Welcome to Your Week in Asia.<\/p>\n
Although geopolitical attention is focused on the Middle East, the Iran war and its impact on the Strait of Hormuz have further highlighted a vulnerability in another key waterway: the Taiwan Strait. Taipei has said it is planning to upgrade maritime security<\/a> measures in the strait just as the island’s main opposition leader prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose Communist Party has refused to rule out the use of force in its efforts to control what it sees as a rogue province.<\/p>\n From increased mortgage costs<\/a> to new green technology investments<\/a>, the economic effects of the Middle East conflict continue to reverberate through Asia. The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) will publish economic outlooks for the region as citizens, businesses and policymakers fret over the repercussions of the war on growth and livelihoods.<\/p>\n Get the best of our coverage of Asia and much more by following us on X, where our handle is @NikkeiAsia<\/a>. We are also on Bluesky, with the handle @asia.nikkei.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n MONDAY<\/p>\n Reports on Asia’s economic outlook<\/p>\n AMRO is set to release its annual regional economic outlook, while the ADB will release its own take on Friday, offering an assessment of long-term growth trends across Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and China. The reports are expected to underscore the impact of rising uncertainty in global trade and heightened geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n Deadline for Sunway’s IJM takeover offer<\/p>\n Sunway’s 11 billion ringgit ($2.73 billion) takeover offer for IJM Corp. closes, with shareholders deciding on the 3.15 ringgit per share bid. The deal is structured with 10% cash and 90% new Sunway shares priced at 5.65 ringgit, marking a major consolidation push in Malaysia’s construction and infrastructure sector.<\/p>\n Vietnam parliament opens<\/p>\n Vietnam’s new class of National Assembly members, elected in March for five-year terms, start their first legislative session. The rubber-stamp parliament will vote on the country’s top leaders, including president and prime minister, in addition to debating laws.<\/p>\n Data: Singapore retail sales index<\/p>\n TUESDAY<\/p>\n KMT leader visits China<\/p>\n Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT), makes a closely watched visit to China. She is expected to meet President Xi during her stay through Sunday, which would mark the first engagement between the sitting leaders of the Communist Party and KMT in a decade. Beijing refuses to talk with the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan, which sees Cheng’s visit as part of an effort to undercut it and undermine defense cooperation with the U.S.<\/p>\n Southeast Asia attitude survey<\/p>\n Research body the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute is set to release its annual survey of Southeast Asian attitudes on regional strategic developments and issues impacting members of the ASEAN bloc. The report, done in January and February before the Iran war, covers topics such as the South China Sea, rising protectionism and nationalism, as well as U.S. leadership under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n ASEAN finance ministers, central bank governors meet<\/p>\n Finance ministry and central bank officials from the 11 ASEAN member states will meet in the Philippines through Friday to discuss financial services integration, regulatory cooperation and capital market development.<\/p>\n WEDNESDAY<\/p>\n Touch Taiwan<\/p>\n The three-day Touch Taiwan, one of Taiwan’s biggest industry gatherings of the first half of the year, kicks off in Taipei with a focus on smart displays, advanced manufacturing, industrial materials, green technology and more. Exhibitors include Delta Electronics, Innolux, Merck and Corning.<\/p>\n India monetary policy<\/p>\n The Reserve Bank of India is set to decide its key policy rate in a meeting of its monetary policy committee ending on Wednesday. At its last meeting in February, the central bank stood pat on the rate after cutting it by 125 basis points over 2025 in a bid to spur growth. Most economists polled by Reuters last week said they expected the bank to continue to hold the key interest rate despite the risks to growth and inflation from the U.S.-Iran conflict, which has hit the energy-hungry South Asian nation hard.<\/p>\n THURSDAY<\/p>\n Earnings: Fast Retailing, Seven & i, Tata Consultancy Services<\/p>\n FRIDAY<\/p>\n Monetary policy: South Korea<\/p>\n Data: China inflation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Your Week in Asia. 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