External demand continues to support Chinese economic growth, as the first-half trade surplus surged to a new high of $586bn.

China's trade surplus surged in June, which analysts have attributed to exporters rushing to ship products before U.S.

China ended the first half of the year with a record trade surplus of about $586 billion after exports to the US began to stabilize, with factories riding out the tariff rollercoaster that upended ...

Achieving a 25pc investment-to-GDP ratio and 20pc exports-to-GDP ratio within 10 years will demand dismantling elite control.

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 7.52 percent in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the highest H1 growth rate recorded in 14 years, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National ...

Masan Group has announced a strategy to accelerate retail modernization through investments in technology and an integrated ...

On July 11 in Hanoi, the National Wage Council concluded its second meeting of 2025 by voting to propose a 7.2% increase in ...

YUEN FOONG KHONG is Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalization at the ...

Thailand's economic outlook is worsening amid rising pressure from steep new US tariffs, with business leaders warning that ...

Philippines may be “less affected” by US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 20 percent tariff on all Philippine ...

While US President Donald Trump’s landmark “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has averted an immediate US debt default, it has also ...

The Techcombank Investment Summit 2025 was held on July 9 under the theme “New Vietnam: From Vision to Value".