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French fashion brand Hermes store seen at Hong Kong airport.
Retail

Hermes emerges as the outlier with strong China sales, while the rest of luxury bleeds from the lack of shoppers

By Angelina Rascouet and Bloomberg
April 25, 2024
It’s not just investors watching the Fed: Central bankers across Southeast Asia are trying to time rate cuts to ensure their currencies don’t collapse
Finance

It’s not just investors watching the Fed: Central bankers across Southeast Asia are trying to time rate cuts to ensure their currencies don’t collapse

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April 25, 2024
China drives both EV production and sales—but the fate of the country’s EV brands could soon be in the hands of emerging markets like Thailand
Tech

China drives both EV production and sales—but the fate of the country’s EV brands could soon be in the hands of emerging markets like Thailand

By
April 24, 2024
Apple could be trying to ‘hedge its supply-chain bets’ away from China with CEO Tim Cook’s whirlwind Southeast Asia tour
Tech

Apple could be trying to ‘hedge its supply-chain bets’ away from China with CEO Tim Cook’s whirlwind Southeast Asia tour

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April 19, 2024
Malaysia wants to benefit from chip companies trying to diversify their supply chains: ‘There is enough growth that will go around’
Tech

Malaysia wants to benefit from chip companies trying to diversify their supply chains: ‘There is enough growth that will go around’

By
April 18, 2024
Tourist couple walking along Marina Bay with merlion park and buildings in the background.
Success

Want a four-day workweek? Head to Singapore 

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April 17, 2024
China sees a ‘good start’ to 2024 with strong GDP growth—but disappointing March data and falling home sales mean it could be running out of steam
Finance

China sees a ‘good start’ to 2024 with strong GDP growth—but disappointing March data and falling home sales mean it could be running out of steam

By
April 16, 2024
America is mirroring China’s tech protectionism and reversing decades of free trade doctrine. Here’s why that’s bad news for U.S. leadership
Commentary

America is mirroring China’s tech protectionism and reversing decades of free trade doctrine. Here’s why that’s bad news for U.S. leadership

By
April 15, 2024
The number of job vacancies around the world is still unusually high–and there is no end in sight to the global labor shortage
Commentary

The number of job vacancies around the world is still unusually high–and there is no end in sight to the global labor shortage

By Miglė Petrauskaitė and Erwin R. Tiongson
April 10, 2024
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn
Finance

HSBC pulls out of Argentina at a $1 billion loss as Asia pivot continues

By Jonas Bergman, Ambereen Choudhury and Bloomberg
April 9, 2024
China’s ‘Tomb Sweeping’ holiday spending surpasses pre-COVID levels as the country continues a slow and steady recovery
Finance

China’s ‘Tomb Sweeping’ holiday spending surpasses pre-COVID levels as the country continues a slow and steady recovery

By
April 9, 2024
China’s commerce minister says the West’s overcapacity concerns are ‘groundless,’ and that the country’s EV success is the result of ‘innovation’ not subsidies
Leadership

China’s commerce minister says the West’s overcapacity concerns are ‘groundless,’ and that the country’s EV success is the result of ‘innovation’ not subsidies

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April 8, 2024
New Zealand will require visa applicants to speak English as its government blasts ‘unsustainable’ migration
Leadership

New Zealand will require visa applicants to speak English as its government blasts ‘unsustainable’ migration

By
April 8, 2024
The U.S. reportedly wants the Netherlands to stop fixing advanced chipmaking tools sold to China
Tech

The U.S. reportedly wants the Netherlands to stop fixing advanced chipmaking tools sold to China

By
April 5, 2024
This picture taken on March 7, 2024 shows the Rubymar cargo ship partly submerged off the coast of Yemen.
Newsletters

Undersea internet cables underpin our way of life—but they’re vulnerable, as Red Sea incident shows

By
April 2, 2024

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