Today
Xi tells Putin their nations’ ties should last ‘generations’
The Chinese president said his country was “ready to work with Russia as a good neighbour, friend and partner with mutual trust”.
- jing Li
Yesterday
China’s military incursions inch closer to Taiwan
An increasing number of Chinese military planes and vessels have staged drills that have alarmed Taiwan, as it prepares to inaugurate its new president.
- Yimou Lee
Putin to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi in China, defying US
The Russian president is set to arrive in Beijing, underlining the key relationship as China faces growing US pressure to curtail support for the war in Ukraine.
- Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge
This Month
Stellantis, Vale in nickel talks in Indonesian coup
The smelter deal would bring a rare Western investor to Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of a commodity critical to making electric cars.
- Updated
- A. Anantha Lakshmi and Harry Dempsey
Religious tensions rise as India election passes halfway mark
The world’s most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote.
- Rishika Sadam and Fayaz Bukhari
- Asia
- Bonds
China kicks off bond sale to fund stimulus
Government spending in infrastructure will be key to ensuring China achieve its growth target of about 5 per cent this year.
- Helen Sun
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
‘Nothing to see here’ as Singapore gets new PM
Lawrence Wong is considered a safe pair of hands. But Singapore is facing many challenges that need radical new ideas rather than technocratic continuity.
- Michael Barr
Japan’s energy giants applaud Australia’s ‘clear’ gas plan
Japanese energy giant Inpex said the Albanese government’s new gas strategy shows Australia’s role as a “reliable and trusted” partner.
- Jessica Sier
China’s exports return to growth in boost to shaky economy
China’s exports edged higher in dollar terms last month as Beijing pinned its hopes on a manufacturing-led revival to boost flagging growth.
- Updated
- Joe Cash
- Analysis
- Electric vehicles
This is how China’s car dealers are driving the EV revolution
Chinese car dealers are ditching foreign brands slow to respond to the EV transition, while turning to homegrown makers that have been gobbling up market share.
- Gloria Li
- Analysis
- Inside China
China’s flood of cheap exports is about to get worse
EU leaders were this week the latest to scold China about overcapacity, but there are no quick fixes to its factory glut.
- Updated
- Karthikeyan Sundaram
- Analysis
- China relations
Why Australia could benefit from engaging with China on clean energy
A new report provides the framework for a forward-looking Australia-China relationship, identifying vast potential for economic co-operation.
- James Curran
- Analysis
- Property development
Why the Chinese are warming to ‘second-hand’ homes
With tens of thousands of new developments yet to be completed, house hunters are looking again at older buildings. End buyers don’t trust developers any more.
- Thomas Hale, Wang Xueqiao, Andy Lin and Chan Ho-him
- Opinion
- India
India is starting to look like a Central Asian dictatorship
As the country holds its national election, Narendra Modi’s government is undermining democratic institutions and building a cult of personality around the PM.
- Debasish Roy Chowdhury
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
Japan’s outdated policies keep too many women out of workforce
Japan has few options to prevent the labour supply from diminishing to a disastrous level. The underutilised potential of women offers room to lift productivity.
- Updated
- Sagiri Kitao
Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after surge in yen
The US treasury secretary said ‘we would expect these interventions to be rare and consultation to take place’.
- Christopher Condon
Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
Indian police arrested at least nine people, including six members of Congress’ social media teams, in the states of Assam, Gujarat, Telangana and New Delhi.
- Munsif Vengattil, Saurabh Sharma and Rishika Sadam
Has Julie Bishop taken on an impossible task?
The military is losing ground in Myanmar. What follows could be a failed state – and Australia’s former foreign minister will be right in the thick of it.
- Emma Connors
Why anger is rising over Japan’s ‘dangerously’ weak yen
Ryohei Kim is furious at the Bank of Japan because of the record-low yen and the impact it is having on his beloved video games.
- Jessica Sier
- Analysis
- Governance
Japan turns up the focus on profit growth
The Japanese aren’t known for risk-taking, but fledgling signs in the corporate world show a huge shift could be under way as non-core businesses get spun off.
- Jessica Sier