Biden's Asia policy
Chip shortage can't be used as leverage against us, Biden says
Executive order seeks to secure strategic supply chains with 'trusted friends'
China
China up close
Analysis: Xi demands loyalty from powerful 'second-generation reds'
Leadership praises former president Hua Guofeng as model party member
Currencies
Thailand and UAE join China's global digital currency push
By pioneering payments in virtual money, Beijing aims to internationalize yuan
International relations
Great power competition: US boosts Africa diplomacy on land and sea
Blinken phones small island of Cape Verde with eye on China
Biden's Asia policy
US supports Japan's sovereignty over Senkakus: Pentagon
Potential for 'miscalculation' cited as Beijing's coast guard law raises risks
Automobiles
Geely and Volvo abandon merger plans, but eye powertrain venture
Chinese and Swedish automakers to remain separate companies
Caixin
In depth: Behind TikTok operator ByteDance's hiring binge
Expanding business means many more reviewers needed to check enormous content
Markets
Hong Kong raises stock-trading tax for first time since 1993
HKEX shares tumble as government move casts shadow over record profit
Economy
Hong Kong rolls out $15.5bn stimulus plan to boost economy
Financial hub forecasts GDP growth of 3.5% to 5.5% to end recession
Opinion
Asia's growth engines set to misfire as post-COVID bounce wears off
Wave of de-globalization will make it harder for developing economies to catch up
