Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said the private sector produces productivity gains that fuel China's economic growth.
H&M and Levi's are at risk of facing heightened supply chain disruptions, as regions of Southern Asia brace for another lockdown, according to a new report.
U.S. chip giant Broadcom has come out in support of Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of U.K. chip designer Arm after other firms raised concerns about the deal.
Chinese businesses pulled back on borrowing, while consumers spent less on expensive products, the China Beige Book found in its latest quarterly survey.
Medical workers in Indonesia are grappling with the pressure of caring for Covid patients while vaccinating the population, Edhie Rahmat of Project HOPE said.
Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily printed its last edition on Thursday, and its digital content was no longer accessible as of 11:59 pm local time Wednesday.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted Japan was facing a "critical shortage of doctors."
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