Chinese real estate slump: Apartment buildings in Guizhou, China. (Photo from Jiji Press) An increasing number of Japanese companies operating in China are transferring their production bases to countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation

When oil and gas companies made ambitious commitments four years ago to curb emissions and transition to renewable energy, their businesses were in free fall. Demand for the fuels was drying up as the pandemic took hold. Prices plunged. And large We