In the eyes of Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee, the city has a publicity problem. It has a great story to tell, and just needs to do a better job of showcasing its achievements to the world. “We should not belittle ourselves,” Lee told lawmakers a few days after taking office last month, saying he planned to send delegations ...

There’s a lot about Beijing’s decades-long infrastructure push and investment-led growth that India wants to emulate. But when it comes to the consumer economy, aping China’s out-of-control digital lending boom is strictly off the policy agenda. The Reserve Bank of India’s recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire to rein in the industry after its pandemic-era excesses. ...

  Kenya’s general election was always going to be a close-run thing, with a certain amount of political uncertainty baked into the outcome. Going into the weekend, Raila Odinga, the perennial opposition contender, has rejected the election commission’s announcement that William Ruto had beaten him, by a thin margin of 50.5% to 48.9%, to the presidency. Odinga has until next ...