Asia Economy

South Korea CPI, Nikkei sell off

South Korea CPI, Nikkei sell off

Lawrence Booth

An electronic stock board displayed inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.  Bloomberg | ...

Chinese shoppers flock to Japan to take advantage of the weak yen

Chinese shoppers flock to Japan to take advantage of the weak yen

Bob Elliott

Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are ...

Foreign carmakers in China face ‘increasingly precarious’ situation

Foreign carmakers in China face ‘increasingly precarious’ situation

Ev Richard

Newly produced electric vehicles are being seen at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on December 31, 2023. Costfoto | ...

AI drives up earnings, shares pop

AI drives up earnings, shares pop

John Ray

The Samsung logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, ...

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

Bob Elliott

Enchanted valleys, vibrant street markets and fantastical forests. Those are just some of what fans of Disney cruises can expect ...

Hong Kong tourism struggles amid high prices, Shenzhen competition

Hong Kong tourism struggles amid high prices, Shenzhen competition

Bob Elliott

Guests posing for a group photo at the “Let’s Go the Extra Mile” hospitality campaign launch ceremony at the Central ...

Modi’s BJP-led alliance set for narrower-than-expected win

Modi’s BJP-led alliance set for narrower-than-expected win

Adesola Mojo

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party’s win ...

India’s Narendra Modi declares victory despite election blow

India’s Narendra Modi declares victory despite election blow

Lawrence Booth

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to ...

Taiwan’s April earthquake deals another blow to its tourism industry

Taiwan’s April earthquake deals another blow to its tourism industry

Bob Elliott

As a bed and breakfast owner in Taiwan’s Hualien County, Chen Rei-jia was used to the minor tremors that sometimes ...

Vote counting starts, Modi’s BJP projected to win

Vote counting starts, Modi’s BJP projected to win

Lawrence Booth

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters wearing a hat with Narendra Modi’s face during a nomination filing rally by in Kolkata, India ...