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Japan's growth prospects rest on household consumption

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JAPAN

Household consumption, government investment and housing contributed to the decline. Non-residential investment was strongly positive and trade also contributed to GDP as imports…

China's megacity regions will develop unevenly

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CHINA

Wealth and political power are heavily concentrated in these regions. However, megacity clusters face major challenges of sustainability and resource management. They are testing…

Mongolia economic recovery rests on shaky foundations

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MONGOLIA

The outlook for Mongolia's economy.

China's Canada spat will damage ties with rest of West

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CHINA

The impact of China's detentions of two Canadians on the countries relations with Western governments.

New Zealand coalition’s fortunes rest on 2019 moves

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NEW ZEALAND

The coalition reaches this anniversary amid strong fiscal and economic prospects for New Zealand and with firm public support.

China-Japan cooperation rests on shaky foundations

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CHINA/JAPAN

China-Japan relations.

Beijing will reject calls for virus transparency

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CHINA

Calls for China to be more transparent over COVID-19's origins and spread.

Risks to China from unemployed youth rise

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CHINA

The timing is suspicious: urban youth unemployment hit an all-time high of 21.3% in June. This is around 6 million people aged 16-24, double the number before the pandemic. For…

'Reshoring' from China is slowly but surely underway

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CHINA

However, this is a partial and long-term process that for the rest of this decade is likely to leave China as an integral part of many transnational supply chains. Reshoring will…

Vietnam will likely miss 2023 GDP growth target

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VIETNAM

GDP growth slowed to 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter. The slowdown was mainly due to the decline in exports, with Vietnam’s top export markets -- the United States, the EU…