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Hong Kong, Singapore to be biggest winners as global capital flows shift to Asia: DBS CEO
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/02/2026
» Hong Kong and Singapore are set to be the biggest winners in attracting new capital inflows as global investors diversify their asset allocations amid geopolitical risks and trade tensions, according to the top executive at DBS Group.
China–Thailand QR payments made seamless for travellers
Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2025
» Chinese tourists visiting Thailand can now enjoy easier payments, thanks to expanded, interoperable quick response (QR) code services enabled by deepening cross-border collaboration between the two countries. The initiative is powered by UnionPay’s global payment capabilities and QR infrastructure from UnionPay International (UPI).
Hong Kong wealth gap narrows, but rival Singapore sees 23% increase
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Wealth inequality in Hong Kong dropped by 6% over the past 15 years but rival Singapore recorded an almost 23% increase over the same period, a report by a multinational bank has found.
Drivers for airasia ride to get full employment option
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/09/2022
» The airasia Super App is pushing the ride-hailing service industry to the next level by announcing a full employment option for drivers of its e-hailing arm -- airasia ride -- to attract them to the platform.
Wasted Year
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/02/2022
» Once perceived as Asia's final frontier, Myanmar has been tested severely by dual shocks -- a surge in Covid-19 cases in 2021 and the military coup that has brought its economy close to a standstill and left its people suffering from ongoing violence.
India's Tata Sons to Buy Air India for $2.4 Billion
Business, Shan Li, Published on 11/10/2021
» India's Tata Sons is buying the country's national carrier Air India, returning the airline to its founders and ending a decades-long struggle by the government to unload the money-losing venture.
Hong Kong quarantine U-turn a sucker punch for battered hotels sector
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/08/2021
» HONG KONG: The return of more stringent travel restrictions in Hong Kong is likely to weigh on the city's battered hotels sector, which is expected to record among the slowest recoveries in Asia, analysts said.
France's EDF says Myanmar dam project halted over coup
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» PARIS: An international consortium has suspended a $1.5-billion hydropower dam project in Myanmar in response to last month's military coup, consortium member Electricite de France, a French utility, said Sunday.
Malaysia's Top Glove shares tumble as govt orders factories shut
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Malaysia's Top Glove slumped 7.5% on Tuesday, after the government said some of its factories would be closed in stages for Covid-19 screening and quarantine, as more than 2,000 of its workers tested positive for the disease.
After the Covid election
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 16/11/2020
» Myanmar's "Covid election" has dominated the local psyche for more than a month now. The coronavirus crisis changed the nature of campaigning for the Nov 8 polls, severely affected the voting process and delayed the second stage of the government's pandemic recovery plans. While everyone was preoccupied with the polls, the country was virtually on hold.