Asia Economy
Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains as AI stocks rebound
Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Investors in the region are looking to Chinese autonomous vehicle firms WeRide and Pony.ai‘s market debut in Hong Kong later in the day. Both companies are already listed in […]
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Asia’s private equity funds turn bullish on China, betting on Beijing’s tech-focused economic plan
Zhang Lei, founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-focused private equity managers are turning more bullish on the world’s second-largest economy, betting on Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency and rapid adoption to deliver the next […]
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SoftBank shares plunge 10% as Asian AI-linked stocks slide on valuation jitters
A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks past the logo of Japan’s telecommunications giant SoftBank in Tokyo on December 25, 2013. Toru Yamanaka | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Asian AI-linked companies and tech firms fell Wednesday, tracking declines in U.S. peers, as investors turned wary of stretched valuations in the market’s […]
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More private equity funds than McDonald’s: PE giants forecast industry consolidation
Joe Bae, co-chief executive officer of KKR & Co., during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Private equity fund managers are bracing for a wave of consolidation as investors demand higher returns and stronger governance, forcing a shakeout in an overcrowded industry, […]
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Free AI in India? Google, OpenAI and Perplexity are betting your curiosity will train their machines
Indian visitors talk on their mobile phones outside the Google stall at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2017. Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty Images Artificial intelligence companies racing to expand in India are not just chasing customers — they are enlisting millions of users to help train AI models […]
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Asia markets mostly poised to fall despite Wall Street tech rally
Pedestrians are reflected in a window as electronic boards display stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd. on Aug. 6, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia Pacific markets were mostly set to fall Tuesday, breaking ranks from Wall Street, which saw a […]
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Russia looks to cosy up with China after Trump’s meeting with Xi
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) arrives at the airport of Hangzhou on November 3, 2025. Dmitry Astakhov | Afp | Getty Images Russian officials appeared eager Monday to reaffiirm Moscow’s alliance with China following U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi Jinping. […]
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India now incurs higher U.S. tariffs than China. What does it say about Trump’s foreign policy?
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images De-escalation in tensions between China and the U.S. after their leaders met in South Korea last […]
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China’s factory activity slows down in October, missing expectations, private survey shows
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity growth in October missed market expectations, dragged down by a sharper drop in new export orders, as trade tensions with the U.S. intensified during the month, according to a private survey released […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of PMI data from China
An employee works on the production line of power batteries and box chassis for new energy vehicles at a workshop on July 11, 2025 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Li Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday, after Wall Street saw all three U.S. major indexes climb Friday […]
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