Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announce the transit link in the city-state on Jan. 16.
Economy

Deepening Singapore-Malaysia ties spawn transit link

Lee and Najib now have two rail projects to show for their good rapport

16 January 2018
Asia's philanthropists have not yet reached their potentials at all.
Economy

Asian philanthropists can potentially give twice as much as US

Charitable donations can top $500 billion with proper tax incentives, regulatory reforms

16 January 2018
Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, reiterated concerns about the upward spiral in land prices in the city-state.
Economy

Singapore central bank chief warns on prices, property market

Tight conditions in U.S., elsewhere, threaten Goldilocks moment

15 January 2018
Express Rail Link is backed by state-run Muslim pilgrims fund board Lembaga Tabung Haji and SIPP Rail.
Asia300

YTL associate keen to run trains between Malaysia, Singapore

Express Rail Link to bid for right to operate trains in hi-speed rail project

15 January 2018
The Japanese government is supporting a consortium in a proposal to win a high-speed rail project that will link Kuala Lumpur with Singapore in 90 minutes.
Economy

Semipublic fund to back Japan bid for Malaysia-Singapore rail line

Consortium of 10 companies chasing project worth up to $9bn

15 January 2018
Shanghai's Pudong financial district
Economy

China's cities to rise to the top ranks by 2035

Forecast has Beijing and Shanghai just behind London and Tokyo by GDP

11 January 2018
Aluminum ingots in Malaysia; higher raw material costs have chilled ASEAN economies.
Economy

Nikkei manufacturers index for ASEAN gives rise to concerns

It's a mixed bag as prospects look good for 2018, despite December dips

11 January 2018
Aluminum ingots in Malaysia -- higher raw material costs have chilled ASEAN economies.
Nikkei PMI

ASEAN manufacturing stagnant in December, despite ongoing strength

Dull year-end fails to dampen Southeast Asia's optimism for 2018

10 January 2018
Consumers at a Jakarta mall. Nomura says the Indonesian economy will be bolstered by higher investment spending and reforms in business climate.
Economy

Nomura: Indonesia and Philippines to lead regional growth

Malaysia will brace for interest rate hike in January on strong economic growth prints

9 January 2018
ATMs for United Overseas Bank, DBS, and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. banks in Singapore
Equities

Singapore bank shares remain favorites as rates rise

Earnings to benefit from steeper yield curve

8 January 2018
Thailand International Motor Expo is in full swing in Bangkok in November 2017.
Economy

New car sales in SE Asia climb 5% in November, up for 2nd month

Thailand, Philippines buoy market, but Indonesia key to sustainable growth

5 January 2018
CapitaLand logo at a mall in Singapore
Business deals

CapitaLand sharpens China focus by selling 20 malls to Vanke

With $1.2bn deal, Singaporean developer homes in on five urban clusters

5 January 2018
People walk at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai.
Economy

Asia seen leading global wage growth in 2018

Raises solid in India, Vietnam, China, but meager in Japan, US, Europe -- survey

4 January 2018
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2 January 2018
A construction site in Singapore. The country's construction sector fell 8.1% in 2017, the first decline since 2004.
2 January 2018
Ports in Singapore enjoyed stronger external demand in 2017, especially for electronics and precision products. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Economy

Singapore's economy expanded 3.5% in 2017

Prime Minister cites North Korea, terrorism as uncertainties in new year address

1 January 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects artillery launchers ahead of a military drill on April 25, 2017.
Politics

Politics will again steal the Asian limelight in 2018

World awaits resolution to thorny issues that plagued the region throughout last year

31 December 2017
Shanghai's Pudong financial district
Economy

Chinese cities' GDP swell by 2035 but can't beat NY, Tokyo, London

Report forecasts Shanghai and Beijing will come 5th and 6th in ranking

30 December 2017
Officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the rail project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, on Dec. 21 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. (Photo by Yukako Ono).
Economy

China's high-speed train plans in Southeast Asia stumble

Disagreements over costs and land procurement are adding years to schedules

28 December 2017
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan announces the repatriation of his company's legal base from Singapore to the U.S. at the White House on Nov. 2.
Economy

US corporate tax cuts unnerve Asian economies

Region frets as Broadcom becomes first US company planning to move home

28 December 2017
Durreen Shahnaz's Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange connects those at the bottom of the economic pyramid with Wall Street capital. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Business trends

Asia's 'impact investors' favor social investment over charity

Returns expected to keep pace with conventional stakes

27 December 2017
Sembcorp employees look at modules on the main deck of a newly completed vessel at Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
Economy

Singapore manufacturing falters on weakness in rigs, drugs

Electronics strengthens despite concerns about fading momentum

26 December 2017