The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed guidelines to boost Islamic banking and finance by regulating sukuk...

Singapore’s economy expanded 4% year on year in 2024, surpassing 2023’s 1.1% growth. Fourth-quarter GDP rose 4.3%, slower than Q3’s...

Thailand joined BRICS as a partner country on 1 January 2025, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement came from...

An official legal framework for Mobile Money is expected in early 2025 to boost cashless payments in rural and remote areas, as the pilot...

CTF Services, the family’s infrastructure arm of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family, is exploring the sale of mainland China toll roads...

South Korea will implement a new trade rule to expand support for companies affected by trade agreements, the industry ministry said. The...

The Philippines Insurance Commission (IC) plans to set valuation standards for mutual benefit associations’ (MBA) policy reserves. A...

Hong Kong Investment Corporation has named four fund managers and a service provider for the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, part...

Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) reprimanded Bybit Technology Limited and CEO Ben Zhou for operating a digital asset exchange...

Vietnam’s four largest banks—BIDV, Vietcombank, VietinBank, and Agribank—reported positive preliminary results for 2024, with asset...

Relationship managers, customer due diligence officers and data analysts rank among Hong Kong’s hottest roles, say human resource...

South Korea’s main business lobby has sent letters this week urging support for the Korean economy from 33 global counterparts amid...

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

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...

Singapore’s digital banks remain loss-making despite increased revenues since their launch about two years ago. GXS Bank, backed by Grab...

Regulators should consider easing listing requirements and reducing fees to boost the number of Philippine companies going public, the...

Thailand’s finance minister is examining whether Kittiratt Na-Ranong meets all necessary criteria before recommending him for the Bank of...

Japanese insurance major Nippon Life has agreed to acquire all the shares it does not own in Resolution Life for about USD8.2bn, the...

Hanwha Group’s financial subsidiaries have opened the Hanwha AI Center in San Francisco, marking the first AI research hub in the city by...