Asia

Consumers: Dipping into the kitty

Chinese consumption is about much more than shopping(0)

Cars in Indonesia: Let them walk

A plan to stop ordinary folk from buying cars(0)

The Hong Kong International Art Fair: Broadening its reach

Once a scrappy, independent show, this fair now lures international big shots looking for Asian buyers(7)

Wealth management: Private pursuits

Many banks are hoping that wealth management can restore their fortunes(3)

Winners and losers: World, here we come

The biggest beneficiaries from the retail renaissance will be large international banks(1)

The endangered public company: The big engine that couldn’t

Public companies have had a difficult decade, battered by scandals, tied up by regulations and challenged by alternative corporate forms(52)

Banyan: Trading strategies

China and America compete to lead regional free-trade arrangements(3)

Daily chart: Top flights

The busiest airline routes in the world are mostly in Asia(100)

Banyan: An absence of architecture

North Korea is not the only spectre haunting north-east Asian security(7)

Focus: Women in parliament

Chinese carmakers: Still in second gear

When will China produce a car brand people want to drive?(21)

Transport in Japan: Bullet v budget

Can low-cost airlines beat bullet trains?(61)

Focus: Emerging-market cities

China's motor industry: Stepping on the gas

New car factories are being built in China at a frantic pace, and some weaker firms will get hurt. But don't expect them to cut back(55)

State Bank of India: My conflicted heart

The struggle for the soul of India’s biggest bank(31)

Emerging markets: To have and have not

It may no longer be wise to group these disparate countries together(3)

Comparative advantage: The boomerang effect

As Chinese wages rise, some production is moving back to the rich world(6)