Economics
Beijing had requested a WTO panel to be established to hear grievances over Canberra’s anti-dumping measures on products including railway wheels and wind towers.
A series of scams that cost OCBC Bank users in Singapore at least US$6.33 million shines a light on how phishing scams across Asia are getting ever more sophisticated.
Indonesia is showing strong appetite to developing virtual initiatives as tech giants such as Facebook eye building their own metaverses in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam is promoting the idyllic island of Phu Quoc as a place for tourists to tie the knot as it hopes to give its Covid-hit economy a boost.
For those who can stomach it, crocodile is a cheaper and more protein-rich alternative. At this rate, reptile farmers may need to upscale their businesses.
Beijing is to formally challenge Canberra’s stance on railway wheels, wind towers and sinks in move that follows Australian complaint about Chinese wine tariffs.
With more Malaysian firms accused of labour abuse, analysts warn the country’s reputation as a global production base could suffer.
With the Laos part of the Kunming to Singapore rail project up and running, Thai traders are struggling to compete as Chinese imports arrive faster and fresher than ever.
As Jakarta’s restrictions drag on, Malaysia’s largest power firm is turning to suppliers including Australia, South Africa and Russia.
Four people share the good bits and the bad gigs as they navigate a life without bosses – or the promise of a regular pay cheque.
Just under half the country has been double-vaccinated, while the Duterte administration has ruled out another punishing lockdown ahead of polls in May.
As the junta’s bloody crackdown on dissent intensifies, experts and advocates call on Chinese firms to take a more ethical approach and withdraw their investments.
Asia’s second richest man has joined a growing list of Indian hoteliers like the Oberois and Tatas snapping up stakes in the global hospitality sector.
Canberra has moved to ease Covid-induced labour shortages that tripped up domestic supply chains, but Asian importers are starting to feel the squeeze.
Driving Tokyo’s nuclear ambitions are both a need to reduce carbon emissions and secure domestic energy sources in case of a geopolitical crisis.
Fourteen vessels are poised to depart the country imminently, easing industry concerns of a looming supply shortage.
As the fast food giant halts the sale of medium and large fries, citing supply chain issues, fans spot a loophole: just buy more small ones. Cynics wonder if that was the point all along.
News likely to be welcomed by regional economies such as the Philippines, whose energy secretary Alfonso Cusi wrote to Jakarta last week urging a rethink.
The rapid spread of Omicron this year has smashed into Thailand’s economy in the middle of peak vacation season.
The US$132 billion project in North Kalimantan promises to spur Indonesia’s ‘economic transformation’, the president says, but activists fear the environmental impacts of the hydroelectric dams being built to power it.