Category: Asia Focus
China economy slowdown amid escalating trade war spells problems for world economic growth
China’s economy slowed down in the June quarter, expanding by 6.7 per cent, down from the previous quarter’s 6.8 per cent, its slowest...
Asia to be home to 60% of the world’s over 65s by 2030
Asia’s over 65s will be the largest and fastest growing market in the world, providing a target-rich environment of business...
US officially launches probe into China’s IP practices
Less than a week after US president Donald Trump gave him a directive, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has started an...
A deeper look into Japan and China’s debt problems
The prevailing market view on the region remains negative, mainly centering on China’s debt problem...
China cuts growth target to focus on risks
China has set its GDP growth target at around 6.5 per cent for 2017, down from last year’s 6.7 per cent, as the world’s second...
Cultural Intelligence Is Key to Building Asia Capability
Asia is the single biggest growth opportunity for Australian business. By 2025, Asia will account for almost half of the world’s GDP and...
Opportunities in China for Australian SMEs
Despite the well-publicised economic slowdown that continues in China, the market still presents significant opportunities for Australian...
International Monetary Fund tells China to tackle corporate debt
A top International Monetary Fund official has urged China to deal with growing corporate debt levels. Speaking at an economics conference...
China coal imports down 10 per cent
In a warning for Australian coal producers, new data out of China’s National Bureau of Statistics shows that electricity consumption in...
China industrial and retail figures lag but real estate booms
Figures released out of China on Saturday show that China’s industrial production and retail sales both slowed in the first two months of...
US-based economists Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer win the 2019 Nobel Economics P 
With Brexit in the balance before a crucial week of talks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused b 
Queensland's youngest gorge has been bridged entirely with glass, providing tourists with 360-d 
Almost six years after her father died in a mining accident on Tasmania's west coast, Tameka Sy 
African swine fever has depleted China's pig herd, creating a protein shortage that is benefitt 
After taxpayers were promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 for $2 billion in four years, the project is now likel 
Michael Gunner says a nine-hour blackout which left thousands of residents across Central Australia 
The Prime Minister's office accidentally sent journalists today's talking points for Coali 
Winton shines in the new television series, Total Control, starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griff 
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg asks the competition watchdog to investigate the banking sector over its r 
An independent MP is leading a crossbench call pushing the Government to do more to help farmers and 
Australia is being urged to block shipments of rubber gloves sold by gloves manufacturer Ansell, fol