Asia Pacific Apr 2, 2021

While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough

Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.

Business / Economy Mar 12, 2021

Inflation is already creeping into some corners of the world

Prices have risen for commodities and in industries for reasons directly tied to the disruptions of COVID-19, the policy response or the surge in demand that comes with hopes of recovery.

Business Dec 15, 2020

Singapore to open for business travelers and house them in bubble

Singapore’s small and open economy is largely dependent upon the tourist and service sectors for growth.

Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Sep 29, 2020

Biden set to carve own brand of tough-on-China policy if elected

Biden advisers have honed in on questions about the world’s second largest economy — anticipating attacks from President Donald Trump.

Business Aug 7, 2020

Japan subsidies to cut China reliance set to boost Southeast Asia

"Even before coronavirus and the U.S.-China trade war struck, there was a shift away from production in China,” said a Japan External Trade Organization official.

Asia Pacific Jul 8, 2020

Singapore, in survival mode, looks to reinvent itself. Yet again.

The pandemic is proving to be the ultimate test for Singapore, the tiny city-state that has a reputation for reinventing itself during times of crises. Dismissed in the past as just a "little red dot” on the map, dwarfed by larger neighbors like Malaysia and ...

Business Feb 10, 2020

Experts are getting creative to measure coronavirus blow to economy

It's a mad scramble for the best data: Economists are grappling with ways to gauge the real-time impact of the coronavirus on the world economy, even as the outbreak continues to confound forecasters. Store closures, flight-tracking websites, factory shutdowns and the latest numbers on infections ...