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...

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing to assess banks’ resilience against potential risks arising from expected interest...

China reaffirms its commitment to attracting foreign investment and ensuring the legal rights of foreign companies, as stated by Li...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a public consultation to enhance bank information sharing for crime prevention,...

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) will present key findings to the G20 in October on social media’s impact on bank stability. This...

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes new guidelines for initial public offerings (IPOs), focusing on the...

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) anticipates an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2024 compared to the previous year,...

Vietnam’s legislature has passed a law reducing the maximum stake investors can hold in domestic banks from 15% to 10%, effective from...