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Chinese investors are buying up major assets in Australia, which has helped contribute to record-high housing prices.
Japanese stocks closed higher for a 15th consecutive day while other Asian shares wavered on Monday following a snap election in Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition scored a big win in Sunday's election.
Heavy rain and powerful winds are expected to lash large areas of Japan on Sunday, possibly hindering voter turnout in a national election.
Chinese box office revenue is expected to grow more than three times the pace of last year, thanks to Hollywood-style blockbusters.
An unprecedented public feud between Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings took another unexpected twist on Friday.
Drug policy advisers believe a binding referendum will be held by 2020.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area development is set to become the economic powerhouse driving 21st Century China's growth.
Pollution kills at least 9 million people every year and “threatens the continuing survival of human societies,” according to a new study.
Jabil Inc., which runs the Green Point factory in Wuxi city, maintains that only 20 to 40 employees were actually protesting.
Focus on the new line-up of Chinse leaders in various financial institutions, said the International Monetary Fund's former head for China.
Senators Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy wrote to Tim Cook, demanding answers after Apple took down VPN apps in China.
Asian shares closed up on Friday even though stocks on Wall Street wobbled and European stocks stumbled overnight.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shed light on the delicate balance his country has to maintain between the U.S. and China.
Citizens of the city-state want to lead their own lives, but they expect much of the government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells CNBC.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the public criticism from his siblings in a Thursday interview with CNBC.
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Jehan Chu of Kenetic Capital and Urszula McCormack of King & Wood Mallesons discuss the outlook for cryptocurrency in Hong Kong amid uncertainty about how regulation could shape or limit its use.
A policy mistake by Shinzo Abe's predecessor 10 years ago will make it difficult to implement the structural reform that the country needs, says Richard Koo of Nomura Research Institute.
Although Japanese equities rallied following Shinzo Abe's projected election win on Monday, the market has under performed because of a "lack of true reforms," Tuan Huynh of Deutsche Bank Wealth Management.
