Corporate bankruptcies in Japan topped 10,000 in 2024, the highest in 11 years, driven by labour shortages and rising import costs due to...

Hong Kong will continue promoting sustainable finance to attract capital for green projects in the city, Mainland China, and Asia,...

Thailand expects to attract at least USD28.8bn in investment applications in 2025, as it seeks to boost its economy, the Board of...

Vietnam’s credit institutions anticipate improved business performance in 2025, with 74.6% expecting growth in the first quarter and...

Slow payments among Singapore companies increased for the first time since Q2 2023, rising by 0.05 percentage points to 44.05% in Q4 2024...

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 7.09% in 2024 to USD476.3bn, outpacing 2023’s 5.05% growth, driven by robust exports and foreign...

The world’s 500 wealthiest individuals reached a combined net worth of nearly USD10tr in 2024, helped by a surge in US technology stocks....

Startups Community Asia Ltd , which operates leading platform for entrepreneurs, StartHub Asia, and Asia First , a prominent source for...

Singapore’s economy expanded 4% year on year in 2024, surpassing 2023’s 1.1% growth. Fourth-quarter GDP rose 4.3%, slower than Q3’s...

Thailand joined BRICS as a partner country on 1 January 2025, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement came from...

South Korea will implement a new trade rule to expand support for companies affected by trade agreements, the industry ministry said. The...

Starting January 1, several key economic policies will take effect in Vietnam, including new transport regulations, tax adjustments, and...

China’s gross domestic product is projected to grow around 5% in 2024, President Xi Jinping said, signaling the economy is on track to...

South Korea’s main business lobby has sent letters this week urging support for the Korean economy from 33 global counterparts amid...

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda has made cautious remarks, signalling no rate hike next month, prompting the yen to weaken. Ueda said...

Indonesia secured USD7.4bn in new investment commitments from China, covering polysilicon, fiberglass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET),...

South Korea’s finance minister said a slowdown in economic growth is unavoidable as the government prepares to lower forecasts for this...

Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) projects nearly 90,000 new businesses will register in 2024, a 2-3% increase...

Hong Kong hosted 9,960 firms with parent companies outside the city this year, a record high and a 10% increase from 2023, government...

Singapore’s digital banks remain loss-making despite increased revenues since their launch about two years ago. GXS Bank, backed by Grab...