China’s big money is returning to African infrastructure as its state-owned firms evolve from mere builders into long-term financiers and operators. This is so they have enough “skin in the game”, according to one analyst, as Beijing seeks lasting influence over key...

Japan is turning to artificial intelligence to crack down on manga and anime piracy, aiming to stem copyright losses worth trillions of yen and recover revenue from one of its most valuable cultural exports. The move comes as creators increasingly look to overseas...

China’s exports rebounded in November after declining in October, as overall trade sentiment improved on the heels of high-level trade talks with Washington – though shipments to the US continued their steep decline. Outbound shipments rose 5.9 per cent year on year...

Hong Kong mother Moon Li was just HK$65,000 (US$8,350) away from paying off the mortgage on the flat she and her husband bought 17 years ago, but a deadly blaze at their Tai Po estate may have shattered her dream of owning a home. “I used to have a cosy home,” the...

Younger Japanese are proving to be the most resistant to immigration, defying assumptions that generational change would produce greater cosmopolitanism. A new survey found that 70 per cent of those aged 18 to 39 expressed safety concerns about foreign workers –...