Nonperforming loans at Southeast Asian banks ballooned last year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region's vulnerable small and mid-size businesses as well as individuals. Nikkei Asia has compiled the ... ( read original story ...)
A $9 Billion Mizuho Fund Sparks Review of Japan ESG Labels
A popular ESG fund in Japan managed by Morgan Stanley and sold by Mizuho Financial is triggering an industry-wide review by regulators who are looking into new rules for mutual funds to protect ... ( read original story ...)
InvestHK of the HKSAR encourages Australian companies to leverage Hong Kong’s business advantages in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
HONG KONG, Mar 2, 2021 - () - Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), a department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR), hosted a hybrid ... ( read original story ...)
FWD Group completes investment in BRI Life Indonesia
FWD Group ("FWD") today announced that it has completed its investment in a significant minority stake in PT Asuransi BRI Life ("BRI Life"), the life insurance arm of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero ... ( read original story ...)
Asean economic revival tops agenda at Brunei retreat
A full-fledged recovery from Covid-19 in the region will require continued cooperation in the Asean Economic Community (AEC) integration agenda, particularly in goals to revive the Asean economy. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Vietnamese seafood firms permitted to export to Taiwan
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced a list of 697 Vietnamese seafood enterprises permitted to export their products to Taiwan, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood ... ( read original story ...)
Tealive to enter Cambodian market
Leading lifestyle tea brand in South East Asia, Tealive is poised to enter the Cambodian market and set up 25 outlets in five years. To this end, brand owner, Loob Holding Sdn Bhd has signed a master ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Taiwan receives AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX
12:30 p.m. Taiwan receives its first round of COVID ... at speeding coronavirus vaccine production in poor countries. The business lobby supports a proposal by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo ... ( read original story ...)
Kantar names Deepender Rana to lead South Asia Business
Preeti Reddy elevated to Chairwoman of Kantar South Asia board. Kantar, the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company announces the appointment of Deepender Rana as General Manager for the ... ( read original story ...)
From tigers in Bhutan to hornbills in Singapore: Asian conservation success stories that show the resilience of nature
Wildlife populations are in serious decline almost everywhere. This World Wildlife Day, Eco-Business highlights 5 conservation efforts in Asia that are saving endangered animal species from going ... ( read original story ...)