Asia

SINGAPORE (March 13): The brighter economic outlook for Asia this year is set to contrast with 2016’s more sobering expectations due to positive signals from several key metrics so far, says UOB in a Monday flash note.

HONG KONG (March 8): Asian countries should pursue a Pacific trade pact even after the US walked away, and its standards should be incorporated into other regional deals, according to a report authored by half a dozen former trade envoys.

BANGKOK (March 7): More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said on Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region.

SINGAPORE (March 7): Since his entry into the Oval Office, Donald Trump seems to have cooled quite a bit in comparison to the feisty promises and threats he made during the US presidential campaign and his first month in office.

SINGAPORE (March 6): Singapore is revealed as the third most expensive city in Asia for construction, following Hong Kong and Macau, according to the International Construction Costs Index published on Monday by built assets design and consultancy firm Ar

SINGAPORE (March 1): State Street Global Exchange’s Global Investor Confidence Index (Global ICI) reported a fall in sentiment to 92.9 points, down 1.6 points from Jan 2017’s revised reading of 94.5.

BANGKOK (Feb 20): As the most sensitive emerging Asian currency, South Korea’s won provides the best proxy for investors looking to bet on how the region reacts to US President Donald Trump.

HONG KONG (Feb 15): Everything old is new again when it comes to trade deals.

SINGAPORE (Feb 14): Surging stocks for coatings companies worldwide have created Southeast Asia’s second paint company billionaire.

SINGAPORE (Feb 13): India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam have largely escaped US President Donald Trump’s glare on trade, but he may yet come looking. The US runs trade deficits with all of them, in some cases quite big ones.