Asean

DBS remains Asean’s most valuable brand; Grab among fastest-growing: report

2026-10-30T05:51:24.000Z
ADB expects family offices, which have seen significant growth in Singapore, to play a larger role in financing regional development.

ADB expands Singapore presence to draw more private capital into Asian projects

2026-10-30T05:23:04.000Z
Winnie Jiang (far right), an associate professor of organisational behaviour at Insead’s Singapore campus, will serve as the lab’s academic director.

Insead gets US$3 million Google backing for new lab to study AI’s impact on work and life

2026-10-30T04:00:00.000Z
Experts say the “affordable luxury” trend is most visible in premium bubble tea, speciality coffee, beauty products, apparel and experiential dining.

Can ‘affordable luxury’ survive – and thrive – in Vietnam?

2026-10-30T02:41:05.000Z
Malaysia’s largest retail pharmacy chain has launched an IPO prospectus.

Malaysia’s Big Caring eyes Singapore expansion with YMS buyout ahead of IPO

2026-10-29T11:56:52.000Z
From left: Ng Chun Ying of Dentons Rodyk; Emily Low of Dentons Rodyk; Prof Dan W Puchniak from SMU; Gopi Mirchandani of Schroders; Selena Ling from OCBC; and Mark Wong of Dentons Rodyk.

Singapore’s easy wins in attracting global capital are over, say industry watchers

2026-10-29T06:12:46.000Z
Shares of BCA surged more than 7% on Wednesday to close at 5,275 rupiah.  By market close on Thursday, it had retreated to 4,950 rupiah. 

DBS denies rumours of Indonesia unit merging with Bank Central Asia; analysts see sense in a deal

2026-10-29T05:22:29.000Z
The government's campaign to make state-owned enterprises more efficient includes allowing greater private sector participation in selected businesses.  

Vietnam to retain stakes in strategic sectors through 2030 amid push to cut holdings in state-owned firms

2026-10-29T05:01:34.000Z
The vessel is Vietnam’s first fully electric inland container barge, operating without direct greenhouse gas emissions.

CMA CGM launches its first electric barge in Vietnam, backed by Nike cargo

2026-10-29T04:50:18.000Z
Vingroup is planning a US$500 million production hub in the province of Batangas, around 94 km south of Manila.

VinFast, Mitsubishi weigh Philippine EV production as state incentives near

2026-10-28T08:23:00.000Z