Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has granted credit rating certificates to five companies, including the newly added Thien Minh Credit...

China passed a value-added tax (VAT) law that will take effect on January 1, 2026, consolidating existing regulations and retaining...

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

South Korea’s crypto market surged in November, with trading volumes rivalling the stock market and over 15 million accounts, fuelled by...

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission’s draft rules for crypto asset service providers could boost investor protection and...

Singapore advanced its push to become a digital assets hub in 2024, outpacing Hong Kong, which has struggled to gain momentum. Singapore...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will enforce new limitations on independent non-executive directors (INEDs) starting July next...

The Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) has urged Korea’s National Assembly to approve revisions to the Commercial Act,...

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

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) held a bilateral meeting in Hong Kong...

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...

XTransfer, a China-based B2B cross-border trade payment platform, has partnered with OCBC, Southeast Asia’s second-largest financial...

Prudential Vietnam Assurance and HSBC Vietnam have formed a bancassurance partnership to address growing demand for protection and wealth...

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

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled the first participants in its generative artificial intelligence (genAI) sandbox,...

The 60th South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Governors’ Conference and 44th SEACEN Board of Governors Meeting, hosted by the Bank of...

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted a type 9 asset management licence to Cool River Venture HK, a private...

Japan’s biggest business lobby, Keidanren, plans to appoint Nippon Life Insurance Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui as its next head, current...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) launched a new online data platform, HKEX Data Marketplace, allowing global investors direct...