China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with US$8.4 billion investment
China has become the leading source of foreign investment in a growing, state-fostered Thai industrial cluster, backed by…
China’s bull run tests regulators as Beijing aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market
Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil…
China’s bull run tests regulators as Beijing aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market
Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil…
Japan’s IHI expands constellation plans with SatVu thermal imaging partnership
TAMPA, Fla. — Japan’s IHI is broadening its push to build a sovereign Earth observation constellation, partnering with…
Dezeen Debate features “best stadium design I have seen in a very long time”
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an entirely wooden stadium in Fukushima designed by Japanese…
Need some ‘motherly warmth’? In Japan, you can hire a grandma for as little as $60
As a grandmother-for-hire, 69-year-old Taeko Kaji performs a variety of tasks — from cleaning to cooking to giving…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50
Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to a record high, notching a…
China’s exporters ahead in tariff game, paying estimated 9% share of costs
Chinese exporters appear to hold significant bargaining power in their trade with the United States, according to an…
Yen Weakens as Ishiba’s Resignation Threatens Long-Bond Selloff
Shigeru Ishiba departs after resigning during a news conference in Tokyo, on Sept. 7. (Bloomberg) — Japanese markets…
Asia-Pacific markets: Nikkei 225, bonds, Treasurys
The Exchange Centre, which houses the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The…
Japan high schoolers buying into cashless payments, with 60%-plus using them: survey
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TOKYO — Cashless payments are becoming increasingly…
From mortgages to stocks, how government bond yields hit wider markets
Bond markets were back in focus this week as rising yields — which reflect higher borrowing costs for…