FinanceAsia Awards 2022-2023 – open for entry
2023-03-06
We would like to invite market participants to submit entries to the 27th iteration of FinanceAsia’s awards, which recognise Asia’s financial services industry.Continue Reading
Philippines to deploy underwater vehicle to pinpoint location of stricken tanker
2023-03-06
It was not immediately clear what caused the Philippine-flagged vessel to sink but all 20 crew members were rescued before it went down. Spilled oil had been detected on the shore and in coastal waters near more than 60 villages close to the site where the vessel is thought toContinue Reading
China’s slower growth expected as economy matures; increase in defence spending likely to continue: Analysts
2023-03-06
China’s low economic growth target is in line with a global slowdown, and is a natural progression as the world’s second largest economy matures, analysts said.Continue Reading
Macaques bound for China found stuffed in smugglers’ cages
2023-03-06
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Forty-seven macaques being smuggled out of Thailand for probable use in Chinese traditional medicine were found crammed into plastic cages on the back of pickup truck in Sung Noen district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Monday.Continue Reading
Balochistan: Nine security officers killed in suspected suicide attack
2023-03-06
An investigation is under way after preliminary evidence suggests that it is a suicide attack.Continue Reading
Taiwan fast graying into a ‘super-aged’ society
2023-03-06
Like most Western industrialized countries, Taiwan experienced a sustained decline in fertility rates and increased life expectancy that together resulted in population aging. But due to the fast fertility decline in recent decades, the pace of aging has been continuously accelerating — Taiwan became an “aging society” in 1993, an “aged society” in 2018 and will become a “super-aged” […]Continue Reading
Taiwan warns of China military’s ‘sudden entry’ close to island
2023-03-06
China last year staged unprecedented military exercises around Taiwan in reaction to a visit to the island by then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chiu said China was looking to “make trouble under a certain pretext”, adding that might include visits to the island made by senior foreign government officialsContinue Reading
Nannies on call, spas; India witnessing ‘mad rush’ for luxury housing
2023-03-06
Varun Arora, a 37-year-old investment professional, said he is looking to upgrade from his current rented apartment to the DLF development which he said he likes for its grand reception area, high-speed elevators and enough area to jog without having to leave the complex. “Having a green, open, clean spaceContinue Reading
Early signs that BTO application rates have reduced and are stabilising: HDB
2023-03-06
The Housing Board also continued to encourage home buyers to consider non-mature estates to increase their chances of booking a flat, pointing out that first-timer applicants who applied for Jurong West Crystal and Brickland Weave in Tengah stand a good chance of securing a flat. Those who applied for flatsContinue Reading
Herbalife wins court battle against the Comptroller of GST over S$2.2 million in ‘revenue leakage’
2023-03-06
SINGAPORE: Nutrition product company Herbalife International Singapore has won a court battle against the Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a dispute over about S$2.2 million of taxes. Lawyers from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) argued that Herbalife’s business structure results in revenue leakage, and thatContinue Reading