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last updated:
27 September, 2024
Inside the Kengo Kuma-designed Tokyo Edition, Ginza, the city’s latest luxury hotel. Photo: Handout
Luxury Hotels

Inside the Tokyo Edition, Ginza, the city’s sleekest new luxury hotel

The newest addition to the Edition line of hotels is situated in Tokyo’s bustling high-end fashion district, minutes from popular hotspots like the Dover Street Market Ginza and Ginza Music Bar.

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Chinese Taipei badminton doubles pair under fire for pro-independence support

Japan

Tokyo to propose 4-day work week for government staff in parenthood push

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Japan

Is Tokyo now Asia’s sex tourism hub?

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Food and Drinks

Asian fine dining up with Europe’s, latest Future of Food report says

Other 2025 food trends the Marriott International report identifies include sustainable dining, wellness and reviving forgotten ingredients.

Japan

Nobel Prize an important reminder, Hiroshima locals say

With war in Ukraine and the Middle East, Hiroshima residents hope that the world never forgets the atomic bombing of 1945.

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Asean

Biden skips Southeast Asia summits – is it a snub or strategy shift?

Biden’s absence does not necessarily indicate weaker US interest in Southeast Asia but rather a shift in engagement strategy, analysts say.

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US President Joe Biden poses with other leaders during the 2022 Asean summit in Phnom Penh. Photo: Reuters
Japan

My Take | Japan’s Ishiba to focus on security ties with South Korea to counter Pyongyang

Shigeru Ishiba’s ‘progressive’ views on thorny historical issues have raised hopes that ties between Japan and South Korea could improve.

Japan

‘This has to end’: women at Japan’s top university call out gender imbalance

Just one in 10 researchers at the University of Tokyo are women, and one in five students.

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China-Japan relations

Top Japan diplomat tells Beijing of ‘grave concerns’ about military activity

Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes ‘new atmosphere’, during 45-minute call with newly appointed Japanese counterpart Iwaya.

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Takeshi Iwaya (left) held his first phone call as foreign minister with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Photo: Kyodo, AFP
Japan

Japan’s new PM calls snap election to ‘create a new Japan’

Shigeru Ishiba’s LDP and its junior coalition partner are almost certain to be re-elected on October 27.

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Shigeru Ishiba wants to shore up his mandate to push through policies that include more spending on defence. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks fall as profit-taking halts China onshore market frenzy

Hang Seng Index slipped 1.4 per cent, adding to its 9.4 per cent plunge on Tuesday, while the CSI 300 Index of onshore stocks sank 7.1 per cent.

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International Property

Japanese hotels a magnet for Hong Kong investors to diversify, mitigate risks

Japan’s low interest rates and booming tourism are attracting investors like the Chiu family and Dorsett Hospitality International.

Artificial intelligence

Historic funding round values OpenAI at US$157 billion

OpenAI plans to use the funds to advance its AI research, increase computing capacity, and develop tools for solving complex problems.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, Washington, May 21, 2024. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks hit 20-month high as China frenzy continues

Stocks jumped for a sixth straight day as gains snowballed to US$3 trillion since Beijing unveiled its biggest stimulus package in this cycle.

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Pedestrians walk past a stock ticker outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Russia gets high marks in China opinion survey; US, Japan seen as ‘unfavourable’

Annual Tsinghua poll shows most expect significant declines in America’s global influence within 10 years, but optimism about China’s growing global standing.

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Japan

Japan’s Ishiba picks continuity for cabinet, eyes October 27 snap election

Ishiba’s choices for finance, defence, and foreign minister, as well as the pivotal post of chief cabinet secretary, draw on party veterans.

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Hong Kong politics

Japan urges Hong Kong to make ‘correct decision’ by lifting seafood ban

Call from Kenichi Okada, country’s consul general in Hong Kong, in response to progress in talks between Tokyo, Beijing about lifting curbs.

Hong Kong currently bans aquatic products from the Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Explainer | How 5 international brands are growing in China despite spending downturn

Arc’teryx, Adidas, Ralph Lauren, Sam’s Club and Yum China are all growing their China sales, but for different reasons.

Electric & new energy vehicles

BMW, GM, Toyota lose more market share in China as slow EV shift hits deliveries

Foreign carmakers are ceding more share to local rivals, with BMW, VW and General Motors reporting further slumps in deliveries.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index posts biggest weekly gain in 5 months

Hong Kong stocks rose, with the city’s benchmark logging its biggest weekly gain in nearly five months, taking cues from a global rally.

Exchange Square in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg
Banking & finance

Wrise expands in Hong Kong after seeing more rich clients opening family offices

Wrise, a wealth management platform, has expanded in Hong Kong after seeing an increase in rich clients setting up family offices.

Wrise Prestige CEO Henry Shin, left, and Wrise Group Chairman Derrick Tan. Photo: SCMP/Jonathan Wong
China stock market

Asset manager: Chinese stocks’ recovery hinges on policy, deflation relief

The misery for investors in Chinese stocks is likely to last for the rest of the year, according to asset manager Cambridge Associates.

China stock market

Chinese stocks edge up slightly; investors await Fed rate decision

Chinese stocks rebound from their lowest levels in more than five years as investors await a rate decision from the US Federal Reserve.

International Property

Student housing, serviced apartments are in as logistics assets lose shine: CBRE

Potential rate cuts could drive more money into the underinvested living sector in Asia-Pacific, CBRE says.

Residential properties in Tai Koo and Kornhill in Hong Kong. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise, developers up on expected Fed move; Midea surges

Hong Kong stocks jumped as local developers rallied ahead of an expected Fed rate cut, while appliance maker Midea surged on its debut.

Outside Hong Kong’s stock exchange. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks climb as weak China data boosts hopes for stimulus

Hong Kong stocks reverse earlier losses as weak China data spurs hope for more stimulus from Beijing.

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International Property

Hotels in Japan, China, draw investors as travel fervour improves returns

Japan is the favourite investment target amid a surge in tourism, a weak yen and low interest rates.

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