Asia economy

Former minister Maliki Osman, Revolut chairman join Asia Gulf Holdings advisory board

2026-10-26T07:44:02.000Z
Vietjet’s aircraft orders are split between European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing.

How Vietjet’s US$250 million global asset freeze complicates its 600-aircraft financing plans

2026-10-23T07:25:57.000Z
Emerging Asia remains the region’s main growth engine but will likely see growth moderate.

IMF warns of slowing Asian growth, spillover from rising yields

2026-10-15T06:10:21.000Z
The Lotus Eletre EV built by China’s Geely. The country has made sustained investment in its long-term industrial strategy and its workforce in the last 20 years.

South-east Asia’s green transition has the ‘hardware’ – but who will operate it?

2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z
Some of the fastest growth is being recorded across a cluster of northern industrial provinces closely tied to electronics manufacturing and global supply chains.

Vietnam’s northern provinces, not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, are powering near 10% GDP growth

2026-10-06T07:56:39.000Z
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Reporting from the front row on Singapore’s success story

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
Prices began falling in previous months in the more expensive city centre areas, suggesting that weakness in the city’s condominium market is spreading. 

Tokyo used condo prices drop for first time in over two years

2026-09-24T05:29:03.000Z
The Asian notes extended their outperformance over the last month as the gap between Chinese and US benchmark yields widened to the most on record.

Junk debt from Asia is beating bonds almost everywhere in 2026

2026-09-15T08:43:17.000Z
Haus’ Coastal Quang Ngai sits on a 94-ha site near My Khe Beach in central Vietnam. It is being planned as a residential community for roughly 4,000 people.

Developers rush to build homes on Vietnam’s breathtaking coast, testing a new urban model

2026-09-11T03:05:09.000Z
Corporate America has spent the preceding decade exploiting low borrowing costs, while Asian corporate performance was dragged down by structural shocks.

The giant sucking sound of US profits is leaving Asia dry

2026-08-05T10:00:00.000Z