Economy

An employee wearing a face mask works on a car seat assembly line in Shanghai on February 24: the coronavirus is putting the model for integrated supply chains of production to the test.
Coronavirus

70% of multinationals in Asia expect revenue drops over coronavirus: Survey

Disease forces 40% of companies to rethink strategies for this year

26 February 2020
CapitaLand said 12 of its malls in China remain shut due to the coronavirus, though activity at the other 39 is picking up.
Nikkei Markets

Singapore developers say malls recovering as virus fears abate

Hotels to face greater challenge with slump in travel

26 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks recover on hopes of central bank support

Samsung and Amorepacific advance despite jump in South Korean coronavirus cases

25 February 2020
Britain plans to establish a new presence in Asia, where it used to have significant influence, following its exit from the European Union.
Comment

ASEAN in position to make strategic gains from Brexit

UK looks to Indo-Pacific region in redrawing of its foreign policy agenda

23 February 2020
People wait at a crosswalk along the Dongseong-ro shopping street in Daegu, South Korea. The country reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, South Korea cases soar again, to 433

US confirms 34 additional infections and expects more from cruise ship

22 February 2020
Earlier Friday, OCBC reported a 34% increase in fourth-quarter net profit to S$1.24 billion, helped by a surge in trading income as well as strong growth in wealth management and contributions from insurance arm Great Eastern Holdings. 
Nikkei Markets

Singapore banks sanguine about outlook amid Covid-19 spread

OCBC, UOB post record annual profit driven by wealth management, trading income

21 February 2020
BlueSG electric car-sharing vehicles are parked at a charging station during their launch in Singapore.
Environment

Singapore vows to be first in Southeast Asia to ditch petrol cars

City-state sets ambitious plan to fully switch to green vehicles by 2040

19 February 2020
Singapore's economy is expected to fall somewhere between a 0.5% contraction to a 1.5% expansion this year.
Coronavirus

Singapore unveils $4bn coronavirus relief package

Amount dwarfs the $165m that the city committed to battling SARS in 2003

18 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks edge higher as China takes more supportive measures

Guangzhou Automobile surges 7.7% despite coronavirus turmoil

17 February 2020
The Singapore tourism agency said last week it expects a 25% to 30% decline in visitor arrivals this year. (Photo by Akira Kodaka) 
Coronavirus

Singapore forecasts -0.5 to 1.5% GDP growth in 2020 on coronavirus

Economy could shrink for first time in 19 years as disease disrupts tourism and supply chains

17 February 2020
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Chantilly, France, July 17, 2019.
Your Week in Asia

G-20 finance ministers, Nissan shareholders and a China-ASEAN meeting

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest political and business events

17 February 2020
A staff member wearing a face mask stands in front of a restaurant on Valentine's Day in Beijing.
15 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as coronavirus cases jump

Chinese insurers pace losses among mainland companies

13 February 2020
Earlier this week, DBS, which has large operations in Hong Kong and China, evacuated staff from its main Singapore office after an employee was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Nikkei Markets

DBS posts record profit, offers relief amid coronavirus outbreak

Bank sees 1-2% fall in annual revenue if disease is checked by summer

13 February 2020
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12 February 2020
A model of a satellite on display at the 2020 Global Space and Technology trade show in Singapore (Photo by Dylan Loh).
11 February 2020
Tourists at Merlion Park in Singapore in late January. Singapore last year had a record high 19.1 million visitor arrivals, with China accounting for 19%, followed by Indonesia at 16% and India at 7%.
Coronavirus

Singapore's visitor arrivals to fall 25%-30% due to coronavirus

Impact on economy this year likely 'worse' than SARS, tourism agency chief says

11 February 2020
The third plant of Dongfeng Honda in Wuhan, pictured in November 2019: widespread precautionary shutdowns are often not sensible in the long-run.
Opinion

Coronavirus overreaction risks disrupting business far beyond China

World now more dependent on Chinese high-end manufacturing

11 February 2020
Medical staff work in the isolated intensive care unit in a hospital in Wuhan, China on Feb. 6. 
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 1 to Feb. 8 brings supply chain strain

US citizen dies in Wuhan as impact on business begins to crystallize

8 February 2020
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7 February 2020
Singapore's housing market has an outsized influence on consumer confidence and household wealth as more than 90% of citizens buy their own homes with the help of loans from commercial banks.
Nikkei Markets

Singapore eases property rule amid fallout from coronavirus

Central bank has said local dollar has room to fall, other measures likely

7 February 2020
Singapore is attracting global investors who want to use it as a base to invest in Southeast Asia's tech sector.
Technology

Singapore tech companies vie with Thailand for region's talent

Survey of executives finds retaining technical staff among biggest challenges

7 February 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines his government's negotiating stance with the European Union after Brexit during a speech in London on Monday.
Trade

UK faces long road in 'ambitious' post-Brexit trade push into Asia

Top diplomat visits region, but demands and technical issues may hurt plans

6 February 2020
A view of a bridge that collapsed in Bali, Indonesia in 2016. The new insurance aims to offer protection for such Asian infrastructure. 
Economy

Asia's bridges and piers to be insured against disasters

Singapore, Japan and World Bank team to protect infrastructure

6 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks climb as central bank support hopes grow

AirAsia rises after recent drop, while Cathay unveils unpaid leave scheme

5 February 2020