Asia Economy
China’s industrial profits plunge 9.1%, steepest fall in seven months
A worker checks a finished vehicle on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s industrial profits plunged 9.1% in May from a year earlier, in the latest sign that Beijing’s stimulus efforts are falling […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains after White House downplays tariff deadline
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after […]
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Japan rice crisis shows signs of easing as prices stabilize and stocks return to shelves
A worker puts konbu sea weed on rice on the riceball production line at the processing factory of Fuji Foods Co., in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Riceballs are one of the 7-Eleven Japan’s most important products, with more than 2 billion sold each year. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg […]
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Adopt or die? How Southeast Asian small businesses are using AI to stay competitive
ASEAN member nations’ flags outside the Pullman Hotel, the venue for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, in January 2024. Tang Chhin Sothytang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China are usually top of mind when it comes to artificial intelligence and generative AI. But Southeast Asia’s […]
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Japan’s inflation has been above target for over 3 years, but where is the BOJ?
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors weigh Fed comments, Israel-Iran ceasefire
Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, as well as fresh commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve. There is growing […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire
Sunset at Shinjuku , Tokyo – Japan. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for […]
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China’s support for Tehran grows more restrained as U.S. enters war between Israel and Iran
TOPSHOT – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) gestures as he welcomes Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (R) and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. rained bombs and […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as U.S. bombing of Iran escalates Middle East crisis
Oil prices have spiked in recent weeks following the increased tensions in the Middle East. Source
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China’s property sector has been in an extended slump. Shrinking population is making it worse
QINGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 16, 2025 – Citizens are viewing sand table at the sales office of a commercial residential property development in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on June 16, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population […]
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