Datawatch
Vulnerable cloud services cast shadow over national security
Many vendors lack proper policies on privacy protection, survey finds
Features
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Business Spotlight
Apple moves closer to China despite supply chain shifts
Japan, Taiwan and U.S. supplier numbers dip as iPhone maker expands in Southeast Asia
China up close
Analysis: The ulterior motive behind Xi Jinping's latest military reforms
Reorganization of Strategic Support Force shows Xi preparing for a fourth term
The Big Story
Japanese companies navigate workplace revolution as job hunters get choosier
New generation of recruits value work-life balance and wages over lifetime employment and overtime
Asia Insight
Lawrence Wong, Singapore's next PM, seeks growth in 'troubled world'
From falling births to regional hub race, challenges will mount after May handover
Market Spotlight
Hotels are new darling of foreign investors in Japanese property
Deals expected to maintain 2023 levels, thanks to weak yen
Datawatch
Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings
Trend leaves key regional 'shinkin' lenders in tight spot
Business Spotlight
Japan's small EV battery suppliers feel the heat in race for scale
Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control
China up close
Analysis: Why Xi and Biden chose the same day to send a message on Taiwan
The wording of a 45-year-old U.S. law gives China an opening in the Taiwan Strait
The Big Story
Southeast Asia's plastic tidal wave: Imported trash swamps region
From Indonesia to Myanmar, China's 2018 import ban fed an already critical domestic waste problem
Asia Insight
China's Gen Z turns frugal as economy doubts linger
Youth disillusionment raises alarm over 'degradation of consumption'
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Market Spotlight
Bank of Thailand ignores Srettha's pressure to cut interest rate
Central bank expects inflation to pick up, punts baht-weakening structural problems to government
Datawatch
Japan lags South Korea and Taiwan in boosting midsize businesses
Rigid classification stands in the way of corporate growth
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Business Spotlight
Malaysian 'Silicon Valley' seeds homegrown chip startups
Former Intel engineers attempt to push Penang to higher end of value chain
China up close
Analysis: Xi Jinping's latest purge hints property crisis has reached inner circle
Former justice minister with possible links to Evergrande under corruption investigation
The Big Story
Kishida: Japan ready to step up as U.S. 'global partner' at Biden summit
Deeper defense integration and economic ties top Japan's agenda, but Trump looms large
Asia Insight
Japan's Expo 2025: Osaka triumph or billion-dollar folly?
World fair site on 'Dream Island' mired in construction delays and doubling of costs
Market Spotlight
Singapore REITs snap up Japan data centers amid AI boom
Acquisitions show investors' hunger in Asia for tech-related property assets
Datawatch
Japan's official statistics miss the depth of the labor shortage
Younger workers shun public job placement service, making its data less reliable
Business Spotlight
Japan's auto industry opens door to foreign car mechanics
Labor shortage leads trade schools to welcome Asian students from Vietnam to Nepal
China up close
Analysis: Hong Kong's lost freedom shows Xi Jinping's priorities
Causeway Bay Books incident was a harbinger of regime's security-first principle
The Big Story
China's tech workers trapped in jobs by noncompete contracts
From Tencent to Pinduoduo, companies use surveillance and lawsuits to retain staff as competition ramps up
Asia Insight
South Korea's working class unmoved by election campaign 'lip service'
One early morning bus route provides a journey through inequality in Seoul
Market Spotlight
BOJ's rate hike leaves wide yield gap with U.S., Europe, causes yen to slide
Lowest-yielding G10 currency's use for carry trades helps push it to 34-year low
Datawatch
Yen falls on Japan Inc.'s reluctance to repatriate profits
Tokyo market sees net daytime yen selling for 4th straight year