Vietnam has joined Southeast Asia's push to raise birth rates, but experts say the greater challenge lies in adapting economies and welfare systems to an aging population.
Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens region
Typhoon Bavi is intensifying seasonal monsoon rains across the region as it moves towards Taiwan and China.
Analysis-Japan’s pension pivot puts Abe-era outpouring of capital in reverse
By Rocky Swift and Ankur Banerjee TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan is calling its capital home, a move investors say will ripple across markets, could finally lift the yen and send money into the ...
Yen climbs as Japan lures pension funds into domestic assets
By Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 10 (Reuters) - The yen bounced on Friday on news that Japan plans to encourage pension funds to increase their holdings of domestic financial assets, a move analysts ...
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
A powerful typhoon is heading towards Taiwan, parts of Japan and south-eastern China after causing devastation in the southern Philippines. Watch this forecast to see how it will move across east Asia ...
Record half-year for Cyprus property: 10,007 sales and €2.23 billion change hands
Cyprus has just recorded the strongest half-year in the history of its property market. Between January and June, buyers deposited 10,007 contracts of sale at District Land Offices — 14.6% more than a ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Property Market to Go On Bottoming Out, Recovering in Second Half, Think Tank Says
China’s real estate market is likely to remain in a bottoming-out and gradual recovery phase during the second half of this year, with the pickup expected to stay highly uneven, according to the China ... ( read original story ...)
China Vanke Says First-Half Loss May Widen to $2.2 Billion
China Vanke Co. said its first-half loss could reach $2.2 billion due to low gross margins on property development projects and asset impairment charges. ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Iran exchange intense new attacks after Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’
The American military said it hit around 90 targets in airstrikes across Iran and Tehran retaliated with attacks on three Gulf states overnight into Thursday.
NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver
Western leaders came to Turkey to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. They each left with a revolver and six rounds. The unconventional gift from the host of this week's NATO summit, ...