Metro Pacific's Santa Barbara Treatment Plant in Iloilo Province, the Philippines, provides water to Iloilo City and its neighborhood municipalities. (Courtesy of Metro Pacific Water)
Economy

Metro Pacific buys into Vietnam water company

Philippines' infrastructure group ramps up Southeast Asian expansion

10 November 2017
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press briefing at the Government Office in Hanoi on Nov. 8.
Economy

'TPP 11' trade pact official agreement still up in the air

Japan PM says Canada not ready to make decision

10 November 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 10.
Economy

Trump warns Indo-Pacific nations on 'trade abuses'

President demands 'fairness and reciprocity' through bilateral deals

10 November 2017
Singapore's central business district forms the backdrop for a PSA International port terminal.
Economy

11 nations agree in principle on TPP Pacific trade deal

Leaders look to officially rubber stamp deal on Friday

10 November 2017
A Ho Chi Minh City branch of HDBank, a private Vietnamese bank that has seen impressive growth in the retail segment
Economy

Vietnamese banks tap foreign talent to unlock growth

Lenders seek expertise in retail operations as sector moves on from 2012 crisis

9 November 2017
Manufacturers experienced rising global commodity prices in October.
Economy

Asian manufacturing logs slow growth in October

Nikkei PMI shows higher costs pinching output across the region

9 November 2017
A street market in Mumbai: India faces widening gender gaps in politics, healthy life expectancy and basic literacy.
Economy

Asia's top economies lose ground on gender equality

India, Japan, China among those to slip in latest World Economic Forum ranking

9 November 2017
Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to a reporter Wednesday in the Vietnamese city of Danang.
Economy

'TPP 11' narrowing down areas of contention

Japan, resisting calls for suspending provisions, could be forced to compromise

9 November 2017
Ships in the Strait of Singapore (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Coming week may determine fate of TPP and shape global trade

Rival RCEP deal also up for discussion in Asian meetings

8 November 2017
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, right, with Japanese TPP point man Toshimitsu Motegi in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Economy

Vietnam keen on salvaging Pacific trade deal minus US

Raw materials imports, labor rights remain sticking points for 'TPP 11'

8 November 2017
A boy harvests rice in Babelan village in the Bekasi district of Indonesia's West Java province.
Economy

Asian farmers can't meet rising food demand: Rabobank

Dutch lender joins UN in $1bn campaign to alleviate problem

5 November 2017
A Ho Chi Minh City branch of HDBank, a private Vietnamese bank that has seen impressive growth in the retail segment
Economy

Vietnamese banks tap foreign execs to drive growth

Listed lender Vietcombank hires HSBC veteran to head retail operations

3 November 2017
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Economy

5 things to watch during Trump's visit to Asia

President's 12-day tour will be a test of US leadership in the region

2 November 2017
A street market in Mumbai: India faces widening gender gaps in politics, healthy life expectancy and basic literacy.
Economy

India plunges to 108th in gender equality ranking

Asia's big economies slip, with China in 100th place and Japan in 114th

2 November 2017
Top Japanese trade negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto, center, speaks to counterparts from the other remaining TPP signatories in Urayasu, near Tokyo, on Oct. 31.
Economy

'TPP 11' negotiators make headway before crucial summit next week

'Consensus' reached on freezing certain provisions, but obstacles remain

1 November 2017
Exiting the TPP 11 would leave New Zealand out of the broader movement toward free trade, a dairy industry body warns.
Economy

Tough road ahead for 'TPP 11' even with New Zealand on board

New prime minister's shift eases path, but issues remain on about 50 provisions

31 October 2017
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Stocks

Nikkei will launch new index to aid Asian-focused investors

Nikkei Asia300 Investable meets rules for indexes covering trusts and other financial instruments

30 October 2017
South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong speaks at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership meeting in Incheon, South Korea on Oct. 24. (Courtesy of South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
Economy

RCEP deal unlikely this year: South Korean official

Participants snagged over how much to open their markets in trade pact

27 October 2017
A tourist takes a picture of Malaysia's landmark Putra Mosque shrouded with haze in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur.
Economy

Travel spending by Muslim millennials to top $100bn by 2025

More are choosing to travel to Asia-Pacific region

26 October 2017
For decades, Petrovietnam has enjoyed an effective monopoly on fuel retailing in Vietnam.
Economy

Scandals at Petrovietnam highlight Vietnam's reform headaches

State-owned enterprises reassert their dominance as TPP talks stall

26 October 2017
The Ho Chi Minh City skyline: Vietnam is quickly climbing the ranks of offshore business destinations.
Business

Vietnam emerging as the next outsourcing powerhouse

IT companies are building a BPO hub that offers more than low costs

20 October 2017
For decades, Petrovietnam has enjoyed an effective monopoly on fuel sales in the country, but the entry of foreign players is likely to increase competition. REUTERS/Kham
Economy

Petrovietnam scandals lay bare stalling state-sector reforms

Overhaul grinds to halt after US TPP withdrawal, but problems more deep-rooted

19 October 2017
This site in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, is making way for the Hong Kong-Zhuahai-Macao bridge. It was pictured on June 29, 2016.
Economy

Asia has $26tn in infrastructure projects up for grabs

Multilateral lenders, foreign governments handle much of the financing

18 October 2017