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 accused of violating the constitution by appointing to cabinet a former lawyer once jailed for bribery. A ruling against Strettha could see him booted from office.

Kiribati votes

The people of Pacific island nation Kiribati head to the polls in a vote that will determine the political survival of the ruling China-friendly party and its president, Taneti Maamau, who is vying for a third and final term in office.

Earnings: Foxconn, CapitaLand Investment

THURSDAY

Taliban takeover anniversary 

Thursday marks the third anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, amid increasing restrictions against women and a worsening economic crisis.

China data

China releases a host of monthly statistics -- including home prices, industrial production and retail sales -- that will provide fresh signals on the state of the world's No. 2 economy.

Japan GDP release

Japan publishes GDP figures for the April-June quarter, with its economy expected to expand by an annualized 2.3% from the previous quarter, according to a QUICK survey of economists.

South Korea leader's unification speech

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to make a speech outlining his vision for unification with North Korea on the occasion of the South's independence day. Yoon's administration has been openly critical of the North's human rights abuses, particularly Pyongyang's insistence on developing ever-more powerful weapons as its citizens lack basic rights.

Earnings: Alibaba, Lenovo, Grab, JD.com

FRIDAY

GDP: Malaysia

Monetary Policy: Philippines

Earnings: ZTE

SUNDAY

Singapore's Wong delivers key speech

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong delivers his first National Day Rally address, an event seen as the city-state's most important political speech of the year, spelling out key economic and social policies. This year's carries particular weight for the new leader as Singapore prepares for a general election, possibly as early as this year.

South Korea opposition taps new leader

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party will name its new leader at a party convention. The frontrunner is party stalwart and former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. The Democrats hold a commanding majority in the legislature and have faced off with the ruling party over a range of corruption scandals.