Leaders agree to negotiate and pledge to increase bilateral trade from about $580bn in 2012 to $1tn by 2020 in deal announced after Beijing summit

The deteriorating ties between Japan and South Korea are undermining US efforts to consolidate its strategic presence in east Asia

It is not an eternal law of nature that the US dollar shall always be the world's top international currency. The day may come when the dollar, like pound sterling, succumbs in its turn, but today is not that day.

Last spring, the mere possibility that the Fed might reduce its purchases of long-term assets – the so-called “taper” – sent market interest rates in the US soaring and currencies in several emerging countries plummeting. Following an unexpected reprieve, investors are again asking what will happen when the Fed follows through.

The HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell slightly to 50.4 in November from a seven-month high of 50.9 in October. The preliminary reading of this month's manufacturing activities is still above 50, a level separating expansion from contraction. "The downbeat flash (HSBC) PMI adds to the evidence that the recent economic rebound is fading," […]

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Difficulty of agreeing on a shared northeast Asian history syllabus reflects strained relations between Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul

Hong Kong's Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) released a report and proposed changes to Hong Kong's tax law to attract the private equity industry to the special administrative region. If implemented, the proposal will give private equity investors the same tax benefits already enjoyed by mutual funds and hedge funds in the city. Private equity […]

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UN data analysis shows ‘missing girls’ make it harder to keep the population stable. China has produced 80 baby girls to every 100 boys

Chinese Internet company Xunlei announced that the company will cooperate with Qihoo 360 in the launch of a new browser product, which will integrate Xunlei's cloud acceleration download engine and Qihoo 360's security features. This new product will be officially launched by the end of this month. By using this new edition Qihoo 360 browser, […]

Head of China’s biggest bank tells the FT current bad-loan ratio is ‘excessively good’ and will inevitably rise as riskier lending picks up