11:42pm

US urges China to enact N Korea sanctions

UN Security Council resolution restricts cargo movements

CHINA 4:27pm

Beijing tightens security as petitioners air grievances

Security around Tiananmen Square tightened

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Hong Kong, China ©Bloomberg From GLOBAL ECONOMY 10:35am

China warns over fresh currency tensions

Competitive devaluations will hurt emerging nations, says Beijing

CHINA 3:49am

New Year blamed for China imports dip

Export growth slows after factories close for celebrations

People crossing a street are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo ©AP JAPAN 2:29am

Revised Japan GDP shows moderate recovery

Economy stabilised in late 2012 after two quarters of recession

From COMMENT 7:07pm

Uzbekistan: an important but problematic ally

Companies face challenges doing business in the country

H.E.Dr Gulnara Karimova ©Getty From COMMENT 7:07pm

Uzbekistan: The leading lady

Investigations are shedding new light on the business dealings of an autocrat’s pop-singing daughter

From COMMENT Mar 7, 2013

China must seize rare chance for reform

The new leadership is more talented and entrepreneurial, says Zhang Weiying

A picture taken with a fisheye lens shows a general view of the opening session of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 March 2013. The NPC has over 3,000 delegates and is the world's largest parliament or legislative assembly though its function is largely as a formal seal of approval for the policies fixed by the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party ©EPA CHINA Mar 7, 2013

Chinese parliament holds 83 billionaires

Report identifies 17% rise in super-wealthy delegates

Mar 7, 2013

Malaysia troops kill 31 Philippine militants

Kuala Lumpur rejects rebels’ ceasefire plea

JAPAN Mar 7, 2013

BoJ rejects call for monetary easing

Final meeting of Shirakawa era rejects call for aggressive action

David Pilling from COMMENT Mar 6, 2013

No formula can better a mother’s milk

Children across Asia are being denied the incalculable benefits of breastfeeding

Mar 6, 2013

The Japanese economy and Abenomics

The FT explains Abenomics

Mar 6, 2013

Civil groups are new force in Malaysia politics

Calls for electoral reform have become rallying points for many voters

Mar 6, 2013

Malaysian forces find bodies after assault

13 suspected Philippine militants were killed in Borneo

CHINA Mar 6, 2013

Tax fails to end Chinese love of property

Sales up, prices increase and divorces jump

NORTH KOREA Mar 6, 2013

North Korea mixes Dennis with menace

US basketball star’s visit fits in with Pyongyang’s need

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 6, 2013

Exports help lift Australian GDP 0.6%

Quarterly data reinforce importance of resource industry

CHINA Mar 5, 2013

Wen takes final bow leaving divided legacy

Premier delivers final address but doubts linger over belief in reform

Notebook from COMMENT Mar 5, 2013

A guide to gifting in the new China

Tigers and flies are having to change their diet in line with a sudden distaste for corruption

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