Markets

Cambodia's picturesque temple town of Siem Reap will host the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting on August 27, where trade liberalization, economic cooperation and inequality...

Pay-TV company Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, preparing for the next large IPO in the country, will offer almost half of its shares to indigenuous...

Singapore has made it in the news as a possible destination for wealthy German individuals' funds that are currently kept in Switzerland for tax...

Myanmar's new investment law, eagerly awaited by companies ready to pour money into the newly opened economy, has still not been approved by the...

The new secretary-general of the ten-nation ASEAN bloc will be Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh of Vietnam, barring unexpected developments, according to a...

Indonesia's economy grew better than expected in the second quarter of 2012 due to rising domestic and foreign investment activity and robust domestic demand. Gross...

The Philippines may come close to expanding 6.4 per cent in the second quarter, said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan at a hearing for...

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holding is looking at assets in Europe as it considers dropping share values of EU companies as a result...

With weaker growth in China, the US economy stagnating and the euro crisis unresolved, growth in Singapore could fall below 1 per cent this...

Stocks of IHH Healthcare, one of Asia's largest hospital operators, gained 10 per cent in its debut on July 25 on the Bursa Malaysia...

Indonesia has set its growth forecast for the third quarter 2012 at 6.3 per cent, according to the latest economic development report by the...

Oil Major PTT is ready to take over Cove Energy's Africa operations for $1.9 billion, and brewer Thai Beverage is up to tap the...

The International Monetary Fund has kept its 2012 growth forecast for the ASEAN-5 countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. The IMF said in...

Global traders are finding cozy refuge in the Philippine stock market, which has continued to hit record highs in the first half of this...

Industry giant General Electric has become the first US firm to seal a deal with Myanmar after sanctions were lifted by US President Barack...

Goldis Bhd is an investment company with private equity investments in Malaysia and China, focusing mainly on life sciences and green technology.

With slowing growth in China and India, all eyes are now on the emerging Southeast Asian economies which are showing resilience not only towards these two large trading partners, but also towards the EU debt crisis.

The takeover of UK-based marketing agency Aegis by Japan's advertising giant Dentsu for $5 billion is creating Asia's largest advertising conglomerate. The deal will...