Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 8, 2021
South Korea ‘seriously’ looking to join CPTPP following China bid
Applications by neighbors has created urgency for Seoul to decide if they want to be involved in the 11-country trade deal.
Asia Pacific Dec 5, 2020
North Korean trade hit more by COVID-19 than sanctions
Trade with China, by far the country's largest economic partner, shrank 73% through September and is on course to plunge 80% for the whole year, a trade body says.
Business / Economy Nov 14, 2019
Asia's 'mini-Chinas' struggle to capitalize on U.S. trade war
The U.S.-China trade war has reignited the debate over which developing countries in Asia could take over the mantle of the world's workshop. The front-runners? India and Indonesia. A report published Tuesday by Bloomberg Economics shows that no one nation is able to reproduce the ...
Business Mar 26, 2018
As China climbs the value chain, a new trade challenge looms in Asia
China's rampant economic growth has been a boon for exporters in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, who have supplied high-end components and machines for its factories. The risk for them now is that China will switch from customer to competitor as it ascends the ...
National Dec 2, 2016
More adults kept from leaving parents' nests in Asia by harsh economic realities
In some of Asia's biggest economies, young adults are living longer with their parents as they struggle to strike out on their own. The aging of the Japanese and South Korean societies, and the significant slowdown in their economic growth rates, are contributing to a ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 17, 2015
South Korea comes full circle in one generation as aging crisis looms
It was only 20 years ago that South Korea was so intent on population control that getting sterilized put young couples on the fast track for public housing. Even the army was in on the act, offering a free pass from annual military training to ...