Economy

The Biden administration has announced its intention to compete more vigorously with China for Southeast Asia's EV market.

The bank, which was awarded a banking license in Myanmar in 2014, said it was withdrawing due to the country's "increasing operational complexity."

Changes in China's anti-virus controls may be a step toward lifting controls, but "zero COVID" might stay in place until as late as the second half of next year.

The ruling Awami League is concerned over the massive rally that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has planned at Dhaka on December 10.

Japan is concerned about the weak yen, but its policy options for responding are limited as a global recession looms.

Insights from Jacinta Chen.

Asian countries have long worried about U.S. economic commitment to the region.

As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship.

TSMC founder Morris Chang is once again Taiwan’s representative at this week’s APEC summit.

Chinese companies, acting out of both economic and geostrategic motives, are providing much of the MENA region’s digital infrastructure.

Thai officials are hoping to steer discussions away from the Ukraine war toward issues including climate change, economic disruptions, and COVID-19 recovery.