Asia Pacific

A survey of 344 South Koreans and 280 foreigners has found that most believe the country’s “digital culture” is its top competitive asset and characterizes the country.

Bangladesh has won a landmark judgment from the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration in a territorial dispute with neighbouring India.

Chinese nationals are the largest group of foreign buyers of United States residential real estate. Foreign purchases of U.S. homes jumped by 35% last year, with Chinese customers spending $22 billion out of the $92 billion total.

China’s state-controlled Global Times newspaper has become the pulpit from which Beijing dispenses its most scornful comments about foreigners.

India has become the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics, with its use rising from eight billion units in 2001 to 12.9 billion units in 2010.

The City of Terrace has sold 1,056 acres (480 hectares) at its Skeena Industrial Park for $11.87 million to a Chinese investment company that plans to open an alfalfa protein extraction factory.

Thai airline Asia Atlantic Airlines, which is part-owned by Japanese tourist company HIS Co., is going to begin direct flights from Japan to Cambodia in September.

China and South Korea are due to embark on their 12th round of free trade talks this week.

Efforts by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to fulfil his election pledge to scrap the country's carbon tax have been stalled by an unlikely crew in the Senate.