Asia
Chinese Travel Back With a Boom in Golden Week
Despite the resurgence in travel numbers, there's a growing trend for young Chinese travelers to avoid pricey boutiques and head to free, social-media friendly locations instead.
Here's My Top Short-Term Stock Play in Asia
With travelers and investors steering clear of China, look to Japan, and its leading airline in the months ahead.
Thai Stocks Cheer New Leader, Thaksin's Return
The successor to Thaksin Shinawatra's party has struck a deal with the military that sees the former head of the developer Sansiri installed as prime minister.
Gloomy Manufacturing Picture Sends Asian Stocks South
Only India, Indonesia and the Philippines are seeing a rise in factory output, which new figures show is declining in Japan, China and Asia's chipmaking nations.
Turn to These Two Asian Markets as China Flails
As officials engage in 'happy talk' in China but show no sign of action, emerging-markets investors should look elsewhere for Asian exposure.
Southeast Asia Risks 'Cold War in Hot Places' Amid Tension Between East and West
Both the United States and China are delivering their visions of the world to a forum of Southeast Asian nations.
Battle Lines Harden Over Barbie, Artificial Intelligence and High-End Chips
The Barbie movie will be banned in Vietnam and perhaps the Philippines because of a brief glimpse of a "cow tongue line" above an upside-down Australia.
Asian Equities Off to Strong Start to Second Half
After a very positive first six months of the year, where do we go from here?
South Korea Takes Lead on Crypto Regulation With Passage of New Law
The cryptocurrency hotbed has introduced one of the world's first laws specifically regulating how cryptocurrencies are traded and stored.
Hong Kong Leader Unable to Say If It's Legal to Remember Tiananmen Massacre
Investor uncertainty is mounting in China as 'red lines' shift on Communist Party sand.