Giving British citizenship to 300,000 Hong Kongers will boost the economy
Around 300,000 people still hold BNO passports. With China threatening the quasi-independence of the territory, they might finally be offered...
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Thai celebrity and pilots take gig jobs in post-pandemic economy
BANGKOK -- Actor Pheerawas Khunlanunthwatn hopes his latest role -- as a delivery driver for Grab -- will be an...
Indonesia prepares to open economy even as COVID-19 risk lingers
JAKARTA -- "The new normal" is the catchphrase among Indonesian government officials seeking an exit from partial lockdowns across the...
Economy on track for rapid V-shaped recovery, says Bank of England chief economist
The economy is on track for a short V-shaped recession following early signs that spending has jumped by more than...
Abe comes down on side of economy with decision to reopen Tokyo
TOKYO -- Anxious about the state of Japan's economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe huddled with cabinet members ahead of Monday's...
Worst week ever for UK economy as deficit soars and retail sales collapse
The Office for National Statistics data showed comfortably the highest borrowing on record stretching back to January 1993 as the...
Japanese government and BOJ vow to support virus-hit economy
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan on Friday launched a 30 trillion yen ($278 billion) program to support small businesses,...
Trump spoils China’s planned economy
TOKYO -- For a journalist covering the secretive world of Chinese politics, the annual session of the National People's Congress,...
Taiwan’s Tsai begins new term pressed by China and virus economy
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will start her second and final term on Wednesday in a very different world...
Ahead of political gathering, China’s economy starts to beat
BEIJING -- Signs of a resurgence in the Chinese economy have emerged thanks to the government's efforts to escape the coronavirus-induced...
