Narendra Modi’s GIFT City has already lured JPMorgan and HSBC but the social side has been slow to catch up
The UK pharmaceutical company needs to resolve a corruption crackdown affecting senior executives
Josephine Teo, digital development minister, explains how the country is addressing the technology’s promise and risks
The new administration confronts a WTO already undermined by long-standing US disapproval
How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing
Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatened
Which companies do people most like working for in Asia-Pacific? The FT and Statista surveyed 50,000 employees to find out. Plus: long hours in Japan; caste and corporate India; China’s robot revolution; stressed-out South Korea; Australia’s costly childcare
In-house counselling is becoming more common, but the country’s high-pressure corporate culture persists
The push to remedy workplace inequalities does not extend to the country’s ancient system of hierarchy
Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?
Despite government subsidies, the expense is pushing many women out of the workforce
The government’s campaign against overwork could have far-reaching consequences for businesses and consumers
Corporate bosses warn tough standards deter blank-cheque companies from listing
Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinion
Beijing-backed project in Peru poses strategic challenge to US as Donald Trump prepares to take office in January
Launch comes as Chinese internet groups jostle for dominance in hardware
Japanese convenience store operator receives rival buyout offer from members of founding family
Under the new president, the range of possible outcomes is wider than ever before
Neuberger Berman, BlackRock and Manulife have submitted applications for ‘enhanced’ CSI A500 index funds
A London show reveals how artists responded to the crumbling of post-independence ideals
Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests
US Treasury yields rise as traders scale back expectations for interest rate cuts
Experts say appointments of Mike Waltz and others show president-elect is preparing more hawkish stance on Beijing
Envoy tells COP29 summit that Beijing is ‘firmly’ committed to controlling methane and other super-pollutants
Incident in southern city of Zhuhai follows string of apparently random acts of violence
