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After Jack Ma criticized Chinese regulators, Beijing scuttled the initial public offering of his fintech giant Ant and he largely disappeared from public view. WSJ looks at recent videos of the billionaire to show how he g...
BEIJING--China's industrial companies posted an increase in 2020 profits, thanks to Beijing's move to resume production quickly and resilient external demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Industrial profit rose 4.1% in 20...
SYDNEY--Australia's consumer prices rose 0.9% in the fourth quarter, adding to pressure on the country's central bank to end its asset-purchase program. Economists had expected a quarterly CPI rise of 0.7%. The rise in CPI...
South Korea's economy contracted 1.0% in 2020--the worst performance in more than two decades--after its recovery lost steam in the final quarter on a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Gross domestic product grew 1.1% durin...
As the pandemic continues to weigh on the aviation industry, Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac has been pushing ahead with testing a new passenger jet. If successful, the C919 could rival Boeing and Airbus in the largest...
President Biden's top medical adviser on Covid-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, announced Thursday that the U.S. will remain a member of the World Health Organization, reversing the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw. Pho...
SYDNEY--Australia added 50,000 mostly full-time jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 6.6%, as the national economy continues to recover from the early impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan's exports increased in December, rising for the first time in more than two years thanks to the recovery of demand from China and other Asian countries. Exports rose 2% in December from a year earlier, according to M...
Jack Ma made his first public appearance in nearly three months during a philanthropic event with 100 teachers in China. The Chinese tech entrepreneur had been keeping a low profile since state regulators stepped up scruti...
China is testing a digital yuan, aiming to accelerate the replacement of cash and increase state control in a society where digital payments via Wechat Pay and Alipay are already the norm. Here’s what Beijing’s new system ...
BEIJING--A private gauge of China's services-sector activity dropped in December as the resurgence of the coronavirus restrained overseas demand. The Caixin China services purchasing managers index fell to 56.3 in December...
Gone are the long waits at charging stations: Chinese electric-vehicle startup NIO is pioneering battery-swap systems, challenging Tesla and other rival car makers. Here’s how NIO and Tesla are racing for the world’s large...
China's manufacturing activity moderated in December due to weak demand for the country's exports, according to a private survey of manufacturers. The Caixin China purchasing managers' index, which is weighted toward small...
Malaysia's manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to a four-month high in December, indicating an improvement in the country's manufacturing sector. The headline Malaysia manufacturing PMI increased to 49.1 in Decem...
Singapore's economy shrank at a slower pace in the fourth quarter due to a smaller contraction in construction and services. The country's gross domestic product shrank 3.8% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, accor...
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