Singapore has become the preferred Asian headquarters for international businesses, hosting 4,200 multinational firms in 2023 compared to...

The Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (HKIFA) recommends Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) members adopt dollar-cost...

The Philippine central bank is set to finalize a circular aimed at simplifying foreign exchange (FX) transaction requirements. The...

Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Durc Chi highlighted the need for a stronger legal framework and policies to ensure the stock...

Japan is set to allow venture capital and investment funds to directly hold digital assets, following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's...

Scam cases in Singapore surged to a record 46,563 in 2023, despite widespread media alerts and official warnings, marking a 46.8%...

The Mandatory Provident Funds Schemes Authority (MPFA) is set to launch its eMPF digital platform in Q2, with full functionality expected...

Economists call for Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s administration to amend the 1987 Constitution to relax foreign...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) as early as next year or by...

Hong Kong has initiated a two-month consultation on proposals to regulate OTC trading of virtual assets, requiring a licence from the...

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has introduced the Focused Scope Assessment (FSA) for Capital Market Intermediaries and...

Shanghai is planning to fast-track approvals for foreign firms to transfer local data offshore, a significant easing of China’s strict...

Hong Kong police have disclosed a sophisticated fraud scheme where a finance worker at a multinational firm was conned into transferring...

Thailand and Sri Lanka have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in Colombo to enhance bilateral trade, with Thailand’s Prime Minister...

In response to a significant market downturn, with shares hitting a five-year low amid USD6tr in losses, China has committed to market...

China is initiating a vast consolidation in its banking sector, planning to merge numerous rural lenders into regional powerhouses to...

Insurance complaints in the Philippines rose by 7.8% to 5,417 cases in 2023, with the most significant increases in mutual benefit...

Regulators in Hong Kong and mainland China have announced significant enhancements to the cross-border Wealth Management Connect (WMC)...

Thailand and China have agreed to waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens starting March 1. This announcement, made during a...

Hong Kong is set to regulate its over-the-counter virtual asset trading, responding to a surge in cryptocurrency investments from...