Economy
World Bank warns global economy could tip into recession in 2023
China's growth forecast downgraded due to COVID and weakening external demand
Economy
International relations
Russia and Iran eye trade route with India to bypass sanctions
Project, two decades in the making, would bypass Europe as tensions mount
Opinion
Now is not the time for the Bank of Korea to go soft
Gov. Rhee should keep up pressure on government to reform
Retail
Uniqlo operator to boost annual pay in Japan by up to 40%
Fast Retailing expects its labor costs in the country to rise by 15%
Opinion
Claiming Asia's fossil fuel assets will be worthless helps no one
Full use of existing systems will make new energy shift cheaper and easier
N Korea at crossroads
North Korean trash offers window into its economy
South Korean scholar studies litter from the North for signs of change
Caixin
China's overseas air travel resumes, but delayed by COVID headwind
Domestic outbreak could stall airline industry efforts to restaff
Inflation
Tokyo core CPI up 4.0% in December, biggest rise since 1982
Figure tops BOJ's 2% inflation target for 7th straight month
Natural disasters
7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia
Indonesian authorities issue tsunami warning but no anomaly seen
Politics
Japan to offer tax break for hiring recent Ph.D. grads
Measure aims to boost basic research and corporate competitiveness
Opinion
China cannot hide the COVID death toll from its people
Smartphones, internet and urban living rule out repeat of Mao's famine cover-up
Economy
Harsh winter could tip Europe over knife edge: ex-U.K. chancellor Hammond
Rapid China reopening may provide 'upside opportunity' for exports, he says
Politics
Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court
Protesters dispute result of October presidential election won by Lula
Economy
U.S. Fed to raise rates near 5.5% by May, predicts Citigroup CEO
Fraser expects 2023 recession but considers financial system more stable
Opinion
Tokyo will not get back to normal until it sheds COVID inhibitions
Officials and businesses can revive spirit of fun by dropping masks, sanitizers
Opinion
EU will need more weapons to tackle deforestation in Cambodia
Under Hun Sen, Illegal logging as much about politics as economics
Datawatch
Japan's fiscal rigidity spawns vicious cycle of low growth
Only 30% of budget spared for discretionary spending due to limited tax revenues
Coronavirus
China's New Year travel set to double to 2bn trips after zero-COVID easing
Nation readies for first holiday in four years without limits on movements
Bonds
Japan's 10-year bond yield hits BOJ's new 0.5% cap
Government debt finds few buyers beyond the central bank
