International
Japan’s exports jump 16.8% in January on strong Asia demand
Analysts expect the Japanese economy to gather momentum with the help of domestic drivers such as private consumption
Japan invest US$36 billion in US projects under Trump deal
The initial investment in a power generation facility is timely
A RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
A Sunway-IJM merger would create a top 10 largest entity on the local bourse
Musk is beating China’s 203,000 paper satellites
The country’s plans are best understood not as a genuine expansion, but a bid to hobble the front-runner
Australia M&A sparks to life with A$11.7 billion Macquarie-Qube deal
Data shows that the country’s M&A volume is up 18% in the year to date from the same period in 2025
Malaysia’s king warns graft agency among those on his ‘radar’
‘Be careful, those in the Royal Malaysia Police, Immigration Department, Royal Malaysian Customs Department and many more,’ he says
Oil prices steady with focus on geopolitical risk before Iran talks
It has rallied about 10% this year as escalating tensions with Iran outshine concerns over a building glut
Winter economy becomes poster child for China’s stimulus tilt to services
Beijing is trying to redirect some incentives from sometimes wasteful investments on transport, housing and industrial infrastructure to potentially more productive areas
India seeks to revive private investment in high-speed roads
The target is to award projects worth one trillion rupees to the private sector by fiscal year 2027
ByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese company of using its characters to train and power the tool without permission
