Welcome to Asia Week.
Three years ago this week, the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan and implemented a strict version of Islam that removed many women and girls from public life. In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting in the new capital, Nusantara.
The island nation of Kiribati is holding elections on Wednesday, while a string of corporate earnings reports are due, including from Apple supplier Foxconn, tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. and PC maker Lenovo Corp. Japan's second-quarter GDP is released on Thursday.
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Monday
Dissolution hearing for real estate developer
Troubled Chinese property developers Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. and Times China Holdings Ltd. are the latest to face liquidation hearings in Hong Kong. In Kaisa's case, a High Court judge previously warned that further delays were unlikely unless the company showed progress towards restructuring.
Jokowi's Cabinet meets in new capital
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is scheduled to hold his first cabinet meeting in the new capital, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo. The president will return to Jakarta on Friday to deliver his annual State of the Union and Budget addresses before returning to Nusantara for Independence Day festivities.
Tuesday
Revenue: Sea
Wednesday
Greater China Revenues
Earnings season is heating up in Greater China with a host of companies due to announce their interim results, including mainland tech giant Tencent and Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure, with others such as Alibaba due to release later in the week.
Thai court ruling
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled on a case against Prime Minister Suretha Thavisin for allegedly violating the constitution by appointing a former lawyer who was once jailed for bribery to his cabinet. If the court rules against Suretha Thavisin, he could be removed from office.
Kiribati vote
Citizens of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati will head to the polls to decide the political survival of the pro-China ruling party and its president, Taneti Maamau, who is seeking his third and final term in office.
Revenues: Foxconn, CapitaLand Investments
Thursday
Taliban Establishment Day
Thursday marks three years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan amid tightening restrictions on women and a worsening economic crisis.
China Data
China will release a slew of monthly statistics, including home prices, industrial production and retail sales, that will provide new signals on the state of the world's second-largest economy.
Japan's GDP Announcement
Japan released its GDP statistics for the April-June quarter, and a QUICK survey of economists showed that Japan's economy is expected to expand at an annualized rate of 2.3% from the previous quarter.
South Korean leader's unification speech
South Korean President Yun Seok-yol is due to deliver a speech on South Korea's Independence Day outlining his vision for unification with North Korea. Yun's administration has openly criticized North Korea's human rights violations, particularly its insistence on developing an increasingly powerful weapon system despite its people's lack of basic rights.
Revenues: Alibaba, Lenovo, Grab, JD.com
Friday
GDP: Malaysia
Monetary Policy: Philippines
Revenue: ZTE
Sunday
Singapore's Mr Wong gives important speech
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong delivered his first National Day Rally Address. The Rally is seen as Singapore's most important political speech of the year, detailing key economic and social policies. This year's address is particularly important for the new leader as Singapore faces a general election as early as later this year.
South Korea's opposition party elects new leader
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party will nominate a new leader at its convention, with the leading candidate being Lee Jae-myung, a former presidential candidate and party stalwart. The Democratic Party holds an overwhelming majority in parliament and is at odds with the ruling party over a series of corruption scandals.
