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Does corruption bother you?I ask the professional institutional investor, not the woke consumer or spiritual guide, in you.We all say that of course it does but, in practice, is this or should this be the case?These questions are particularly relevan...

Covid-19 creates hot and cold of the Chinese economy The Chinese economy shows domestically-driven growth, but an external demand drag. Domestically, the government has continued to promote more research and development on advanced te...

The day today South Korea has already released consumer price data for June which have come in a bit stronger than the consensus for no change, rising 0.2% on the previous month. That leaves the consumer price inflation rate at zero, w...

The Chinese authorities' announcement that a new strain of flu with pandemic potential is passing through its massive population of pigs adds another layer of complexity to the response to Covid-19.The new virus is called G4 EA H1N1 and is similar to...