Leveraged equity positions in Taiwan fell for a 19th consecutive session, the longest streak in almost 10 years, underscoring how sharply local investors’ risk appetite is turning amid tariff concerns ...
Hibiscus Petroleum Signs RM439 Mln Islamic Financing Deal With Brunei Banks
Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd, through its wholly owned subsidiary Simpor Hibiscus Sdn Bhd, has signed a long-term US$100 million (RM439 million) Islamic syndicated financing agreement with Bank Islam Brunei ...
Bhutan’s hydro-powered crypto gamble: can green mining fuel economic growth?
Nestled in the Himalayas between India and China, the Kingdom of Bhutan is charting an unconventional economic course, harnessing its abundant hydropower resources to mine "green" cryptocurrencies.
Asean should stick together, expand to counter US tariffs
When it comes to international relations, there is often strength in numbers. That is why Asean must use the 90-day pause on US President Donald Trump’s punishingly high tariffs to develop a unified p ...
Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits amid US tariff standoff
Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a ...
Cambodia seeks China help as Xi visits amid US tariff standoff
Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, a ...
Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits
Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a ...
Sri Lanka urged to end high border taxes, cut barriers to exports, after Trump tariffs
A group of economists have urged Sri Lanka to remove barriers to exports especially tariffs and para tariffs, which have hurt national competitiveness and benefitted a few against the many.
Robert Kuok Retains No. 1 Spot On 2025 Forbes List of Malaysia’s 50 Richest
The collective wealth of tycoons on the 2025 Forbes list of Malaysia’s 50 Richest rose to US$90 billion, from $83.4 billion last year.
South Korea signals rate cuts in May, year ahead as Trump tariffs pose ‘significant’ risks
SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank on Thursday signalled it would cut rates in May and left the door wide open to further monetary easing to cope with “significant” risks to the economy from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy.