Asia Pacific

Hongkongers might have to choose between building an artificial 1,000-hectare island in the middle of the sea or developing the city’s precious country parks to fulfil a long-term requirement for land, a senior planning official has said.

Shenzhen has the highest home price risk among mainland Chinese cities, followed by Xiamen and Shanghai, according to the country’s top think tank.

A latest study by PwC says more executives from the mainland and Hong Kong plan to increase investment in the former, while stressing they are feeling growing pressure to improve their bottom lines amid the economic slowdown.

China is producing a record number of patents in a deliberate push toward innovation, but experts warn it may be focusing on quantity over quality.

Business culture change needed, says Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Singapore has been judged the Asian country best able to adjust to dramatic changes in the world of digital enterprise.

Laos has plans to restore forest cover to 70% of the country by 2020. This means that trees will have to be planted on about 8.2 million hectares of land in the next three to four years.

Three airlines registered in Thailand face collapse after a dramatic fall in the number of Chinese tourists visiting the kingdom.

The minister of justice of the Pacific Ocean island nation of Vanuatu, Ronald Warsai, has called on the International Criminal Court to vigorously prosecute individuals and governments responsible for environmental destruction.

South Korea will be hit particularly hard by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s pivot to protectionism. Uncertainties about the future of South Korea’s relationship with the U.S. come at a time of intense internal upheaval.