Asia-Pacific

Despite Covid-19 setbacks, Pakistan is reestablishing GDP growth.

In a sign of China's rising strength, the Asian Development Bank announced it may stop lending to the world's second largest economy.

Alibaba is one of more than a hundred Chinese companies currently on the provisional list of firms facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over transparency and national security concerns.

After years of scandals and mismanagement, Toshiba may soon be acquired in an M&A deal.

Last year SoftBank earned the highest profits ever for a Japanese firm and during the first quarter of 2022 had its worst quarter ever, losing $15 billion.

Hong Kong's next chief executive is a law-and-order candidate.

Imran Khan, ousted by a parliamentary no-confidence vote, is replaced as Pakistan's Prime Minister by Shehbaz Sharif.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under fire for his handling of the crisis.

A digitally tracked green bond uses technology such as blockchain to improve data transparency and data collection efficiency for green or environmental securities.

Pandemic responses turn out to be a springboard for profits.

Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Bank, reveals how investing in staff and growth-stage technology companies will help meet Asia’s future financial needs.

Islamic financial institutions recorded a strong 2021 while continuing digital investments.

Newly minted CEO Taro Shimada—formerly Toshiba's chief digital officer—will try to revive the company's fortunes.

Mizuho and Google will collaborate not only on new products but also on upgrading the bank's dated legacy systems.

Shipments of iPhones from Apple’s iPhone manufacturer are likely to be delayed as have steel, electronics, and auto assembly products headed for India.

Integrated offerings morph from luxuries to staples.

China's work culture may be forever changed by the pandemic experience.

SBI Sumishin Net Bank’s IPO will be an important milestone for banks in Japan, many of which lag behind international rivals in their digital offerings.

The sale of UK-based microchip designer Arm to Nvidia was scrapped due to significant regulatory hurdles.

As the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, Taiwan is on course for significant growth.