East Asia
Japanese industry will adapt to South Korean advance
Japan and South Korea are competing directly in the global markets for ever more industrial products
JapanTaiwan election race stalls cross-Strait engagement
The race for the presidency will shape politics and cross-Strait relations from now until the January 2016 election
TaiwanChina bank reform sets stage for rate liberalisation
Proposed legislation would remove long-standing restrictions on bank lending
ChinaMore than MERS weighs down South Korea's economy
With consumption hit by the MERS outbreak, South Korea is preparing a 9 billion dollar supplementary budget
South KoreaJapan fiscal plan falls far short of commitment
The government's fiscal advisors have agreed on a new economic plan to 2018
JapanHong Kong hits stalemate as political reform stalls
Opposition legislators have blocked the Beijing-backed electoral reform plan that sparked mass street protests last year
Hong KongAnniversary sees no Japan-South Korea breakthrough
Japan and South Korea today marked the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of diplomatic ties
JapanChina's middle class will grow, even as economy slows
The country's economic geography is shifting and its middle class growing, but the consequences are not all benign
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