Asia-Pacific

THE BROAD VIEW

Nato looks East amid squabbles in the West

PNJ’s high-end luxury brand, CAO Fine Jewellery, with its focus on craftsmanship and design, could play a role in the company’s push to export.

Vietnam’s top jeweller PNJ looks abroad as it deals with diamond, gold smuggling scandal at home

Saudi crude prices hit all-time highs in May after the US-Iran war prevented ships from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi oil price cut unlikely to convince sated Asia buyers, traders say

Construction site of the Sun Group-invested expansion project for Phu Quoc International Airport.

Vietnam’s island megaproject races towards Apec deadline, but demand test looms

Singapore is ranked as the world’s most expensive city for cars and placed third globally for residential property, according to Julius Baer.

Singapore retains top spot as most expensive city for HNWIs, with five Apac cities in global top 10

Kelly Young, CEO of the quant manager, says: “We feel that the strategies we have in place today work well for the part of the wealth segment we are targeting.”

Asia is at forefront of Acadian Asset Management’s private-wealth push: CEO

Structured credit has emerged as a bright spot, offering banks and investors higher returns than conventional corporate loans.

Bankers say Asia loan market to stay weak as war saps confidence

Without targeted acceleration, Vietnam’s full-year growth could reach only 8.7%, or fall closer to the World Bank’s more moderate 6.8% forecast.

Four wild cards stand between Vietnam and its 11.9% H2 growth target

Asia’s relative proximity to gulf suppliers of oil and gas, combined with its dependence on imports, left the region exposed by the closure of Hormuz.

Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit comes as New Delhi seeks to bolster ties in the Asia-Pacific region.

India's Modi to visit Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand next week