China's Chery looking to expand car production in Europe, top executives say

It prefers to use existing production capacity instead of investing in a new assembly plant

Kin Productions' executive director and chief executive officer Vincent Chai (right) and executive chairman Ko Chee Wah believe it is the time for further expansion given the profitability and growth rate of the group.

Can Kin Productions’ IPO hit the right pitch in Singapore’s event tourism boom?

Its move into arts and culture reflects a broader strategic shift that began in 2024 when it established a design-and-build services unit

The RBI clamped down on speculation against the rupee by capping currency bets by banks at US$100 million each and barring them from entering derivative contracts in the offshore market.

India forex regulator criticises banks’ rupee arbitrage trades

The regulator rebuke banks for transferring arbitrage trades from their books to corporate clients

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Among the recently appointed CEOs of STI companies is Tan Teck Long, who took the helm at OCBC on Jan 1.

Real estate, industrial STI constituents have among the youngest CEOs

Long-serving individuals can bring valuable continuity, institutional memory and stakeholder trust

“June and July will be a very critical period in ensuring fuel supplies are available,” says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

Malaysia faces ‘critical period’ for fuel by June, minister says

The government is taking steps to diversify its fuel sources and strengthen ties with major trading partners

The government gave the company seven days to respond with a detailed plan.

Philippines asks Facebook to curb fake news, warns of legal move

Facebook is accused of spreading “false and panic-inducing content” on its platforms

Akazawa said the BOJ’s 2 per cent inflation target was “quite close” to being achieved while real interest rates remained “quite low”.

BOJ policy to boost yen could be an option to curb inflation, Japanese minister says

[TOKYO] Bank of Japan monetary policy could be an option to tame rising prices by boosting the yen, Japan’s trade minister said on Sunday (Apr 12), as the central bank weighs raising interest rates th...

Across South-east Asia, tens of millions of smallholders are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed to run tractors, irrigation pumps and rice planters.

Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple

The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked a vital route for fertiliser and fuel deliveries