Today
Economic challenge looms for Australia regardless of Trump or Harris win
The race for the White House has implications for Australia irrespective of who wins the presidency.
- 38 mins ago
- Andrew Tillett and Max Mason
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Australia’s going backwards in the fastest growing region
Asian investment isn’t just good business, it’s good security as well.
- 49 mins ago
- The AFR View
Deterrence key to preventing war with China: Rudd
It needs to be made clear to Beijing that military adventurism comes at a high price, the Australian ambassador to the US told the AFR Asia Summit.
- Andrew Tillett
Want to do business in Asia? Beware your unconscious bias: Lynas boss
Amanda Lacaze, the managing director of Lynas Rare Earths, narrates how she set aside a full day for cultural awareness during her trip to Malaysia.
- Jessica Sier and Andrew Tillett
Be bold on Asia or miss out, business leaders warned
Australian businesses’ narrow focus on China and North Asia means they are struggling to keep pace with the billions of investment dollars pouring into South-East Asia.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier, Andrew Tillett, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Peter Ker
How China’s coast guard is ‘trying to occupy the ocean’
In most countries, coast guards are there to do just that: guard domestic coasts and territorial waters. China’s, however, is more like a second navy.
- Kathrin Hille
- Exclusive
- Asia-Pacific
Wong’s rallying cry to region over US-China tensions
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Indo-Pacific needs to work collectively to manage relations between the US and China.
- Andrew Tillett
Yesterday
China’s sputtering growth engines raise urgency for stimulus
Factory activity contracted for a fourth straight month in August, according to an official poll of manufacturers.
- Jenni Marsh
- Opinion
- World politics
Kishida was better on the foreign stage than at home
The outgoing Japanese PM strengthened international ties and was decisive on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, he missed the opportunity to fix the economy.
- Shiro Armstrong
This Month
Chinese steel exports to reach eight-year high
Imports into Europe are expected to spike later this year, raising the prospect of more trade tensions.
- Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey and Joe Leahy
- Opinion
- Asia Summit
Five questions to ask for Australia to reach its destiny in Asia
After years of spruiking ‘engagement’ with the region, we need to start asking ourselves some deep questions about how we advance our prosperity in the region.
- Anthony Bubalo
Australia, US condemn China over ‘dangerous’ new South China Sea collision
The collision of the Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels was the fifth in a month, as tensions escalate between the two nations in the vital waterway.
- Neil Jerome Morales and Joe Cash
August
China mulls $7.9 trillion in mortgage refinancing as economy stutters
The government plan would let homeowners switch banks for cheaper loans, as the property slump drags down consumer spending and household wealth.
- K. Oanh Ha
Chinese officials struggle to build ties with Trump’s campaign
The frustrated overtures come amid rising bipartisan hostility towards China and a realisation in Beijing that US policy is unlikely to become less hawkish.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Three dead, factories shut as typhoon hits Japan’s Kyushu
Major vehicle makers, including Toyota and Nissan, suspended operations in domestic factories, while chipmaker Renesas temporarily halted production.
- Updated
- Kaori Kaneko
- Opinion
- Inside China
China’s refusal to tackle local government debt is a looming disaster
Beijing’s reluctance to surrender control to local authorities or take on more responsibility is a key impediment to solving the country’s challenges.
- Robin Harding
US military eyes escorting Philippine ships in South China Sea
The head of the US Indo-Pacific command said he was open to discussions about escorting Philippine ships amid growing clashes with China in the disputed waters.
- Jim Gomez
China bond bulls warned of bubble risk over bumper debt supply
People close to the Chinese central bank say a wave of new issuance could burst the market “bubble”.
- Joe Leahy, Wenjie Ding and Cheng Leng
Even Temu is crashing, in red flag for China’s economy
PDD Holdings, owner of market darling Temu, has surprised investors with an unusually gloomy outlook, as the nation’s economic malaise takes a toll on demand.
- Updated
- Yujing Liu
Top US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl
The two countries are at odds over the Middle East and Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims from Taiwan to the South China Sea, and trade.
- Trevor Hunnicutt
