Asia Pacific

  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 7 min read

Critical minerals recycling to grow amid high hurdles

Developing and scaling up new technologies is key to safely recycling far more critical minerals

International
  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

Shoal will be key focus of Philippine-Chinese row

A confrontation near Scarborough Shoal adds to the growing tensions between Manila and Beijing over the South China Sea

Philippines
  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

Foreign businesses in China face growing pressures

The German and UK chambers of commerce in China have released their latest surveys

China
  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

North Korea-Russia defence ties will deepen further

The two countries’ mutual defence agreement signed in June, reportedly came into effect yesterday

North Korea
  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

Soft but solid global growth carries momentum to 2025

The OECD upgraded its US, UK, China and India growth forecasts for 2025 but downgraded those for major euro-area states

International
  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

US-European-Asian economic activity variance will grow

US services orders rose to the highest since early 2022 while euro-area orders fell the most so far in 2024

International
  • Dec 4, 2024
  • 7 min read

Mass murders highlight major social problems in China

China has seen a series of indiscriminate lone wolf ‘revenge against society’ attacks targeting members of the public

China
  • Dec 4, 2024
  • 2 min read

South Korea’s president will likely be impeached

Legislators have begun impeachment proceedings against the president after he declared martial law

South Korea