East Asia
Latest policies show China has lost reform ambition
Details have emerged about the Five-Year Plan that will set China's economic policy to 2020
ChinaJapan jobs data adds to pressure for wage hikes
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in two decades
JapanJapan's farming lobby will lose its political clout
Japan's traditional farming sector faces demographic pressures and an unfavourable Supreme Court ruling
JapanCapital flight fears overshadow China currency reform
The IMF board on November 30 is set to endorse the renminbi's inclusion in the special drawing rights currency basket
ChinaChina's military set for comprehensive overhaul
President Xi Jinping has launched a long-planned restructuring of China's armed forces
ChinaHong Kong local elections set stage for years ahead
Local elections saw a record turnout and gains for pan-democrat parties
Hong KongYasukuni bomb gives no sign of wider danger in Japan
Police believe a bomb was behind an explosion at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine today
JapanOsaka elections revive Japan's local autonomy movement
Candidates pushing for regional autonomy have won the positions in Osaka's local government
Japan
