France faces pandemic-level spending due to ageing
France’s ageing population is set to push public spending to pandemic-era levels in the coming decades, the Cour…
Exclusive | Chinese economist Lu Feng on why the time is ripe for a consumption rebalance
Lu Feng is a professor of economics and a former deputy dean at Peking University’s National School of…
European private equity firm Ardian eyes fresh growth at new office in Hong Kong’s Two IFC
Paris-based private equity (PE) firm Ardian has opened a 4,000 sq ft office in Hong Kong’s main business…
IMF says Asia’s defence against Trump tariffs is to tear down trade walls, warns of slower growth
The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged Asian countries to lower non-tariff barriers and integrate regional trade to…
Vietnam’s leader heads to North Korea for first visit in 18 years to rebalance relations
Vietnam’s top leader begins his three-day visit to North Korea on Thursday for a trip that reflects Hanoi’s…
Macroscope | Why the cost of buying economic growth is destined to rise
It is tempting to think that the global economy has become immune to shocks despite multiple ongoing physical…
Daughter sues Japan hospital for charging uninsured Chinese mother 300% more than locals
A woman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a hospital in Japan that diagnosed and treated her Chinese…
Kennedy’s attacks on mRNA vaccines and science threaten global public health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after being sworn in as health and human services secretary in the Oval…
US tariffs put Asia’s small businesses on road to ruin: ‘ultimately some will go under’
In boardrooms and backstreets from Singapore to Hanoi, owners of Asia’s small and medium-sized enterprises had barely got…
Europe is expecting a wave of Chinese tourists. Should it thank Donald Trump?
Europe is basking in summer, with sunny skies, high temperatures – and a surge in Chinese tourists. Despite…
US July layoffs soar to highest since 2020 as AI and budget cuts hit jobs
Layoffs in the US rose sharply in July, reaching their highest level since the early months of the…
China’s youth seek stability over entrepreneurship as economy lags
In a departure from the “mass entrepreneurship and innovation” encouraged among China’s youth in the 2010s, in a…