• April 29 2025
  Ultra-wealthy Asians rethink US stock exceptionalism amid Trump turmoil

  Investors looking for havens turn to gold, the euro and the yen

  
• October 30 2024
  Philippine tycoon Manuel Pangilinan puts his money where his mouth is

  Veteran investor describes his ‘promiscuous’ path to wealth

  
• October 21 2024
  Feature

  Indians splash out on larger, swankier homes as wealth spreads

  Sellout successes fuel push by developer DLF into Mumbai and Goa markets

  
• October 4 2024
  Alternative investors prefer India infrastructure to China real estate

  Deal activity expected to be slow through 2026 amid higher rates, Preqin says

  
• September 30 2024
  Singapore to ‘mop up’ finance business leaving Hong Kong: report

  EIU says Japan and India also to benefit amid Chinese markets’ challenges

  
• May 28 2024
  News in-depthTesla Inc

  Tesla pushes suppliers to produce parts outside China and Taiwan

  Move comes amid rising geopolitical tensions and competition from Chinese rivals

  
• May 28 2024
  News in-depthSemiconductors

  Chinese chipmakers push to limit foreign suppliers

  SMIC and CXMT seek local alternatives amid US pressure

  
• May 22 2024
  Chinese business & finance

  China asks carmakers to use up to 25% local chips by 2025

  Policy push aims to purge foreign automotive semiconductors in coming years

  
• May 22 2024
  Venture capital investment

  Temasek’s venture capital arm to launch first Japan-focused fund

  Singapore’s Vertex group plans to raise $65mn to invest in software and ‘deep tech’ start-ups

  
• May 15 2024
  Vietnam

  Vietnam pledges more energy supply as chip race heats up

  Hanoi acknowledges pressure from rival investment destinations Malaysia and India

  
• May 15 2024
  Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp

  China’s SMIC warns of fiercer price war for less advanced chips

  Demand in second half of year still ‘uncertain’, says top Chinese semiconductor maker

  
• May 9 2024
  Electric vehicles

  China’s BYD and Neta target Indonesia market with EV investments

  Automakers plan local operations to break into market dominated by Japanese players

  
• May 9 2024
  Alibaba

  Alibaba to build Vietnam data centre to comply with local storage law

  Chinese tech group currently rents server space from state-owned partners

  
• April 24 2024
  Japanese business & finance

  Japan’s small EV battery suppliers feel the heat in race for scale

  Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control

  
• April 24 2024
  Taiwan

  Taiwan’s trade tsar seeks new deals and braces for possible Trump win

  John Deng targets India ‘opportunity’ after breakthroughs with US, UK and Canada

  
• April 15 2024
  Microsoft to invest $2.9bn in Japan data centres amid AI boom

  Move comes in response to push for ‘data sovereignty’ among governments

  
• April 10 2024
  News in-depthSouth-East Asia

  Majority of south-east Asians favour China over US, survey finds

  Beijing becomes Asean’s preferred choice over Washington for first time in Singapore think-tank poll

  
• April 4 2024
  Singapore sets response deadline for family office applications

  Regulator MAS set to disregard paperwork if no reply given in 1 month

  
• March 27 2024
  Hong Kong’s loss can be Tokyo’s gain if it plays its cards right

  Japan holds advantages over Singapore in drawing interest from wealthy Chinese

  
• March 21 2024
  News in-depthCambodia

  Cambodia vexes Vietnam with plan to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal

  Planned Phnom Penh-to-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle

  
• March 20 2024
  News in-depthNongfu Spring

  Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring under fire from nationalists

  Company’s shares fall amid online criticism of alleged ‘pro-Japan’ stance

  
• March 18 2024
  Singapore steps up scrutiny of China wealth after money laundering case

  At least two family office applications with mainland ties rejected this year

  
• March 13 2024
  News in-depthSouth-East Asia

  Malaysia revives ‘ambitious’ high-speed rail plan amid hurdles

  China Railway Construction and Hyundai unit among companies showing interest

  
• March 12 2024
  News in-depthShimano Inc

  Bicycle parts maker Shimano seeks growth with Singapore plant

  Japanese group chair expects south-east Asia to become major market for sports bikes

  
• March 8 2024
  Japan’s once-overlooked chip sector suppliers drive Nikkei rally

  Competitive advantage in chipmaking equipment and materials pays off