most upbeat assessment so far
