Asian markets tanked in the opening session on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI falling around 7 per cent, after crude oil prices surged sharply amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
Panama's comptroller has sued to revoke a Chinese firm's control over key Panama Canal ports, citing national interest and irregularities. The move challenges China's strategic presence in global trade routes and raises sovereignty concerns, according to Nikkei Asia.
The Philippines government has made a series of high-profile arrests of Chinese spies, with many facing charges of espionage and illicit intelligence gathering in recent months. The crackdown comes amid rising concerns over China's involvement in the Philippines' sensitive military and gover
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Out of the 25 economists who provided full-year growth forecasts in the previous quarterly survey, 16 of those lowered their predictions, while nine maintained the same expectations. However, the overall range of growth predictions over the Chinese shifted downward.
Amid a declining property market in China, regional banks are offloading non-performing real estate loans despite government pressure to support the housing sector. As of June 2024, non-performing industrial loans at local banks surged, prompting significant asset sales to manage bad debts.
A group of academicians and intellectuals in the United Kingdom have urged universities to be more open about donation sources a report revealed that a Hong Kong-based donor has been funding a prominent China studies institute run under King's College at London, Nikkei Asia reported.
Australian Senator David Fawcett recently defended a motion he co-led that criticizes China's attempts to assert sovereignty over Taiwan, Nikkei Asia reported.
The investigation conducted by Nikkei Asia and other organisations, reveals that since the introduction of mandatory vulnerability reporting to the Chinese government in 2021, the number of attacks with suspected Chinese involvement has witnessed a sharp rise.
The Pakistan government has postponed the opening of the nearly USD 250 million New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) due to security concerns, marking a setback in efforts to boost Chinese investment in the struggling economy, according to Nikkei Asia.