economy

Chinese consumers are expecting the coronavirus to last until July despite local economists predicting a quick recovery in the second quarter.

The economy of the Philippines remains strong despite violence and unpredictability — it has not experienced a financial crisis since 2002. Can the markets continue to remain detached amid political upheaval?

Taiwan needs new talent but Taiwanese people’s inability to market the country effectively is hampering its ability to attract the right people.

Taiwan has been sinking into a state of stagnation for more than a decade, the Tsai government continues to give businesses too much latitude.

Global risk merchants are starting to fret over Chinese local governance — a matter that was conveniently ignored throughout the growth boom of the past two decades.

The Djibouti support base is likely just the first of many as China improves its ability to protect the trade routes that form the vital arteries of its economy.

Progress with reform across a whole range of areas is needed, including health care, so that citizens can live longer active lives and avoid falling into poverty once they retire, writes Vincent Koen.

Sun Yat-sen believed that the benefits from natural resources, monopolies and property should be shared amongst all citizens. This is precisely the philosophy behind UBI, argues Tyler Prochazka.

There are calls for more proactive measures to protect the incoming batch of Cambodian workers to Hong Kong.

The debate about China’s growth slowdown since 2010 continues to rage. Some think that the drop in China’s growth rate is cyclical. Others believe that trend growth has shifted down a gear.

Experts fear the psychological and developmental consequences on migrant children who are growing up without their parents.

China is enacting reforms to normalise the importation of goods for domestic consumption. Yet any opening of the Chinese market will be selective and will serve state industrial policy, Tristan Kenderdine writes

'They bought their first apartment in 1970 for HK$45,000 (US$5,775), moving seven times before they splashed out HK$7.85 million on their Wonderland Villas home - it is now worth double that.'

David Green takes a deep dive into what the 'Asia Silicon Valley' plan really means for Taiwan.

Directed improvisation is a hybrid management model that combines top-down direction with bottom-up improvisation.

When analyzing future Chinese investment, we need to recognize these inter-dependencies and the possible synergies and conflicts between them.

Even though the Chinese economy is growing less than in the previous years, China continues to increase its investment abroad in order to cover the needs of its new economic model.

President Tsai and the DPP are struggling to shake poor approval ratings despite Taiwan’s strong economic performance.