Southeast Asia must increase clean energy investments to USD190bn annually by 2035—about five times the current level—to meet climate...

Thailand is pursuing a partnership with Hong Kong to collaborate on developing a financial hub serving as a gateway to ASEAN markets,...

Over 200 representatives from some of the world's wealthiest families, including the Rockefellers, are convening in Hong Kong for...

Singapore secured SGD5.4bn (USD4.1bn) in fixed asset investment (FAI) commitments in the first half of 2024, keeping the Economic...

The World Bank Group has upgraded Malaysia’s economic growth forecast for 2024 to 4.9%, up from an initial 4.3% projected in April....

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced that South Korea and Singapore will enter into a strategic partnership next year, marking...

Thailand is set to become a digital economic hub in Southeast Asia, driven by the expansion of domestic data centres and cloud services,...

Japan is gearing up for larger initial public offerings (IPOs) in the coming months, revitalising a market that has predominantly seen...

The 30th East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) took place in Hong Kong from September 24 to 27, 2024, under the theme ‘Back to the Future,...

Shanghai has pledged to continue supporting investment by offshore private equity funds in local technology firms and may increase quotas...

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has rejected CTBC Financial Holding’s proposed USD4.1bn takeover of Shin Kong Financial...

Vietnam’s domestic investor accounts rose by over 330,000 in August to more than 8.6 million, the highest in over two years, data...

The Hong Kong Ambassadors Club (HKAC) marked its first anniversary with a high-profile event on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Four...

Business confidence in Singapore has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, reaching a two-year peak in Q4 of 2024, according to the...

China Merchants Fund Management (China Merchants FM), under directives aligned with China’s “common prosperity” campaign, has mandated...

The Philippines has enhanced its financial inclusion landscape with the addition of a second Islamic banking unit (IBU), operated by...

Millennium Management has closed two index-rebalancing pods in Asia, according to a source familiar with the matter. The pods were led by...

Net profits of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) surged 9.7% year-on-year to THB519bn in the first half of 2024,...

Investment funds are increasingly targeting sectors with resilience or counter-cyclical potential, as capital outflows from Southeast...

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has issued new guidelines for financial institutions using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)...