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Vietnam’s northern provinces, not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, are powering near 10% GDP growth

2026-10-06T07:56:39.000Z
Earlier allocations from the EQDP have boosted liquidity, but mid-caps have trailed the STI.

MAS’ third EQDP shot of S$1.45 billion a catalyst for small and mid-caps to catch up: JPMorgan

2026-10-06T05:36:50.000Z
The consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.53% in August, Commerce Ministry data showed on Oct 6.

Thai inflation accelerates again with floods adding price risk

2026-10-06T05:19:43.000Z
Tasnim Ghiawadwala, global commercial bank head at Citi, says: “Our clients are realising that (they) can’t put all (their) eggs in one basket.”

Citi targets globally ambitious firms as geopolitical de-risking drives Singapore flows

2026-10-05T23:00:00.000Z
The Asean region is facing a widening set of electricity security challenges due to a tightening supply and demand balance, and changes in the generation mix.

Asean faces widening electricity security challenges amid rising demand: IEA report

2026-10-05T22:00:00.000Z
A report by the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office notes that Asia is “increasingly integrated into AI-related financial markets”.

Asia on front line of economic risk if AI boom turns to bust: study

2026-10-05T10:17:40.000Z
Tech employment in non-tech sectors rose 5.3% year on year to 130,900, while the number of tech professionals in tech sectors increased 1.8% to 91,300.

Singapore’s digital economy employs 222,000 and accounts for 20% of GDP: IMDA

2026-10-05T09:19:41.000Z
Employment opportunities in Indonesia include seaweed aggregation and processing, and shrimp farm management in Indonesia, StanChart’s report shows.
TAKING HEART

Tsao Pao Chee partners StanChart Foundation to advance youth employment in S-E Asia’s ocean economy

2026-10-05T08:29:14.000Z
Malaysia’s business conditions remain stable, but factors such as rising input costs and delayed payments are increasingly squeezing vulnerable SMEs.

Malaysian firms turn to short-term borrowing as cash buffers shrink: Bank Negara

2026-10-05T07:42:03.000Z
Four Seasons Koh Samui (pictured). Resentment towards some foreigners is breeding in a country that has spent decades selling itself as a tourist paradise.

As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcome

2026-10-05T05:50:10.000Z