Travel & Leisure
China kicks off Lunar New Year as COVID explosion fears loom
Year of the Rabbit spending fuels hopes for rebound in world's No. 2 economy
Economy
Transportation
Bangkok's new train terminal offers hope for end to traffic woes
Japan-backed project highlights new possibilities for infrastructure tie-ups
Economy
China holds key lending rates steady despite property downturn
Beijing focuses on regulatory easing over making mortgages cheaper
Commodities
Australia's bumper wheat crop cuts prices for hungry Asian markets
Imports by top consumer China more than double as shipping jam eases
Economy
Shanghai economy shrinks 1st time ever on COVID lockdown
China's key financial hub logs 0.2% dip in 2022
Energy
TEPCO set to apply for raising households' power prices about 30%
Other utilities also hurt by fuel prices; three that restarted reactors still OK
Opinion
China's growth story will convince the world once again
Full recovery will take time, but long-term fundamentals still compelling
Sri Lanka crisis
India promises more Sri Lanka investment after backing debt plan
Jaishankar urges Colombo to foster 'business-friendly environment'
Economy
Japan population drops 0.43% in 2022 as Kishida vows to stem decline
Prime minister expected to focus on child policies when Diet opens next week
Coronavirus
Japan to downgrade COVID-19 as seasonal flu in spring
Government also looks to scrap its indoor mask recommendation
Inflation
Japan consumer inflation accelerates to 41-year high of 4%
December figure exceeds BOJ's price stability target for ninth straight month
Davos 2023
Will China's reopening save the global economy? Davos debates
End of zero-COVID seen as a plus in the short term, but doubts remain
Davos 2023
Yoon calls for better supply chain with 'mutually trusted' countries
At Davos, South Korean leader walks a fine line in not alienating China
Economy
Bank Indonesia lifts benchmark rate to over 3-year high of 5.75%
As Malaysia holds fast, Jakarta's central bank moves to quell inflation
Opinion
Pakistan will need yet more rescues unless it embraces reform
Lenders should insist that government reduce spending on elites and military
Trade
Japan logs record $155bn trade deficit for 2022 as fuel costs jump
Import growth outpaces export rise, with weak yen compounding pressure
Bonds
Dysfunction plagues Japan bond market as BOJ sticks to its guns
Central bank's unprecedented easing faces its limits
Opinion
China will not be the answer to South Korea's economic troubles
Yoon Suk-yeol has been surprisingly soft toward Beijing, but faces new dilemmas
International relations
Taliban build ties to U.S. rivals with new China oil deal
Isolated government taps resource riches to connect with outside world
Interview
Bangladesh should redirect subsidy money to help poor: IMF deputy
Antoinette Monsio Sayeh visits Dhaka ahead of board decision on $4.5bn loan
