Politics

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte inspects an honour guard with Singapore's President Tony Tan at the Istana in Singapore on Dec. 15. (Reuters)
Politics

Singapore needs new diplomatic strategy

Shifts in Chinese and American power have thrown balancing role into question

4 January 2017
A stronger dollar may roil Asian currency markets in 2017.
Forex

Asian nations eye stronger defense against currency turmoil

Bigger dollar swap pact on the table for discussion in 2017

3 January 2017
A man walks out of a CIMB Bank in Kuala Lumpur.
Economy

Company in focus: Malaysia's CIMB spreads its wings in ASEAN

Bank reignites regional ambitions with Vietnam expansion, digital push

15 December 2016
Malaysian and Vietnamese officials attend CIMB Vietnam's opening ceremony in Hanoi on Dec. 9. (Courtesy of CIMB Group Holdings)
Economy

CIMB reignites regional ambitions on digital banking

Malaysian lender focuses on neighbouring markets to weather external headwinds

11 December 2016
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Asia300

Singapore fines Standard Chartered in ongoing 1MDB fraud probe

Coutts, others included in wide-ranging crackdown as authorities tighten up banking rules

2 December 2016
Heads of state at the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 4
10 November 2016
Heads of state at the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 4
10 November 2016
Foreign fishing boats seized due to illegal fishing are blown up near Bitung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
3 November 2016
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13 October 2016
A man walks past a stranded bus on a road flooded by heavy rains in Mumbai on Aug. 5.
6 October 2016
A park in Ho Chi Minh City -- smartphones have revolutionized the way people communicate. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
15 September 2016
A park in Ho Chi Minh City -- smartphones have revolutionized the way people communicate. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
15 September 2016
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5 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference at the close of the ASEAN summit at Sunnylands in California on Feb. 16.
15 August 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, is flanked by ASEAN leaders at a summit in Rancho Mirage, California, on February 16.
30 June 2016
British Finance Minister George Osborne, second left, visits the Hitachi Rail Europe plant in Ashford, Britain, on June 15.
30 June 2016
Laotian new Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is the country's first leader with extensive diplomatic experience.
5 May 2016
Rain clouds gather over Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Getty Images)
28 January 2016
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28 January 2016
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27 January 2016
A sales assistant at a shop in Seoul watches a news report on North Korea's nuclear test on Jan. 6.
21 January 2016
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31 December 2015