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MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND  
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Supplement [Text Block] ck0000923184_SupplementTextBlock

SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2018


TO THE PROSPECTUS FOR


THE MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND AND


THE MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, OF THE


MATTHEWS ASIA FUNDS


DATED APRIL 30, 2018


Effective October 1, 2018, the following fee and expense tables, examples of fund expenses, and description of the Investment Advisory Agreement, all are replaced in their entirety to reflect a lower management fee for each of these two funds.


These sections appear on pages 1, 6 and 30 of that prospectus.

Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of this Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination Apr. 30, 2019
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading EXAMPLE OF FUND EXPENSES
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example reflects the expense limitation for the one year period only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock

Please retain this Supplement with your records.

MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND | Investor Class Shares  
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Maximum Account Fee on Redemptions (for wire redemptions only) rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 9
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Administration and Shareholder Servicing Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.14%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.76%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.61%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.15%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 117
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 495
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 897
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,023
MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND | Institutional Class Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Account Fee on Redemptions (for wire redemptions only) rr_MaximumAccountFee $ 9
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Administration and Shareholder Servicing Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.14%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.97%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.52%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.62%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.90%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 92
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 419
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 770
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,760
[1] Matthews has contractually agreed (i) to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, short sale dividend expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) of the Institutional Class to 0.90% first by waiving class specific expenses (i.e., shareholder service fees specific to a particular class) of the Institutional Class and then, to the extent necessary, by waiving non-class specific expenses of the Institutional Class, and (ii) if any Fund-wide expenses (i.e., expenses that apply to both the Institutional Class and the Investor Class) are waived for the Institutional Class to maintain the 0.90% expense limitation, to waive an equal amount (in annual percentage terms) of those same expenses for the Investor Class. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement for the Investor Class may vary from year to year and will in some years exceed 0.90%. If the operating expenses fall below the expense limitation in a year within three years after Matthews has made a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may reimburse Matthews up to an amount that does not cause the expenses for that year to exceed the lesser of (i) the expense limitation applicable at the time of that fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time of recoupment. This agreement will remain in place until April 30, 2019 and may be terminated at any time by the Board of Trustees on behalf of the Fund on 60 days' written notice to Matthews. Matthews may decline to renew this agreement by written notice to the Trust at least 30 days before its annual expiration date.