East Asia

  • Apr 21, 2020
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East Asia’s COVID-19 success will be hard to replicate

Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have all been relatively successful in dealing with COVID-19

East Asia
  • Feb 18, 2020
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Coronavirus makes for precarious politics in East Asia

The effects of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will be felt much further than the disease's actual spread

East Asia
  • Feb 7, 2020
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Coronavirus will prompt more monetary easing in Asia

The risks posed by the coronavirus have prompted China, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines to ease monetary policy

Asia
  • Jan 29, 2020
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Disruption due to China virus could still be brief

There are now more confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus than there were of SARS in 2002-03

China
  • Jan 7, 2020
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Risks and opportunities 2020: East Asia

East Asia enters the 2020s with new risks emerging and longstanding ones freshly revived

East Asia
  • Oct 1, 2019
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Concern over death penalty will grow in Asia-Pacific

The region appears to be moving against a global trend of rejecting capital punishment

Asia
  • Jun 13, 2019
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Next three years will see turning points in East Asia

Elections, deadlines and major policy changes loom in the region

East Asia
  • May 31, 2019
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Weak East Asian activity risks cutting crucial reforms

South Korea left rates on hold despite weak activity, while China’s official manufacturing PMI fell in May

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