Moody’s Investor Service, the international credit rating agency, has downgraded China’s credit rating to A1 from Aa3, the first downgrade since 1989,

Dr. Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), emphasised that the AIIB has been open to all

In an interview with Nikkei Asian Review, Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that the majority of jobs

Cecilia Malmström, the EU Commissioner for Trade, has welcomed China’s commitment to free trade but has said that further actions are needed.

Trade Ministers from the 11 countries still involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) met in Hanoi over the last few days in a

China has today approved ‘Bond Connect’, a trading platform through which international investors can access the $US9 trillion Chinese bond market. While international

The Beijing Belt and Road Summit closed on Monday evening to great fanfare, so what was achieved? Here is the Belt and

Malaysia has signed a series of deals with China valued at $US7.22 billion while in Beijing for the Silk Road Summit. Malaysia’s

With the presidential election in Iran scheduled for 19 May, another candidate has pulled out of the race today, leaving the incumbent

Doubt was cast over ASEAN’s cohesion, particularly in the light of the Brexit vote, by a panel of speakers at the World

US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed their first trade deal, signaling a softening of the protectionist stance of

A free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Japan could be agreed by July when leaders meet at the G20 Summit

At yesterday’s World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Cambodia, AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes emphasised the need for ASEAN to become more inclusive in order

Investment in China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has slowed this year according figures from Chinese Ministry of Commerce, reports the FT.

South Korea’s newly-elected, President Moon Jae-in, may shake up the US-South Korea alliance which was established after World War II. While the

Driving through Phnom Penh from the airport for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN, the amount of ongoing construction suggests a city