Thailand on Thursday began issuing marriage licenses to LGBTQ couples, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex unions after a nearly 20-year campaign by activists. By the ...

Trump hates US trade deficits, loves US tariffs and is mostly indifferent, if not hostile, toward multilateral arrangements including ASEAN.

As the dollar prepares for its worst weekly loss in two months, global markets ride a wave of optimism fueled by Trump's trade chatter, while the yen steadies itself for a likely rate hike.

Tongfu Microelectronics has started sample production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a critical component in AI computing, while display heavyweight BOE Technology is set to begin trial production of ...

Investors hoping for earnings to revive Asian stocks may be let down as upcoming results are likely to show companies were having a tough time even before Donald Trump took office.

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, a junior partner of Nissan Motor, is considering not joining a planned merger between Nissan and Honda Motor, sources told Reuters on Friday. Mitsubishi Motors plans to ...

Singapore's overall inflation has continued to slow, coming in at 2.4% for 2024. That's lower than the 4.8% from the year before. Market watchers said the trend might give authorities room to address ...

ASIAN markets rose on Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump’s tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of ...

For investors, buying into India's debt presents a chance to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing economies, earn higher yields, and diversify away from China ...

KEPPEL has been granted a subsea cable landing licence by the US for a subsea cable system connecting Singapore to the country. Read more at The Business Times.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 January 2025 – Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, saw a surge in sales turnover for its operations in Central Asia in 2024. With a ...