East Asia

  • Sep 30, 2016
  • 2 min read

Caution will prevail for now on Japan economic policy

Economic data for August released today give contradictory signs, while new and serious doubts over data quality emerge

Japan
  • Sep 29, 2016
  • 7 min read

Chinese leadership will boost global climate efforts

Beijing and Washington have taken large steps towards making the Paris climate change agreement internationally binding

International
  • Sep 28, 2016
  • 2 min read

Anti-graft law could transform South Korean society

A tough new anti-corruption law effective from today criminalises entrenched social and business customs

South Korea
  • Sep 27, 2016
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North Korea sanctions show potential for cooperation

Washington and Beijing have joined forces to penalise a Chinese firm and four Chinese nationals trading with North Korea

North Korea
  • Sep 26, 2016
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Corporate troubles will hit South Korea's exports

South Korea's top automaker is being hit by the most severe strikes in a decade

South Korea
  • Sep 23, 2016
  • 7 min read

Japanese monetary policy puts finance first

The Bank of Japan has adopted new measures yet again in its battle against deflation

Japan
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • 7 min read

China's nuclear exports will target developing world

The Hinkley Point project will do much for China's reputation as an exporter of nuclear energy technology

China
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

Monetary policy unlikely to give Japan a radical boost

The Bank of Japan has shifted the focus of monetary policy again

Japan