Asia & Pacific News

Lloyd Austin calls for more engagement after Beijing turns down meeting

https://www.ft.com/content/39b3bb7b-7d15-41fc-a62a-fde7876eda86

Pandemic-era restraints on communication continue as the Chinese economy reopens

https://www.ft.com/content/2b4412b0-ef56-42af-847c-ead3ffbff0ea

Investigation under way into cause of country’s deadliest rail accident in decades

https://www.ft.com/content/f321b508-b37a-4c00-b994-f507113bad4a

Diplomatic shift comes amid fears Tehran’s expansive programme risks regional war

https://www.ft.com/content/9139fda2-ad65-4713-847e-58ec62a05bde

Bill Burns is the most senior Biden administration official to have visited the country

https://www.ft.com/content/5fdfed4f-7270-455f-ac33-fedbef887423

His appointment is an opportunity for the World Bank to try to take centre stage again

https://www.ft.com/content/fef1340a-959a-4e8d-9cad-89cc0390b893

China courts global business leaders in push to boost confidence in economic recovery

https://www.ft.com/content/eb360b0d-c76f-4304-a2f2-3cf693a1123c

Sudden upswing for the Hang Seng index marks best day for the gauge since early March

https://www.ft.com/content/f7f2bec6-c51a-4a1c-a7b0-b8738b183ff3

Once home to massacre’s largest commemoration in China, city finds space for dissent has narrowed

https://www.ft.com/content/2f4ae970-739c-4742-aea3-1653bbec1b65

Second facility planned as EV battery supply chains begin to develop outside China

https://www.ft.com/content/89b26197-87e9-4aa6-adde-797131af3d8a

The Biden administration is stepping up security initiatives to boost deterrence and better prepare for potential conflict over Taiwan

https://www.ft.com/content/38c13dc2-c2bb-4f56-807a-554310fae483

Canada’s second-largest pension fund is following others and retreating from China

https://www.ft.com/content/ae0a964d-6d69-4c8b-b6e1-37fe7d56fe8e

Designer plays critical role in semiconductor industry under pressure from US export restrictions

https://www.ft.com/content/c72f4ebd-3b98-4677-b688-6631a6b1cb5a

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/fa44ff74-4017-4c86-8442-5831f9c276cd

Lloyd Austin calls for greater dialogue after Beijing refuses meeting at Shangri-La security forum

https://www.ft.com/content/c1a6f1fb-13f0-4104-9f43-156c4e31abea

Pullback follows similar decisions by GIC and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

https://www.ft.com/content/95d6eb38-6add-4558-93e9-bdd00af24f5d

Involvement with Chinese partners on nickel and other battery-related ventures could fall foul of IRA legislation

https://www.ft.com/content/bf026121-7d97-47d9-8729-a6f78779c40e

New security laws have left the flourishing stand-up scene in the territory plagued with worse than stage fright

https://www.ft.com/content/e19ad962-29a4-4119-b807-a25639ca5491

Quick rebound expected after the relaxation of zero-Covid policies has not materialised

https://www.ft.com/content/031001b1-2f5b-4a8d-b19e-589d205d568a

Markdowns approach 50% for edtech group Byju’s and food delivery service Swiggy

https://www.ft.com/content/97b186e7-008c-4e2e-86a8-732985749845

Former New York police officer allegedly helped track down victim

https://www.ft.com/content/1dbaaeae-1a59-4a71-ba5a-98b0ba536ae2

Local government debt restructuring is needed to avoid a lost decade

https://www.ft.com/content/3356ace7-1006-4377-9673-6019d172e522

Also in this newsletter: CBI overhaul, hopes grow of an end to ECB rate rises, decision day on US debt ceiling

https://www.ft.com/content/a2134900-4119-4660-8c12-a05e4c8146ec

JPMorgan chair says international situation more complex for business than in the cold war era

https://www.ft.com/content/5f389a80-96f1-4979-8eeb-fe484dc10cad

Japanese financial groups have been beefing up their US presence

https://www.ft.com/content/f26fbf9e-e5d9-410f-b827-223e6173f9b6