
Decentralized Social Media Finds A Foothold
Companies may face too many options for brand messaging.
Alibaba Cloud is expanding into Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
Japan moves to digitize government services.
Activist investor campaigns in Japan caused a stir earlier this year when Effissimo Capital Management and Farallon Capital Management, raised concerns about the management of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba.
China moves to curb the tech sector's explosive growth.
China takes a step to limit global carbon emissions.
The Taliban's return to power may usher in both an economic and a humanitarian crisis.
Evergrande borrowed not only from about 300 domestic and international banks, many of which remain undisclosed, but reportedly also from its employees, small firms and ordinary retail investors.
Citi is divesting from underperforming markets to focus on wealth management and institutional and corporate banking.
HSBC is doubling down on Asia.
China's banking sector is already vulnerable to high levels of corporate debt and cutting reserve requirements means greater systemic risk.
Tokyo is increasingly beating Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore for IPO listings.
BlackRock received the license in June 2021 as the first foreign financial institution to operate a wholly owned China subsidiary, BlackRock Fund Management.
New digital infrastructures kept trade flowing, even during the pandemic’s first year.
The public face of Singapore’s largely successful Covid-19 response is now in charge of the finance ministry.
Capitalism is old news in China but minority shareholders' rights are relatively new.
Toshiba shareholders voted for an independent probe into allegations that investors were pressured against pursuing a management shake-up at last summer’s annual general meeting.
Reshuffling at the top of Vietnam's leadership structure unlikely to lead to policy change.
Citigroup will focus instead on wealth management and its higher margins.
ESG is not new to China, but now China’s government is actively engaging in this area.
The Asian Development Bank is holding its annual meeting remotely this month—for just the second time in its history. Covid-19 recovery and sustainability will be key topics.