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The agreement requires ratification by Indonesia’s parliament before it can take effect. That adds another “layer of uncertainty,” said Mehu Sitepu, with the Washington-based strategic advisory firm The Asia Group. Some provisions of the agreement are...

“Typically, summits ratify progress already made, not create it. If back-channel talks aren’t moving, delay just gives hawks on both sides more room to harden positions and raise the political cost of compromise,” said Han Lin,...

A delay in the state visit is welcome by both the Trump administration and China, said Brett Fetterly, a managing pricnicpal in the China practice at The Asia Group, a Washington-based consultancy. “I think the political...

A delay possibly lasting a few weeks and up to two months won’t have a “big impact on US-China relations,” said George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, which was co-founded...

George Chen, partner at The Asia Group, said the “most interesting outcome” from the Paris talks was the indication that the U.S. “welcomes investments from China, although with many conditions. It brings more hope to the...

BBC Business Daily (Start: 2:30) “In China today more people try to spend smartly. There is pride in frugality. It’s almost fashionable,” said Han Lin, China country director at The Asia Group.

Mr Alexander Eid, an expert on the Koreas from The Asia Group, a US strategic advisory firm, told ST that the primary risk for South Korea centres on crude oil, which not only underpins transportation fuels...

“In the past few days, Hong Kong bankers and lawyers have been busy with inquiries from rich clients, including those who left Hong Kong for Dubai and now want to return for safety reasons,” said George...

Lin Han-Shen, China director at The Asia Group advisory firm, described it as “the basic foundation of the entire domestic policy agenda this year”. The term appeared prominently in the Chinese text of this year’s report...

The possibility of American executives accompanying Trump on his trip to Beijing appears to be fading, signaling how expectations for the summit have been scaled back. “With each passing day, the chances of a formal CEO...

“It’s a fairly cautious opening as no country can do manufacturing without some cooperation from China and especially in the electronics sector,” said Ashok Malik, New Delhi-based partner at The Asia Group, a business consulting firm....