China’s anti-graft watchdog said roughly 1.34 million lower-ranking officials have been punishedsince 2013 under President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. Xi, who is preparing for a major Communist Party leadership conference later this month, has made an anti-graft campaign targeting “tigers and flies,” both high and low ranking officials, a core policy priority during his five-year […]

North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday. Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee, and two other Russian […]

NEW DELHI — Executives across India Inc voiced broad-based optimism about the country’s economic growth at the World Economic Forum’s summit here in the Indian capital. But all of that positivity went hand-in-hand with a message to the government: It’s time for more game-changing reforms. As the world’s largest democracy embarks on a series of […]

India is a major strategic market for Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, a senior executive at the company told CNBC this week. Jay Chen, CEO at Huawei India, said that in the company’s near two-decade presence in the country, it has made sizable investments and formed key partnerships in the telecommunications sector. “We really believe India […]

India’s economic growth rate has seen a dismal run, but a turnaround could be in store much sooner than most expect, according to one of the country’s richest business moguls. “I expect that GDP growth rate will catch up in the July-September quarter, and it will be very good in the second half of the […]

A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike unveiled its election platform on Friday, pledging to prevent a planned sales tax hike and debate revising Japan’s pacifist constitution. Koike’s Party of Hope, which is challenging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition in the Oct. 22 national election, also vowed to end nuclear power by […]

A controversial Chinese billionaire in self-imposed exile blasted on Thursday what he said was a small clique of corrupt “kleptocrats” running China — as he also warned of a wave of Chinese spies being dispatched to the United States in recent months. “What they’re doing is against humanity,” said Guo Wengui, during an appearance at […]

India has long been the dominant power in South Asia but as Beijing invests millions in the region, New Delhi is looking to defend its sphere of influence. India must play to its strengths instead of attempting to match Chinese capital, a panel of experts at the World Economic Forum’s India summit said in response […]

A week-long national holiday in China is providing a much-needed boost for the entertainment and retail industry in London, with Chinese tourists taking advantage of the dip in exchange rates. China’s National Day Golden Week holiday is arguably one of the biggest events in the consumer calendar. Now halfway through its duration, the spending power […]

President Donald Trump’s threats to terminate the U.S. trade agreement with South Korea ended up spurring support for the deal — and now both parties are striking a conciliatory tone. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Wednesday that he looked forward to talks on resolving implementation issues and potential amendments, which was a far cry […]