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  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    WHO investigators deeply sceptical of China’s Covid origin theory

    Members of Wuhan team say authorities’ claim virus entered city on frozen food highly unlikely

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Chinese electric carmaker Nio warns of hit from global chip shortage

    US-listed shares in China’s leading Tesla challenger slide after quarterly loss widens

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Ant Group
    Jack Ma’s Ant defies pressure from Beijing to share more customer data

    Central bank frustrated with drip feed of user information in crackdown following pulled $37bn IPO

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Jamil Anderlini
    Jack Ma personifies the contradiction of China’s ideology

    The Communist party system needs entrepreneurs but curtails anyone who becomes too powerful

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong protesters defy ban to show support for detained leaders

    Demonstrators gather outside court after 47 charged in biggest sweep under new security law

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Netanyahu blames Iran for attack on Israeli-owned ship

    PM’s allegations will complicate Biden’s attempts to bring Tehran back to nuclear talks

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Hong Kong to overhaul Hang Seng to reflect Chinese listing boom

    Shake-up to better reflect dominance of Chinese companies in city’s market

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
    ANZ writes down Malaysia bank stake after 1MDB settlement

    AmBank agreement removes risk for any potential acquirer of Australian lender’s 24% holding

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Xinjiang
    Biden pressed for tough response to China’s repression of Uighurs

    Some lawmakers call for boycott of winter Olympics in Beijing over its policies in Xinjiang

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    UK budget, von der Leyen on pandemics, Lucid takes on Tesla

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to announce a £5bn “restart” grant scheme in his Budget

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    China developer default marks latest test in under-pressure sector

    Ping An-backed China Fortune Land fails to repay $530m bond

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    China’s exporters hit by global shortage of shipping containers

    Disruption to supply chains lengthens delivery times and leaves goods waiting at ports

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    InterviewJapanese business & finance
    Japan prepares to shake up corporate code

    Top financial regulator to push listed companies to strengthen boards with more independent directors

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Pakistan’s efforts to mend fences with Saudi-led bloc bear fruit

    Islamabad also maintains strong ties with counter-alliance of Turkey and Iran

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran rejects offer of direct talks with US on nuclear deal

    Tehran wants sanctions eased before accepting Biden offer to negotiate a return to 2015 accord

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    US & Canadian companies
    Skydio valuation raises American hopes in drone war with China

    Placement of DJI on trade blacklist has opened new opportunities for US manufacturers

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Myanmar
    Junta warns embassies against speaking to Aung San Suu Kyi representatives

    Directive comes as police and soldiers fire live ammunition at crowds, leaving 18 dead.

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    News in-depthIraq
    Shadowy militants in Iraq complicate US efforts to ease tensions

    Biden administration’s first military attack in region comes as Washington seeks to re-engage with Iran on nuclear deal

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Australian politics
    Chinese investors turn away from Australia after Canberra crackdown

    Investment fell 61% last year after deals were scuppered over security concerns

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines
    China’s vaccination programme beset by delay and reluctance

    International travel restrictions expected until next year

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    Leo Lewis
    Panasonic signals a break from its conservative past

    An ad campaign depicting Japanese same-sex couples is a cautious step in the right direction

  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Scoreboard
    Scoreboard: Narendra Modi cricket stadium a monument to India’s tycoons Premium

    Fenerbahce spat with beIN Sports threatens Turkish football, Asia’s rival to UFC talks a good game, Brisbane set for 2032 Olympics, and more

  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Myanmar
    Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to form ‘interim government’ to rival Myanmar junta

    Jailed leader’s supporters seek official recognition from US, UK and UN after military coup

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    US-China relations
    NYSE to suspend trading of China’s Cnooc next month

    Exchange moves to delist state oil group to comply with order signed by Donald Trump

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Narendra Modi’s stadium monument is not quite cricket

    Naming venues after living leaders is often a warning signal

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