Asean Business

It’s not just Singapore that will benefit from the Asean Power Grid: philanthropy platform CEO

2026-09-09T12:44:09.000Z
Supported by EDB, the Global Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence will serve companies in Singapore and across South-east Asia.

TUV SUD launches S$30 million Singapore decarbonisation centre to boost carbon market trust

2026-09-09T03:00:00.000Z
Former US vice-president Al Gore is “optimistic” that China will “provide leadership for the world toward genuine solutions for the climate crisis”.

Asean leaders should focus on energy transition, not US-China rivalry: Al Gore

2026-09-08T12:02:24.000Z
Singapore’s advanced manufacturing sector generated over S$135 billion in value in 2024, and S$800 million has been set aside for a  semiconductor research flagship.

Singapore's manufacturing sector has thousands of jobs to fill. But can it shake its image problem? 

2026-09-06T23:00:00.000Z
Danny Loong, president of SNBA and co-founder of Timbre Group, recalls how people used to spend longer nights out, moving from one venue to another – an energy he believes has diminished.

Singapore’s nightlife is struggling. Industry chief Danny Loong wants to ‘bring back the energy’

2026-09-04T03:59:15.000Z
The panel is part of a sustainability conference organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore on Sep 3. Left to right: David Kelly, executive director of British Chamber of Commerce Singapore; Sadik Arslan, Turkish ambassador to Singapore; Emily Follett; Australian deputy high commissioner to Singapore; Joseph Teo, Singapore's chief climate change negotiator.

Asean can be self-sufficient in energy, food with integrated market: Singapore’s chief climate negotiator

2026-09-03T10:14:41.000Z
The peso has fallen about 7% since the onset of the US-Iran conflict on Feb 28, emerging as one of Asia’s worst performers.

Record remittances fail to shield Philippine peso’s slide from mounting pressures

2026-08-30T23:00:00.000Z
Despite numerous crackdowns, South-east Asia’s multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry has proven remarkably resilient. 
BRUNCH

Rooting out the scam scourge in South-east Asia

2026-08-28T07:30:00.000Z
“I consider myself lucky. I don’t consider myself successful,” says Ng Yih Pyng, the second-generation leader of Tomei Consolidated.
BEHIND THE NAME

What’s luck got to do with it? Everything, says Malaysian jewellery king Tomei’s chief

2026-08-28T03:08:29.000Z
The Vietnam International Financial Centre is being developed as “one centre, two destinations” across Da Nang (left) and Ho Chi Minh City.
THE FINANCIAL HUB RACE

Vietnam pitches its real economy, not a Singapore replica, in two-city IFC push

2026-08-27T23:00:00.000Z