Chan Siun-kuen left rural China in the slipstream of the revolution for a rapidly urbanising Hong Kong. His herb garden restores a connection to forgotten traditions and the healing power of plan...
https://www.ft.com/content/e5faebab-349a-4481-87b7-250eb51ddf75
Huawei and Xiaomi gain ground in second quarter as Apple’s share of critical market falls
https://www.ft.com/content/c362d125-70e7-43a9-a746-37b69f1b3ad0
Jakarta wants to help its industry qualify for tax credits under Joe Biden’s initiative to build a US electric vehicle supply chain
https://www.ft.com/content/0f8e2fe8-c7cb-4d6a-9436-1cb1806af4e0
Communist party meeting sparks online row as experts warn ageing population makes change ‘inevitable’
https://www.ft.com/content/df10563e-55fa-4510-9c77-212c9a234e92
Writer Atoosa Sepehr and dramatist Hannah Khalil want the audience to see the country in a new way
https://www.ft.com/content/d10ac179-56b6-45d9-8e05-c0569a8df3cb
Manoeuvre marks further deepening of military co-operation between Moscow and Beijing
https://www.ft.com/content/b2ef8e97-55b1-474b-acbf-a44f55892a1e
Profits at both carmakers fall as demand wanes and pressure on pricing grows
https://www.ft.com/content/d5e5a8aa-d5d3-411f-bcda-0981770439ca
Shares of the country’s largest turbine makers reflect concerns about overcapacity at home and obstacles to global growth
https://www.ft.com/content/3c47c243-e7fe-4331-bc83-fc4cf91cbb12
Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter
https://www.ft.com/content/486d83c2-f92e-4435-be62-9cc84b382127
Millions of India’s citizens have piled into shares and options, egged on by online ‘finfluencers’
https://www.ft.com/content/8287edeb-e777-4a76-9c1f-35f1640b4678
Parents and grandparents spoil their kids with expensive fashion products as low birth rate leads to smaller families
https://www.ft.com/content/b648cf2c-8cad-4ffd-8105-44c2c6395982
Some companies will be able to afford to mitigate the effects of climate change on their workforce — others won’t
https://www.ft.com/content/23f5b929-2952-41ad-8633-69da603611ab
As the casino city approaches the 25th anniversary of its handover to China, the challenges for the expat community are growing
https://www.ft.com/content/06acb500-ec09-4fba-a1d4-c0f258c15226
Counter-intelligence centre says hostile states such as China could gain sensitive data and intellectual property
https://www.ft.com/content/cedfc2cf-209e-4af6-97f5-56fca6ebdb56
Militants able to capture detailed images of Israeli air base close to Lebanon border
https://www.ft.com/content/f1f64dd7-efb9-45b8-84d2-37336597d8c0
Rise to almost a fifth of global stock benchmark quandary for fund managers concerned at high Indian valuations
https://www.ft.com/content/3f34e4f7-b9a5-4508-80ed-bfda414f9324
Manila fears control of Sabina Shoal could help Beijing enforce territorial claims over disputed region
https://www.ft.com/content/43f017a6-b36a-450f-b5c5-e24024fca6e7
Critics of a Doosan group restructuring argue the country needs a fiduciary duty standard for shareholders
https://www.ft.com/content/ef858c18-dede-4927-b36d-3ccef9abb135
Nassim Soleimanpour’s ‘cold read’ play means the star never knows the script
https://www.ft.com/content/ddad2426-24f9-4367-b4c9-23d7f1382cfc
BJP’s budget seeks to tackle joblessness and cut fiscal deficit after shock loss of majority
https://www.ft.com/content/ca9349ec-1cd9-4985-aa1f-4e96605f46e7
Communist party’s third plenum reinforces focus on self-sufficiency but fails to assuage fears about weak consumption or oversupply
https://www.ft.com/content/2e78ddde-0b32-40ca-8dc4-6bee73a1109e
South Korean internet company’s chief in custody over bidding battle with agency behind boy band BTS
https://www.ft.com/content/49141512-96db-4f2b-a776-da350e531aa0
Debt Will Tear Us Apart (Again)
https://www.ft.com/content/cd97e0d7-d93c-4ef5-a8f8-3d1bf2601326
Reductions come in wake of Communist party’s third plenum but impact likely to be moderate, warn analysts
https://www.ft.com/content/566b7644-fbbf-49a3-9d7e-4d479642939a
Also in this newsletter: has Giorgia Meloni manoeuvred herself into a corner?
https://www.ft.com/content/a6375666-6e63-437c-9edb-bf040356ce52