East Asia

  • Jun 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

Fall in Chinese cyberattacks suggests changes ahead

Chinese cyberattacks appear to have fallen since a China-US agreement on cyber espionage

China
  • Jun 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

ISG threat in South Korea will prompt prudent response

Islamic State group supporters are reportedly promoting attacks on facilities in South Korea

South Korea
  • Jun 20, 2016
  • 13 min read

Disaster rebound highlights Japan's economic strengths

Five years after Japan was hit by the strongest earthquake in decades, a clearer assessment of its response is possible

Japan
  • Jun 17, 2016
  • 2 min read

Hong Kong bookseller detention will intimidate others

A Hong Kong bookseller detained for eight months by mainland agents has gone public about his treatment

Hong Kong
  • Jun 16, 2016
  • 2 min read

China may 'retaliate' against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting

President Barack Obama has met the Dalai Lama -- something for which other countries have faced concrete reprisals

China
  • Jun 15, 2016
  • 2 min read

Party power limits financial freedom in China

A major stock index provider has upheld China's exclusion for a key emerging market index

China
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • 7 min read

Political paralysis will weaken South Korean economy

President Park Geun-hye now faces a parliament controlled by the opposition and factional divisions within her own party

South Korea
  • Jun 13, 2016
  • 7 min read

Coal is set for growth in Japan despite solar boom

Japan is expanding coal use to offset the cost of renewables, but risks over-capacity and stranded assets

Japan