
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 12: Chinese firms are relocating into ASEAN rather than across oceans, and a BRICS trade...
August 12, 2026From the Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai exchanges to the yuan, yen and rupee, Asia’s markets set the tone for global capital. The Rio Times tracks the indices, currencies, central-bank moves and capital flows across Asia-Pacific through an emerging-market lens – and what they mean for Latin American assets that rise and fall with Asian demand.

Asia Intelligence Brief for August 12: Chinese firms are relocating into ASEAN rather than across oceans, and a BRICS trade...
August 12, 2026
Washington Rediscovers Intervention with a euro-funded yen rescue, months after steadying Argentina. Here is what the ESF's return means for...
August 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 11: China is rebuilding its soybean relationship with Washington while Brazil holds 73.6% of its...
August 11, 2026
A Chinese Long March 7A rocket suffered a flight anomaly and was destroyed about 85 seconds after liftoff from Wenchang...
August 11, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 10: Southeast Asia is bidding for the same chip capital as Mexico and Brazil, China...
August 10, 2026
Yemen's Houthis struck a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan while the Strait of Hormuz remained disrupted, squeezing both of the...
August 9, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 8: a Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact, Typhoon Dolphin closing Chinese ports, and SK Hynix betting US$38 billion...
August 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 7: Korea's rally died in nine minutes on an Nvidia specification review, China's exports jumped...
August 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 6: Korea's chipmakers dragged the Kospi down 4.58% and tripped a trading halt, Japan marked...
August 6, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds