East Asia

  • Mar 23, 2016
  • 7 min read

Technical hurdles may block China nuclear power plans

China is bucking the international trend and building nuclear reactors at a rapid pace

China
  • Mar 23, 2016
  • 2 min read

China vaccine scare could threaten public health

Some 37 arrests have been made in a nationwide vaccine scare that has forced the central government to intervene

China
  • Mar 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

China fishing spat reveals warier Jakarta

Chinese and Indonesian coast guards have clashed physically and diplomatically over alleged illegal fishing

China
  • Mar 17, 2016
  • 2 min read

China's National People's Congress reveals cowed elite

A subdued National People's Congress closed its annual plenary session yesterday

China
  • Mar 16, 2016
  • 2 min read

Tobin tax would not set back China's reform plans

China may impose a tax to curb high-frequency foreign exchange transactions

China
  • Mar 16, 2016
  • 2 min read

China's economic threats against Taiwan will backfire

A Chinese scholar has called for measures to 'reward and punish' Taiwanese businesspeople for their political views

Taiwan
  • Mar 15, 2016
  • 2 min read

China joblessness will be harder to solve than unrest

Thousands of workers at a state-owned mining company have been protesting for nearly a week

China
  • Mar 14, 2016
  • 11 min read

Shadow lending threatens China's financial stability

Recent financial failures put China's shadow financial system back on the policy agenda

China