A South Korea flag is displayed against skyscrapers and businesses in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Ann Hermes | Christian Science Monitor | Getty Images South Korea’s equity IPO activity has plummeted this year as efforts to boost corporate valuations run into trouble around governance reforms and the high amount Chaebols, or family-run conglomerates. South Korea saw 15 new listings in…
A general view of the bumper to bumper traffic as vehicles are seen crossing into Singapore a day ahead before Malaysia closes its borders at the causeway bordering Malaysia’s southern state of Johor Bahru and Singapore on March 17, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images A raft of companies has been shifting operations…
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across Asia is reviving an uncomfortable question: Could this be 1997 all over again? The parallels are hard to ignore. Asian currencies are under pressure, fueling the risk of capital outflows. Spiking energy costs have pushed governments to…
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok over the weekend due to concerns that the tool was being used to generate non-consensual, sexually explicit and obscene content. Malaysian regulators ordered temporary restrictions be placed on the chatbot from xAI on Sunday following “repeated…
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea on Dec. 20, 2025. Department Of Homeland Security | Via Reuters The escalating…
Vince Nguyen, a 39-year-old entrepreneur based in Vietnam, spends a few hundreds almost every month traveling to other countries to play pickleball. The sport, which began as a pastime after injuring himself in American football, has since become central to his lifestyle, as he plays it for two to four hours almost daily. Since he…
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, after top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators announced they had reached a framework on several disputed issues, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign off on the terms. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with CBS…
As rising living costs and global economic uncertainty continue to strain many financially, some expats have found that moving overseas can be easier on their wallet. For the fifth consecutive year, Vietnam is the most affordable country in the world for expats, ranking first out of 46 destinations when it comes to personal finances, according to the 2025…
Malaysia has developed its first domestic age AI processor. Malaysian chip design company Skyechip announced its Mars1000 processor at an industry program on Monday, Bloomberg Informed While an edge processor is not as powerful as an advanced Nvidia chip, it still represents a technical milestone for Malaysia, which wants to play a big role in…
