BANGKOK] Thai consumer confidence dropped for a sixth consecutive month in July to its lowest level in 31 months due mainly ...

BEIJING] China’s export growth unexpectedly accelerated last month in the fastest gain since April. Read more at The Business ...

MYANMAR’S military-appointed figurehead president - suspended from service since last year due to declining health - died on Thursday, a junta statement said. Read more at The Business Times.

THE population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount - more than 900,000 people - in 2024, official data showed, as ...

WASHINGTON] Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies on Thursday (Aug 7), drastically raising the stakes in ...

BANGKOK] VietJet Aviation plans to employ more than 5,000 new staff in Thailand as Vietnam’s biggest budget carrier ...

SINGAPORE] UOB has resumed guidance on its full-year 2025 targets after briefly pausing them in the first quarter, but the ...

TOKYO] Sony Group raised its earnings forecast on Thursday (Aug 7) after a strong showing from its entertainment divisions ...

HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing ...

SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) has sold 10 Housing & Development Board (HDB) shophouses for S$55.5 million, after ...

TOKYO] A fresh discrepancy in interpretations of the US-Japan trade deal came to the fore on Thursday (Aug 7), as Japan’s chief negotiator visits Washington to press for follow-through on a pledge to ...

MANILA] The Philippine economy grew by 5.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, official data showed ...