Asia's top architecture, hospitality awards ceremony held in Vietnam's 150-million-year-old cave for first time
Travel 18:42 27/06/2026Asia's leading architecture and hospitality awards were presented in a 150-million-year-old cave in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam for the first time on Friday night.
Ample world inventories may soften El Nino food supply shock
World 16:41 19/06/2026SINGAPORE - A super El Nino is likely to unsettle global weather and threaten food output in the coming months, but near record world inventories, expectations of near-normal conditions in some key producing regions and advanced planning could limit the fallout.
How a few AI chip giants warped Asia's stock picking game
World 12:49 08/06/2026SINGAPORE -- Sam Konrad's stocks are having a fantastic year, thanks to AI-fueled rallies in Taiwan and South Korea, but his fund is so top heavy with winners, he now needs to ditch his best performers.
Fuel crisis powers surge in EV interest in Asia-Pacific region
World 16:24 01/04/2026Motorists across the Asia-Pacific region are switching to electric vehicles at a rapid pace, as rising fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict force consumers and companies to reconsider their reliance on petrol and diesel vehicles.
Rupee slips, lags most Asian peers in conjunction with local stocks
World 15:01 11/03/2026MUMBAI - The Indian rupee and stocks were regional laggards on Wednesday, with hedging and foreign portfolio flows weighing on the currency even as a retreat in oil prices eased investor nerves about the ongoing Iran conflict.
Asia shares hesitant, dollar slips amid tariff confusion
World 09:38 23/02/2026SYDNEY -- Share markets were hesitant and the dollar slid in Asia on Monday as investors waited for some much-needed clarity on U.S. tariffs, while confidence in the entire AI trade was set to be tested by results from tech-diva Nvidia this week.
Asia stocks choppy, on track for best month in three years
World 10:51 30/01/2026SINGAPORE - Stocks were volatile in early Asian trading on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed a bipartisan deal to avert a fresh government shutdown and said he has decided who he will nominate to lead the Federal Reserve.
European factory activity ends 2025 in deeper contraction but Asia shines on improved demand
World 10:54 03/01/2026Euro zone manufacturing activity shrank further in December but Asia's factory powerhouses closed 2025 on a firmer footing backed by a rebound in export orders and growing demand for artificial intelligence, private surveys showed.
Asia's factories end 2025 on firmer footing as orders pick up
World 11:10 02/01/2026SINGAPORE -- Asia's factory powerhouses closed 2025 on a firmer footing, with activity swinging back to growth in several key economies as export orders picked up, helped by new product launches.
Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertainties
World 11:53 02/12/2025Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and tariff uncertainties weighed.
Asian markets slide as tech valuations worry investors
World 17:18 18/11/2025SYDNEY -- Asian stocks sagged to one-month lows on Tuesday with the heaviest selling in Japan and South Korea's tech-driven markets as earnings at chipmaker Nvidia loom later in the week as a test for valuations across the sector.
Asia's factory activity worsens as US trade uncertainty bites
World 16:09 01/08/2025Asia's factory activity deteriorated in July as soft global demand and lingering uncertainty over U.S. tariffs weighed on business morale, private sector surveys showed on Friday, clouding the outlook for the region's fragile recovery.
