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A driver uses his smartphone to pay a road toll on the Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province, with Alipay. Photo: AFP / China OUT

China, European Union, World

Half of global fintech investments are in Asia

by Johan Nylander January 23, 2017February 18, 2020

K-pop stars get heard. G-Dragon (back left), T.O.P, Taeyang, with Seungri (front left) and Daesung. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea drug lords profiting from K-pop smuggling

by Johan Nylander January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A Donald Trump presidency beckons more risk, Verisk Maplecroft predicts. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

‘Investors should brace for more shocks’: risk report

by Johan Nylander January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Connections are king. Donald Trump speaks as his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka listen. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

‘US princelings profit from political links just like China’

by Johan Nylander January 10, 2017February 18, 2020

What would he have thought? Winston Churchill on a foggy morning in central London. December 30, 2016. Reuters/Stefan Wermuth

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Asean GDP all set to surpass the UK this year after Brexit

by Johan Nylander January 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Military family in Samjiyon. Photo: Raymond K Cunningham Jr

France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

A glimpse into daily lives in North Korea: Images

by Johan Nylander January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Taxi passengers can now buy nuts, dried meat and umbrellas in Chinese taxis. Photo: Hanna Ejdertun Nylander

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, World

In China, taxis are turning into mini 7-Elevens

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Timor Leste, World

North Korea famine focus misses the starving children of India

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Higher yields in agriculture are expected. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Watch: Fewer hungry children in Asia charted in graphs

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Salt flats in the Bohai Sea in China's northeast as seen from Space. Photo: Nasa, via Wikimedia Commons

China, France, India, Mexico, South Asia, World

A brief history of Chinese salt, the world’s oldest monopoly

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A customer uses the mobile payment at a noodle stand in Shenzhen. Photo: Johan Nylander

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

China going cashless thanks to fintech boom

by Johan Nylander December 30, 2016February 18, 2020

Mainland Chinese tourists take pictures during a cruise on the River Thames, central London. Photo: Reuters/Paul Hacket

Beijing, China, World

China tourism giant eyes fintech boost from Shenzhen startup

by Johan Nylander December 30, 2016February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam

Why Vietnam could be the next Silicon Valley

by Johan Nylander December 9, 2016February 18, 2020

Construction workers in Shanghai. Photo: AFP/Wang Zhao

Unofficial index shows China GDP ‘not currently exaggerated’

by Johan Nylander December 9, 2016February 18, 2020

It looks harmless, but is really deadly. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Why your bath tub is more deadly than terror attacks

by Johan Nylander December 3, 2016February 18, 2020

Writing wrongs: children like this Afghan girl are twice as likely to be literate as they were just 25 years ago. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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Australia, China, European Union, Northeast Asia, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Always look on the bright side of life

by Johan Nylander December 3, 2016February 18, 2020

A man stands at an oil terminal at Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates.Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP

China, India, South Asia, World

Oxford report: Weak Asia demand, US shale to stem oil rally

by Johan Nylander December 2, 2016February 18, 2020

State-owned oil giant Pertamina's refinery unit IV in Cilacap, Central Java. Photo: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

OPEC deal ‘positive for Asia’s oil and gas exporters’

by Johan Nylander December 1, 2016February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon was the president-elect's campaign CEO. seen here backstage during an event in in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on November 1, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Carlo Allegri

China, Hong Kong, World

Why Patten would fire Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon

by Johan Nylander November 26, 2016February 18, 2020

shenzhen-protest

China, Hong Kong, South Asia, World

Shenzhen shopkeepers cry foul over Li Ka-shing mall

by Johan Nylander November 24, 2016February 18, 2020

The toxic trail

China, European Union, Middle East, World

Quick guide to rare earth metals: toxic but priceless

by Johan Nylander November 24, 2016February 18, 2020

A worker prepares to pour molten lanthanum, a rare-earth metal, into a mold at a smelter in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2010. Photo: Reuters / David Gray

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

China holds Trump card in rare earths trade

by Johan Nylander November 24, 2016February 18, 2020

Acer founder Stan Shih, the left's new standard-bearer.

China, Hong Kong, South Asia, Taiwan

‘There is a blind spot in capitalism’: Acer’s Stan Shih

by Johan Nylander November 24, 2016February 18, 2020

Public toilets in India can be basic. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

World

Five fast facts on toilet access

by Johan Nylander November 19, 2016February 18, 2020

Flushed on World Toilet Day. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why a proper flush can save the world economy

by Johan Nylander November 19, 2016February 18, 2020

In a new survey of expats, Beijing is seen as the best city in Asia in which to make money. Photo: AFP/Ed Jones

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, World

Beijing best Asian city to make money, expats say

by Johan Nylander November 15, 2016February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why better English skills would boost Chinese innovation

by Johan Nylander November 15, 2016February 18, 2020

Singapore students get interactive. Photo: AFP Photo / Simin Wang

AT Finance, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Singaporeans among top English speakers; Hong Kong slides

by Johan Nylander November 14, 2016February 18, 2020

Donald Trump has made protectionist noises. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Trump’s victory negative for China: think tank

by Johan Nylander November 14, 2016February 18, 2020

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying addresses a news conference after Beijing passed an interpretation of Hong Kong's Basic Law that says lawmakers must swear allegiance to the city as part of China. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

HK leader says Beijing ruling must be obeyed

by Agencies and Johan Nylander November 7, 2016February 18, 2020