Economy
Malaysian exports boom by 6.7% yoy in May
Malaysian exports boom by 6.7% yoy in May
Electronics and mining goods helped boost performance.
China to suffer labor shortage woes
China's rural surplus labor dipped to just 0.4% or 6 million of the total population, a study reveals.
Singapore leads Asia in Global Innovation Index 2012
But Singaporeans are not yet the world's most innovative people.
Malaysia opens US$2B healthcare IPO
IHH Healthcare's listing in Malaysia nails the country as top Asian IPO destination for 2012.
China reiterates push for local firms to expand overseas
China is also supporting key private owned companies to issue dim sum bond or foreign currencies bond in the offshore market.
China reserve requirement ratio to be slashed anytime soon: Maybank
Here are three reasons why an RRR cut is inevitable in China.
Export growth won't help Malaysian economy, says DBS
Beware the distorted by base effect.
Singapore June PMI bucks global trend
Index came in at 50.4, slipping 0.4.
Chinese PMI close to bottoming out
The purchasing managers' index for both non-manufacturing and manufacturing services may be stabilizing, says BBVA.
Asian IPO activity plummeted by 47% in 2Q12 yoy
Globally, Facebook’s US$16.0 billion IPO made up 38% of this quarter’s total, boosting the activity to a 49% high.
What you need to know to protect your wealth from inflation
Almost 4 in 10 investors say they are either fairly cautious or looking for capital preservation - so where should you invest that hard-earned money...
Are low interest rates posing a threat to Singapore economy?
The debate rages on whether Singapore should raise the threshold for monetary easing considering that interest rates are now well below their average...
Consumer companies in the Philippines to benefit from inflation easing
Sales will continue to grow strongly on the back of a more favorable consumer sentiment, says Maybank ATR Kim Eng.
Slip in domestic, external demand slam India's PMI rise
The PMI improvement to 55 in June suggests an expanding manufacturing sector, but dip in new export orders and domestic new orders suggest that...
China services, property sector surge to 56.7 and 53.7
These sectors are thriving, but will they last for this year's second half?
Inflation could prove a worry for Thailand: DBS
Accordingly, economy is expected to fall abruptly in 3Q.
China hit by 7-month low PMI
A measly 50.2 PMI in June2012 has recorded PMI dip for two consecutive months.
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