Published — Corporations
The Two Stocks Holding Up Korea's Market: Inside Samsung's AI Reckoning
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix now make up more than half the weight of Korea's entire stock index — a company whose fortunes have become inseparable from its country's.
Two-Fifths of the World's EV Batteries: Inside CATL's Global Build-Out — and Washington's Pushback
CATL raised $5 billion in Hong Kong to fund plants in Hungary and Spain, days after unveiling a sodium-ion battery it says could unseat lithium — while the Pentagon disputes its independence from Beijing.
BYD Started a Price War to Win China. Its Steepest Drop in Six Years Shows the War Is Winning Back.
BYD's first-quarter profit fell 55 percent as the discounting battle it launched against domestic rivals cut into its own margins — while labor controversies follow its overseas expansion into Brazil and Hungary.
Rehabilitated at Home, Blacklisted Abroad: Alibaba's Split-Screen Year
Beijing spent five years bringing Alibaba to heel, then welcomed Jack Ma back into the fold. The Pentagon's June listing shows the company's hardest audience now sits in Washington.
Toyota Bet Against the EV Rush. In 2026, the Market Caught Up to Its Bet.
Record revenue, a sixth straight year as the world's largest automaker, and a hybrid strategy that looks prescient now that US EV demand has cooled sharply.
One Soul, Three Heirs: Inside Reliance's AI Push and Its Long-Awaited Jio IPO
Mukesh Ambani announced Jio would finally file for an IPO, unveiled an Nvidia-powered AI buildout, and said the handover to his three children was nearly complete — all in one afternoon.
Record Revenue, Deliberate Losses: Sea Limited's Bet Against TikTok Shop
Sea Limited posted its best quarter ever, then told investors it plans to spend more, not less, to keep TikTok Shop from taking Southeast Asia's e-commerce market.
Published — Individuals & Institutions
The Ambassador Who Won't Read From the Script: Michelle Yeoh's Decade at the UN
Nine years after a Kathmandu earthquake redirected her off-camera life, the actress has become one of the UN's longest-serving Goodwill Ambassadors — and one of the few who keeps showing up after the cameras leave.
In the Pipeline
Profiles planned for coming weeks: the presidents of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; ASEAN's Secretary-General; the central bank governors navigating the region's currency pressures; and founders behind Asia's most consequential AI and semiconductor firms. Organizations on the list include ASEAN, APEC, the Asian Development Bank, AIIB, and UNESCAP.