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These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.
China has surpassed the US in one key measure of innovation and is making major strides in another. China’s innovation in 2020 was 139% of its US equivalent, up from 78% in 2010. Additionally, based
Indonesia’s foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis in 2022, with the base metals sector drawing in the biggest inflows, the investment minister said on 24 Jan, noting 2023 would be a more
South Korea’s exports for 1-20 Jan fell 2.7% from 2022, but the pace of drop was slower than that recorded in Dec 2022, customs data showed on 21 Jan. In Dec 2022, South Korean exports
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in Feb 23, as part of a ‘step ladder’ of future meetings between senior US and Chinese officials to build a minimum level of confidence
The 100 firms’ combined investment of KRW5.44tn marked a 87.6% increase from KRW2.9tn in 2020. With Korea raising the level of its greenhouse gas reduction goal for 2030 from 26.3% to 40%, companies are also