Taliban takeover anniversary, Japan GDP, Greater China earnings
Welcome to Your Week in Asia.
The Taliban retook Aghanistan three years ago this week, enforcing an ultra-strict brand of Islam that pushed many women and girls out of public life. In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo holds his first cabinet meeting in the country's new capital, Nusantara.
Island nation Kiribati goes to the polls on Wednesday, while a string of corporate earnings are on tap -- including results from Apple supplier Foxconn, tech giant Tencent Holdings and PC maker Lenovo. Japan's second-quarter GDP is due Thursday.
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MONDAY
Property developer wind-up hearings
Distressed Chinese property developers Kaisa Group Holdings and Times China Holdings face their latest winding-up hearings in Hong Kong. In Kaisa's case, a high court judge warned last time that a further adjournment is unlikely if the company shows no progress toward restructuring.
Jokowi cabinet meets in new capital
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is slated to hold his first cabinet meeting in Nusantara, the country's planned new capital city being built on Borneo island. He is expected to fly back to Jakarta to deliver an annual state of the union address and budget speech on Friday before returning to Nusantara for Independence Day events.
TUESDAY
Earnings: Sea
WEDNESDAY
Greater China earnings
The greater China region's corporate earnings season heats up, with a slew of companies due to report their interim results. The schedule includes mainland tech giant Tencent and Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure, with Alibaba and others coming later in the week.
Thai court ruling
Thailand's Constitutional Court rules on a case targeting Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who is