East Asia

  • Apr 24, 2015
  • 7 min read

Gloomy sentiment will spur stimulus in South Korea

A recovery in headline economic growth conceals numerous weaknesses

South Korea
  • Apr 23, 2015
  • 2 min read

South Korea GDP rebound may prove temporary

Quarterly GDP data released today show a quarter-on-quarter recovery, but several areas of weakness

South Korea
  • Apr 22, 2015
  • 2 min read

Abe-Xi meeting hints at Chinese restraint

The leaders of China and Japan held a rare meeting today on the sidelines of a multilateral summit in Indonesia

East Asia
  • Apr 16, 2015
  • 7 min read

Room remains for stimulus as China's economy slows

China has met its economic growth target in the first quarter of 2015, but the outlook has deteriorated

China
  • Apr 14, 2015
  • 2 min read

Japan-US TPP trade talks will see progress this year

Japan-US trade negotiations are about to reopen ahead of a bilateral summit that will seek to demonstrate progress

Japan
  • Apr 13, 2015
  • 2 min read

Hong Kong 'parallel trade' curbs win points for China

The mainland has granted a Hong Kong request to limit the number of mainland visitors to the city

Hong Kong
  • Apr 7, 2015
  • 7 min read

China's GDP data will grow more reliable with time

As the economy slows, doubts will be raised over the reliability of the published GDP numbers

China
  • Apr 6, 2015
  • 6 min read

China-US deal sets stage for new climate change regime

Ahead of the deadline for countries to set new emissions targets, Beijing and Washington have already made bold promises

China