Nikkei 225 set to drop, China PMI on tap
A cycler passes the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) headquarters building in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo on May 2, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty…
‘Golden Week’ bookings show changes in how Chinese are traveling
Outbound travel from China is set to receive a much-anticipated jolt as “Golden Week” bookings show changes in where and why Chinese people are traveling. Buoyed by falling airfares, Chinese…
Malaysia PM vows crusade against corruption
Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eradicating corruption in Malaysia continues to…
India wants to become a semiconductor powerhouse, but it can’t do it on its own
Workers assembles smartphones at Dixon Technologies factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India has big ambitions to become a semiconductor…
China’s industrial profits plunge by 17.8% in August from a year ago
Excavators transfer coal at the coal terminal in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on January 22, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s industrial profits plunged by 17.8% in August…
Shigeru Ishiba wins LDP election, set to become Japan’s next prime minister
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s former defense minister, delivers his campaign speech for the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…
China’s ambitions for chip self-sufficiency thwarted by lack of tools
HUAI’AN, CHINA – APRIL 29, 2024 – A worker produces chips for mobile phones, cars, LED lighting at a workshop in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, April 29, 2024. …
Turkey’s bid for BRICS both strategic and symbolic step, analysts say
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu |…