|
|
| Feb.4 |
South Korea |
|
Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail |
|
|
| Jan.27 |
Japan |
|
World's biggest ever digital currency 'theft' |
|
|
| Dec.29 |
 South Korea |
|
South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea 
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions
|
| Nov.10 |
Vietnam |
|
TPP trade deal talks move forward despite Canada wobble |
|
| Oct.12 |
South Korea |
|
Samsung Electronics CEO resigns |
|
| Jun.25 |
Japan |
|
Takata: Airbag-maker files for bankruptcy |
|
| Jun.13 |
China |
|
Wu Xiaohui steps aside as Anbang chairman |
|
| May.23 |
China |
|
Moody's downgrades China's credit rating |
|
| Mar.8 |
South Korea |
|
Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
|
China cuts growth target to 6.5% this year
|
|
| Dec.5 |
South Korea |
|
South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing |
|
| Nov.8 |
Tokyo |
|
Asian markets tumble as US presidential race tightens |
|
| Nov.7 |
South Korea |
|
Samsung raided in political corruption probe |
|
| Jul.21 |
Japan |
|
Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan |
|
| Jul.20 |
Malaysia |
|
1MDB: Malaysia 'will co-operate' with US investigation |
|
| Jul.13 |
Japan |
|
Nintendo shares up more than 50% since Pokemon Go release |
|
| Jun.28 |
Tokyo |
|
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region see more gains |
|
| Jun.26 |
Japan |
|
Pound falls further in Asian trading on Monday |
|
| |
Beijing |
|
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy |
|
| May.16 |
Southern Thailand |
|
Thailand to close Koh Tachai island over tourism damage |
|
| May.3 |
China |
|
Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
|
China growth target set at National People's Congress
|
| Feb.14 |
Tokyo |
|
Japan's economy contracts in fourth quarter
|
| Jan.28 |
Japan |
|
Japan adopts negative interest rate in surprise move
|
| Jan.18 |
 Beijing |
|
China economic growth slowest in 25 years China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century
|
| Jan.6 |
Shanghai |
|
Mainland Chinese shares stop trading after 7% plunge
|
| Jan.3 |
Shanghai |
|
Chinese shares trade halted after 7% plunge| Trading on China's mainland benchmark index - the Shanghai Composite - was closed on Monday after the market dramatically plunged 7% | |
|
|
| Aug.24 |
Shanghai |
|
Chinese stocks continue to tumble | Chinese stocks continued to tumble though elsewhere in Asia losses were less severe than analysts had feared after Monday's dramatic fall | |
|
| Aug.10 |
Beijing |
 |
China devalues yuan currency to three-year low China's central bank has devalued the national currency, the yuan, to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years
|
| |
 Northern Japan |
|
Japan restarts first nuclear power plant since Fukushima 
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules after the 2011 Fukushima disaster
|
| Jul.27 |
Shanghai |
|
China shares continue to slide after historic sell-off
|
| Jul.7 |
Shanghai |
|
Chinese shares fall another 8% despite more measures Mainland Chinese shares continued to slide on Wednesday opening despite more moves by China's regulators
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
|
China premier unveils economic goals |
|
| Feb.8 |
Sichuan |
|
China executes 'mafia-style' mining tycoon Liu Han |
|
|
| Dec.28 |
Malaysia |
|
AirAsia: Boss 'devastated' by missing Indonesia jet |
|
| Dec.22 |
North Korea |
|
Internet crashes in North Korea
|
| Dec.11 |
South Korea |
|
Korean Air chair apologies over daughter's nut rage
|
| Dec.5 |
China |
|
China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy |
|
| Nov.16 |
Japan |
|
Japan's economy falls into recession| The economy contracted 1.6% at an annual pace in the quarter as spending failed to regain momentum after a sales tax increase | |
|
| Oct.8 |
Southeast Asia |
|
Vietnam tanker crew freed by pirates
|
| Jun.9 |
Tokyo |
|
Japan signals resumption of whaling |
|
| May.17 |
Vietnam |
|
China evacuates workers from Vietnam |
|
|
| Dec.6 |
Bali |
|
WTO agrees global trade agreement |
|
| Jul.14 |
China |
|
China's economic growth slows again |
|
| Apr.11 |
Japan |
|
Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars |
|
|
| Dec.25 |
Southern China |
|
China opens longest bullet route Map of Guangzhou China China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou
|
| Nov.5 |
South Korea |
|
South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors
|
| Sep.23 |
China |
|
Foxconn shuts plant after brawl
|
| Sep.16 |
China |
|
China protests hit Japanese trade
|
| Aug.6 |
Hong Kong |
|
Standard Chartered shares tumble
|
|
| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
|
Dreamliner completes first flight
|
| Mar.22 |
Northern Japan |
|
Power restored to reactor's control room
|
| Mar.20 |
Northern Japan |
|
Food products limited from nuclear area Map of Fukushima Japan Japan slapped restrictions on some food produced in two provinces around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
|
| Feb.13 |
Japan |
 |
China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy Japan is falling behind the blistering speed of China's manufacturing growth. Japan's was valued at US $5.47 trillion, while China - $5.88T
|
|
| Jul.14 |
China |
|
China's economic growth eases
|
| May.23 |
South Korea |
|
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
|
| May.17 |
China |
|
Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery
|
| Apr.30 |
Shanghai |
|
Shanghai rolls out record world's expo
|
| Apr.14 |
Japan |
|
Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide| Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models | |
|
| Mar.22 |
China |
 |
Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
|
| Feb.8 |
Japan |
|
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars| Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem. This latest recall will include the Toyota... | |
|
| Jan.29 |
 Taiwan |
|
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
|
| |
Japan |
|
Toyota president sorry Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe
|
|
| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
|
Trade focus for Obama talks
|
| Aug.16 |
Japan |
|
Japan's economy leaves recession
|
| May.19 |
Japan |
|
Japan's economy in record plunge
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
|
Economy tops China's congress meeting At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisi...
|
|
| Dec.3 |
Thailand |
|
Thai flights resume after week of protests
|
| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
|
South Korea lifts ban on US beef South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country
|
| Jun.7 |
Japan |
|
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting
|
|
| Dec.21 |
Japan |
|
Humpback whale hunt halted
|
| Nov.21 |
 Singapore |
 |
Oil nudges $99 a barrel The declining dollar and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates also boosted prices
|
| May.16 |
North Korea |
|
Korean trains in historic link-up
|
| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
|
Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8% European shares experienced their biggest one-day percentage fall in nearly four years
|
|
| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
|
APEC vows to salvage trade talks
|
| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
|
Trade to top China-Africa summit |
|
| May.20 |
China |
|
Three Gorges dam wall complete Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project
|
|
| Dec.18 |
 Hong Kong |
|
WTO seals farms deal Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013
|
| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
|
EU, China hail textile deal |
|
| Jul.21 |
China |
|
China scraps yuan peg to dollar China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1%
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Jan.27 |
Japan |
World's biggest ever digital currency 'theft' |
| 2017 |
|
| May.23 |
China |
Moody's downgrades China's credit rating |
| 2016 |
|
| Jul.20 |
Malaysia |
1MDB: Malaysia 'will co-operate' with US investigation |
|
| Jun.26 |
Japan |
Pound falls further in Asian trading on Monday |
|
| Jan.28 |
Japan |
Japan adopts negative interest rate in surprise move
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Beijing |
China devalues yuan currency to three-year low China's central bank has devalued the national currency, the yuan, to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.6 |
Hong Kong |
Standard Chartered shares tumble
| 2005 |
|
| Jul.21 |
China |
China scraps yuan peg to dollar China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1%
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Jun.9 |
Tokyo |
Japan signals resumption of whaling |
| 2011 |
|
| Mar.20 |
Northern Japan |
Food products limited from nuclear area Map of Fukushima Japan Japan slapped restrictions on some food produced in two provinces around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
South Korea lifts ban on US beef South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
WTO seals farms deal Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Apr.11 |
Japan |
Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars |
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.14 |
Japan |
Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide| Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models | |
|
| Feb.8 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars| Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem. This latest recall will include the Toyota... | |
|
| Jan.29 |
Japan |
Toyota president sorry Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Nov.8 |
Tokyo |
Asian markets tumble as US presidential race tightens |
|
| Jul.13 |
Japan |
Nintendo shares up more than 50% since Pokemon Go release |
|
| Jun.28 |
Tokyo |
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region see more gains |
|
| Jan.6 |
Shanghai |
Mainland Chinese shares stop trading after 7% plunge
|
| Jan.3 |
Shanghai |
Chinese shares trade halted after 7% plunge| Trading on China's mainland benchmark index - the Shanghai Composite - was closed on Monday after the market dramatically plunged 7% | |
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.24 |
Shanghai |
Chinese stocks continue to tumble | Chinese stocks continued to tumble though elsewhere in Asia losses were less severe than analysts had feared after Monday's dramatic fall | |
|
| Jul.27 |
Shanghai |
China shares continue to slide after historic sell-off
|
| Jul.7 |
Shanghai |
Chinese shares fall another 8% despite more measures Mainland Chinese shares continued to slide on Wednesday opening despite more moves by China's regulators
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8% European shares experienced their biggest one-day percentage fall in nearly four years
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jun.25 |
Japan |
Takata: Airbag-maker files for bankruptcy |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Nov.7 |
South Korea |
Samsung raided in political corruption probe |
| 2014 |
|
| Dec.22 |
North Korea |
Internet crashes in North Korea
| 2012 |
|
| Sep.23 |
China |
Foxconn shuts plant after brawl
| 2010 |
|
| Mar.22 |
China |
Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jun.26 |
Beijing |
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy |
| 2014 |
|
| May.17 |
Vietnam |
China evacuates workers from Vietnam |
| 2012 |
|
| Sep.16 |
China |
China protests hit Japanese trade
| 2009 |
|
| May.19 |
Japan |
Japan's economy in record plunge
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| May.3 |
China |
Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.3 |
Thailand |
Thai flights resume after week of protests
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.8 |
Southeast Asia |
Vietnam tanker crew freed by pirates
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Humpback whale hunt halted
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| May.16 |
Southern Thailand |
Thailand to close Koh Tachai island over tourism damage |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.25 |
Southern China |
China opens longest bullet route Map of Guangzhou China China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou
| 2007 |
|
| May.16 |
North Korea |
Korean trains in historic link-up
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jul.21 |
Japan |
Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| May.20 |
China |
Three Gorges dam wall complete Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Feb.4 |
South Korea |
Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail |
| 2017 |
|
| Oct.12 |
South Korea |
Samsung Electronics CEO resigns |
|
| Jun.13 |
China |
Wu Xiaohui steps aside as Anbang chairman |
|
| Mar.8 |
South Korea |
Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery |
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.5 |
South Korea |
South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing |
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Sichuan |
China executes 'mafia-style' mining tycoon Liu Han |
| 2014 |
|
| Dec.28 |
Malaysia |
AirAsia: Boss 'devastated' by missing Indonesia jet |
|
| Dec.11 |
South Korea |
Korean Air chair apologies over daughter's nut rage
| 2010 |
|
| May.17 |
China |
Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Nov.10 |
Vietnam |
TPP trade deal talks move forward despite Canada wobble |
| 2013 |
|
| Dec.6 |
Bali |
WTO agrees global trade agreement |
| 2010 |
|
| May.23 |
South Korea |
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
|
| Apr.30 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai rolls out record world's expo
|
| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
Trade focus for Obama talks
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks
|
| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
Trade to top China-Africa summit |
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
China cuts growth target to 6.5% this year
| 2016 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
China growth target set at National People's Congress
|
| Feb.14 |
Tokyo |
Japan's economy contracts in fourth quarter
|
| Jan.18 |
Beijing |
China economic growth slowest in 25 years China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century
| 2015 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
China premier unveils economic goals |
| 2014 |
|
| Dec.5 |
China |
China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy |
|
| Nov.16 |
Japan |
Japan's economy falls into recession| The economy contracted 1.6% at an annual pace in the quarter as spending failed to regain momentum after a sales tax increase | |
| 2013 |
|
| Jul.14 |
China |
China's economic growth slows again |
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Japan |
China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy Japan is falling behind the blistering speed of China's manufacturing growth. Japan's was valued at US $5.47 trillion, while China - $5.88T
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.14 |
China |
China's economic growth eases
| 2009 |
|
| Aug.16 |
Japan |
Japan's economy leaves recession
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
Economy tops China's congress meeting At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisi...
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Northern Japan |
Japan restarts first nuclear power plant since Fukushima Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules after the 2011 Fukushima disaster
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.5 |
South Korea |
South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors
| 2011 |
|
| Mar.22 |
Northern Japan |
Power restored to reactor's control room
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Dec.29 |
South Korea |
South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.7 |
Japan |
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
Oil nudges $99 a barrel The declining dollar and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates also boosted prices
World News 
East Asia 
Business (78)
East Asia (1088)
Disasters (179)
Business Leaders (9)
Trade (9)
Bankruptcy (1)
Stocks (9)
Business Sanctions (1)
Bad Economic News (4)
Tourism (1)
Lawsuit (1)
Energy Business (3)
Maritime (2)
Food (4)
Automobile Business (4)
Public Transportation (2)
Aviation Business (2)
Construction (1)
Xi Jinping (5)
Indonesia (15)
East Timor (1)
Malaysia (11)
Myanmar (10)
Philippines (3)
Cambodia (1)
Thailand (13)
Vietnam (7)
Bird Flu (5)
Suu Kyi
Papua New Guinea
2017 (8)
East Asia Business on Wikipedia
East Asia Business on Web
Business Leaders
Main Event: South Korea sei... 
Financial Timeline
... See 
Food Timeline
... See 
Automobile Business Timeline
... See 
Stocks Timeline
... See 
Bankruptcy Timeline
... See 
High Tech Business Timeline
... See 
Bad Economic News Timeline
... See 
Lawsuit Timeline
... See 
Aviation Business Timeline
... See 
Maritime Timeline
... See 
Tourism Timeline
... See 
Public Transportation Timeline
... See 
Business Sanctions Timeline
... See 
Construction Timeline
... See 
Business Leaders Timeline
... See 
Trade Timeline
... See 
Macroeconomics Timeline
... See 
Energy Business Timeline
... See 
Oil Timeline
... See