Asia-Pacific

The passing of the man who transformed Samsung from small trading business into tech giant inaugurates a new era.

For now, Australia’s most vital exports, which include liquid natural gas, iron ore and copper, have not been affected by rising tensions with China.

Gilson will join a small band of non-Japanese CEOs that includes Owen Mahoney at Nexon, Christophe Weber at Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eva Chen at Trend Micro.

China continues to mint new high-net-worth individuals, and private banks global and domestic are eager to serve.

For Chinese banks, the disruptions unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic are hastening automation, new product development and greater emphasis on risk management.

Banks enlist in recovery effort.

Baku is rolling out ambitious plans for economic expansion and reform. But first, there are worsening regional tensions and currency woes to grapple with. And Covid.

With Shanghai’s expedited approval, and the Hong Kong IPO hearing most likely in late September, Ant’s IPO could happen as soon as October.

TikTok’s future depends largely on the outcome of the tug-of-war between US and Chinese governments.

Kazakhstan’s evolution to a market economy hinges on diversifying away from oil and gas, with a lift from FDI. Covid complicates that scenario.

Emerging and developing economies will likely be hardest hit by Covid-19. Rebuilding will require addressing preexisting conditions as well as the new ones.

As the Asian Development Bank shifts its 2020 Annual General Meeting to virtual, Covid-19 policy measures take center stage.

Taiwan effectively contained Covid-19, clearing the path for intermediate-term economic growth.

The abrupt announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was resigning for health issues after nearly eight years in power startled the world.

Akulaku's ambitions are not limited to the Indonesian market it dominates.

China's Elon Musk comes from humble beginnings.

Asian governments move to extract revenue from e-commerce.

China could keep key industries strong and avoid a recession.

"One country, two systems" is rapidly becoming one country, one system.

China’s government is using loans, tax deferments, rent reductions and even sales leads to help smaller enterprises—“capillaries of the market economy”—survive Covid-19.