Business Jun 17, 2020
Asian business sentiment fell to 11-year low amid pandemic, survey shows
The Asian Business Sentiment Index captured a negative outlook for only the second time since the survey began in the second quarter of 2009.
Commentary / World Jun 15, 2020
The shape of Asia's new cold war
by Yoon Young-Kwan
Asian leaders should assess the Sino-American conflict across three distinct but related dimensions.
Asia Pacific May 18, 2020
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the scale of the bust was unprecedented and that Myanmar's anti-drug authorities have "dismantled a significant network."
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal May 15, 2020
Illicit drug markets in the Asia-Pacific continue to expand and diversify and appear to be largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, the United Nations said on Friday. The production of methamphetamine, the most popular drug in the region, continues to hit record highs while prices ...
Commentary / World May 13, 2020
by Brad Glosserman
The region's rise demands attention to a broader cross section of its thinkers.
Business / Financial Markets May 13, 2020
Traders are rewriting strategies for post-epidemic Asia stocks
As it becomes increasingly clear that the coronavirus pandemic will have social and economic effects that outlast personnel lockdowns, market participants are re-drawing their long-term trading strategies. When it comes to Asian equities, Citigroup Inc. and Bank of Singapore are among those with recent, new ...
Business / Economy Apr 16, 2020
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region will likely slow to a standstill in 2020, something that hasn’t happened in the last 60 years, according to the International Monetary Fund. Changyong Rhee, director of the lender’s Asia and Pacific Department, urged governments in the region to ...
Commentary / Japan Feb 2, 2020
Japan should boost neighbors' manufacturing industries
by Kotaro Tamura
The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.
Business / Corporate Jan 27, 2020
Goldman's diversity pledge won't apply to boards in Asia
by Kiuyan Wong, Julia Fioretti and Cathy Chan
As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. moves to increase diversity on corporate boards, the investment bank isn't extending the initiative to a particularly challenged region: Asia. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon revealed last week that starting in July the bank won't handle initial public offerings for ...
National Jan 25, 2020
In bid to attract more U.S. tourists, Japan touts attractions at New York travel show
Japanese travel agencies and local governments gathered at the New York Times Travel Show on Friday in the hope of drawing more American tourists to the country ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. However, the rapid spread of a new coronavirus believed to have originated from ...
Business Jan 20, 2020
Nomura hiring dozens to expand wealth-management drive to rest of Asia
by Chanyaporn Chanjaroen and Alfred Liu
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire dozens of private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore in a bid to extend its wealth management push from Japan and mainland China to the rest of Asia. The Tokyo-based firm, which has already outlined aggressive plans for China, ...
World / Science & Health Jan 17, 2020
Sepsis linked to 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, study says
by Marlowe Hood
Sepsis played a direct role in the deaths of 11 million people in 2017, almost twice as many as previously estimated, according to a study published Thursday. That represents 1 death for every 5 cases of the condition, and 1-in-5 deaths from all causes worldwide, ...