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In depth: Newly opened Congo mine feeds China's vast hunger for copper
Prices spiking along with demand as nation's economy recovers from COVID-19
Economy
Afghanistan turmoil
Jobs and smartphones: Taliban adapt to new era to woo Afghan youth
Women confront tightening vise and fear ban on employment
Opinion
Green hydrogen can fuel the low-carbon world of the future
Collective political leadership can make it happen
Trade
Brazil halts beef shipments to China due to mad cow disease
World's largest beef exporter confirms two cases of BSE
Climate Change
Climate change casts shadow on Bhutan with glacial lakes at risk
Danger looms in the mountains as ice melt threatens to flood land downstream
Opinion
Xi Jinping risks toppling China's tech house of cards
Beijing ignores lessons of the recent past at its peril
Politics
Japan's Yoshihide Suga to resign as prime minister
Wide-open LDP leadership race expected to feature Kono, Ishiba and others
Opinion
COVID-19's devastating impact on Indian women
When wage laborers were laid off, female workers bore the brunt of the job losses
Markets
Prime Minister Suga's resignation prompts risk-taking in Tokyo
Nikkei 225 jumps 2% while broader Topix soars to highest level since 1991
Comment
Japan's economic security debate needs 'offense' as well as 'defense'
While protecting its interests, Tokyo needs to rethink its openness to foreign investment and talent
Finance
China to create new stock exchange in Beijing for smaller companies: Xi
Market to be mainland's third after Shanghai and Shenzhen, but no time frame set for opening
Opinion
Asia's post-pandemic priorities must include education for girls
Governments need to plan now to reignite progress made before pre-COVID-19
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban poised to debut new Afghan government in days
Islamic group gestures toward inclusiveness in search of international support
Trade
Indonesia and UAE begin talks on trade and investment pact
Jakarta wants to use CEPA to access African and other Gulf markets
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan's vast narcotics trade likely to continue under Taliban
With opium a major employer, ban could impoverish farmers and destabilize nation
Opinion
The microfinance debt crisis that is crushing Cambodia
International development agencies must act to protect borrowers' human rights
Currencies
Australia, Singapore and Malaysia to test digital payments
Central banks intend to develop shared platforms for cross-border transactions
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar parallel government to challenge regime with $700m budget
Shadow finance minister takes aim at military generals on economic battlefield
Politics
Japanese PM Suga's rival Kishida urges coronavirus stimulus package
Move comes ahead of the ruling party's election of leader this month
Pharmaceuticals
Thai demand for medicinal herb surges as natural COVID treatment
Government grants fah talai jone stamp of approval in bid to boost rural support
