International medical assistance company threatens Nepal
A Post investigation shows Australia-based Traveller Assist used the helicopter rescue scam to market itself as the sole representative of global insurance firms. In a letter to…
Japan, EU must protect free trade by establishing firmer relationship
The EU-Japan free trade deal is now in effect signaling a new era in trade relations between the two. Japan and the European Union should build a firmer cooperative relationship…
Taiwan’s working-age population falls to new low
The new reality means that more pressure is put on the workforce to uphold social security safety nets. Taiwan’s working-age population fell to a record 72.52 percent at the end…
Vietnam, Thailand head toward $20 billion in trade
Trade between the two countries increase as both governments offer incentive. Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to implement measures to boost economic co-operation with the aim of…
Korea seeks to ease trade dependency on China, US, Japan
Will look towards the developing world for new trade partners. South Korea began to seek free trade deals in 1999, when it started negotiations with Chile, its first partner for a…
Belt and Road Initiative touted at WEF
World Economic Forum panel upbeat about benefits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Geopolitics cannot be divorced from China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative,…
China investment feels Australian chill
Australians are becoming more wary of Chinese investment. The Australian business environment for Chinese investment seems to be getting colder despite interests of investors and…
Chinese FDI in US plunges as obstacles rise
Trade war has far reaching ramifications on investment. Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States plummeted more than 80 percent in 2018, and the downturn is…
Korea to produce 6.2 million hydrogen cars by 2040
President Moon stresses government’s determination to make transition to a hydrogen economy. South Korea will produce 6.2 million units of fuel cell electric vehicles and build…
Record ¥4.5 tril. spent in Japan by foreign visitors
Tourism is increasingly becoming an important part of the Japanese market. A record high of ¥4.5 trillion was spent in Japan in 2018 by foreign visitors, according to the Japan…