Asia’s top-performing economy in 2020 could grow even faster this year
Taiwan's economy grew 3.11% in 2020 compared to a year ago — outpacing China's 2.3% expansion during the same period.
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Watch live: U.S. health officials join World Health Organization in Covid briefing for the first time since pandemic started
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Johnson & Johnson's vaccine in the coming weeks.
A guide to degrowth: The movement prioritizing wellbeing in a bid to avoid climate cataclysm
Scholars are backing an idea that pushes social and ecological wellbeing over a system that pursues relentless economic growth.
China stocks lead losses in Asia-Pacific as the country keeps benchmark lending rate unchanged
The one-year loan prime rate in China was left unchanged at 3.85%, largely in line with expectations of traders and analysts in a Reuters snap poll.
Biden may face an uphill task trying to form an ‘anti-China alliance' in Asia
Joe Biden's promise to rebuild the U.S. middle class could hamper efforts to push policies that Asian countries would sign up to, said a political analyst.
It will ‘annoy a huge group of the population’: How Australians have responded to Facebook’s news ban
Facebook will lose fans and customers in Australia as a result of its news ban, according to a Facebook user in Sydney.
Watch live: Biden Covid team briefs press as winter storm delays vaccine deliveries
President Joe Biden's Covid-19 response team will hold a press briefing Friday amid the winter storm that has delayed vaccine deliveries across the U.S.
JPMorgan says two factors could drive up oil prices by another $5 to $10 per barrel
JPMorgan Asset Management's Kerry Craig says two factors could drive oil prices "a little bit higher" from where they are now.
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as oil prices decline
Japan's core consumer prices declined 0.6% in January as compared with a year earlier, according to data released Friday by the country's Statistics Bureau.
Japan's stocks have outperformed Europe — but investors are still not seeing its potential, say strategists
Japanese stocks have outperformed their European peers for years, but investors have yet to realize its potential, strategists told CNBC.
Facebook blocked charity and state health pages in Australia news ban
Facebook banned a large swathe of non-news pages in Australia in its attempt to remove news content from its platform.
'Arrogant' and 'wrong': Australia slams Facebook's move to block news as unnecessary and heavy-handed
Facebook's decision was in response to a proposed media law in Australia that will require online platforms to pay news outlets for content.
Mainland Chinese markets mixed after Lunar New Year holiday; Asia-Pacific markets decline
Investors watched mainland Chinese markets, which returned to trade Thursday following the long Lunar New Year holiday.
Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as investors watch Treasury yields; Taiwan surges more than 3%
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield jumped 9 basis points on Tuesday to top 1.3% — a level not seen since February 2020.
China's digital yuan needs to beat Alipay, WeChat Pay before challenging dollar, researcher says
China's digital yuan, which the country's central bank has been developing, is expected to work in a similar way to transactions through existing payment apps.
Here's how to play the Singapore markets as the government announces new budget plans
Companies exposed to the aviation and retail sectors would benefit from Singapore's new spending plans, said analysts from DBS.
Why China banned the BBC, and why it matters
The BBC has recently covered a number of sensitive issues in China.
A tidal turbine built in Scotland is now producing power in Japan
The tech has been installed in waters off Naru Island, which is part of the larger Goto Island chain.
Singapore sets aside over $8 billion in 2021 budget for new Covid support package
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the funds will be used to support Covid vaccination efforts and economic segments hit hard in the pandemic.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumps nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific markets rise
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, which returned to trade on Tuesday following holidays in the last few days, jumped 1.9% to close at 30,746.66.
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