Asia Pacific

Japan’s trade deficit reached $112 billion last year, up 65% on 2012, and for some that’s good news.

India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma says the country needs to create 100 million skilled manufacturing jobs by 2022.

Architect’s ‘peanut house’ brings wood-frame construction to Asian country where concrete commands majority of marketplace

South Korea's tourist industry is reaping the benefits of the explosion of K-pop and singer Psy's mega-hit "Gangnam Style."

Pollution, population growth amping up need for renewable power sources

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is moving to dismantle so-called "zombie banks" set up by local governments, but which have accumulated debts worth $3 trillion, most of it uncollectable.

Year of the Horse celebrations a potential gift-giving bonanza for the viticulture sector

The central bank of Bangladesh has rolled out new rules to reduce risk to the banking industry by tightening the qualifications for large-scale lending.

Delegates from the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) visiting Chennai in India's Tamil Nadu state have bemoaned the poor state of trade between the two countries.

Taiwan's president, Ma Ying-jeou, has told a visiting group of seven Liberal Party MPs and senators he would like Canada's support for his country's bid to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks.