East Asia

  • Oct 5, 2015
  • 6 min read

Renminbi reform will not allay suspicions

With the IMF due to rule on the renminbi's reserve currency status, exchange rate policy is in the spotlight again

China
  • Oct 2, 2015
  • 2 min read

China Uighur coal mine attack could mean new tactics

An attack on a Xinjiang coal mine has left more than 50 people dead

China
  • Oct 1, 2015
  • 2 min read

Japan will handle China 'spy' arrests discreetly

China has confirmed detaining two Japanese nationals suspected of espionage

China
  • Sep 30, 2015
  • 2 min read

Darkening economic outlook puts pressure on Abe

Industrial production fell last month, data out today show

Japan
  • Sep 29, 2015
  • 7 min read

China-US summit yields more strains than gains

President Xi Jinping has just completed his first state visit to the United States

China
  • Sep 28, 2015
  • 7 min read

China slowdown will force South Korea to adapt

Falling demand from the crucial Chinese market has hurt South Korea's export-dependent economy

South Korea
  • Sep 28, 2015
  • 2 min read

China-US summit meets low expectations

President Xi Jinping yesterday concluded his first state visit to the United States

China
  • Sep 25, 2015
  • 2 min read

Taiwan rate cut betrays depth of slowdown

Taiwan's central bank yesterday cut rates for the first time in six years

Taiwan