International relations
Singapore's minimum pay rule stifles hiring of Japan expats
New thresholds translate to 20% to 30% drop in job placements from abroad
Economy
Opinion
Jokowi's courtiers are panicking in dangerous ways
Assault on Bank Indonesia tells wider story as Asia returns to the 1960s
Economy
Fed vows to keep interest rates near zero until inflation rises
US central bank pivots from stabilizing financial markets to stimulating economy
Coronavirus
Phuket, Bali and Danang resorts gingerly weigh opening up
Tourism-dependent economies strained but on guard against COVID-19
Japan after Abe
Japan's Suga puts regulatory reform at center of new government
Prime minister tasks Taro Kono as his point man for cutting red tape
Trade
Vietnam revamps as 'world's mask factory' to offset COVID hit
Hanoi expects garment sector to still gain from China migration post-pandemic
Japan after Abe
Suga elected prime minister, opening new chapter for Japan
Abe's right-hand man sets out to chart his own course
Coronavirus
India's COVID cases top 5 million as it narrows gap with US
Asia's third-largest economy slowly reopens but struggles to impose safety rules
Economy
Japan exports fall 14.8% on year in August
Trade surplus remains at $2.4bn, but decline spells trouble ahead for Suga
International relations
Kim Jong Un pushes for swift flood recovery as economic pain grows
North Korea faces 'triple whammy' including typhoon and closed China border
