Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Citibank Singapore has launched the initial phase of its new natural-language chatbot, Citi Bot, on Facebook’s social media messaging platform, Messenger.

SINGAPORE (July 19): Singapore is expected to see an increase in airfares and hotel prices in 2018 by 3.9% and 3.2%, respectively, says a new study released today by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Solutions Group.

SINGAPORE (July 19): Asia Pacific companies may be loosening their purse strings on cyber security, but this may not necessarily yield the desired results, according to a new report by security company Palo Alto Networks. 

SINGAPORE (June 29): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expected to lead the initial public offering (IPO) pipeline for Southeast Asia in 2H17 as the region sees its best first half in 15 years, says EY, the global assurance, tax, transaction and advisory se

(June 2): KKR & Co. has raised US$9.3 billion ($12.8 billion) for its third Asia fund, amassing the biggest ever pool by a private equity firm in the region, as the firm steps up investment in Japan.

HONG KONG (May 18): The value of pay and benefits packages for expatriates moving to Hong Kong and Singapore continued to decline last year, according to consultancy firm ECA International.

SINGAPORE (May 11): Eight pre-Series A startups involved in food technology (foodtech) and agriculture technology (agriculture) have been named as finalists in the inaugural edition of the Future Food Asia Award (FFAA).

HONG KONG (April 6): Developing Asian countries will drive the world economy in the next two years, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday, but it warned of uncertainties from the United States and Europe.

SINGAPORE (March 28): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has highlighted rising inflation as a particular area for Asia to watch in the year ahead, which has the potential to become a policy issue but is not an immediate problem.

SINGAPORE (Feb 1): State Street Global Exchange’s Global Investor Confidence Index (Global ICI) continues to decline on a global scale, falling 0.3 points from Dec 2016’s revised reading of 94.1 to 93.8 in Jan 2017.