Asia-Pacific

Vietnam seeks US$76 billion a year from capital markets to ease reliance on banks

2026-07-29T10:18:20.000Z
An AirTrunk data centre under construction in Australia (pictured). The AI boom has fuelled a wave of multibillion-dollar data centre deals across Asia-Pacific.

AirTrunk gets US$2.3 billion green loan for Johor data centre

2026-07-29T04:49:29.000Z
As Asia races to build its AI infrastructure, securing sufficient copper is becoming almost as key as securing the electricity to power it, say analysts.

Why copper is becoming Asia’s next AI bottleneck

2026-07-27T13:38:13.000Z
The global AI-related boom accounted for nearly two-thirds of a 20% rise in Asean+3 export growth in Q1 2026.

AI demand to support growth in Asean+3 region amid Middle East headwinds: Amro

2026-07-27T09:42:35.000Z
China is progressing across multiple AI fronts: open-source models, humanoids and physical AI, semiconductor equipment and domestic supply chains.

Asia’s AI rally is narrowing. But the opportunity is also broadening

2026-07-23T05:36:20.000Z
Vietnam has long relied on commercial banks as the economy’s principal source of capital.

Vietnam banks strain to finance Hanoi’s double-digit growth push

2026-07-21T09:00:00.000Z
Second Minister for Finance and National Development Indranee Rajah said at the opening of the Professional Services Centre Singapore that such centres can foster an integrated approach to professional services.

Singapore launches professional services centre as part of network for businesses’ Asia expansion

2026-07-21T07:30:00.000Z
South Korean electronics giant Samsung, Vietnam’s largest foreign investor, has invested about US$24 billion and plans to add another US$1 billion in 2026.

Singapore, South Korea reshape Vietnam’s FDI mix as Chinese inflows halve

2026-07-20T03:14:44.000Z
Asia-Pacific airlines’ costs rose in tandem with revenues in 2025; their combined operating expenses increased 4.3% to US$209.4 billion.

Asia-Pacific airlines’ 2025 revenues climb 4.3% to US$223.7 billion on travel surge

2026-07-17T07:50:21.000Z
Energy has never been more central to economic competitiveness, winning advanced manufacturing investment, and hosting the data infrastructure the digital economy requires.

Asia-Pacific’s energy security: The engineering is ready; the regulatory infrastructure must follow

2026-07-14T23:00:00.000Z