SE Asian economies

On their stock picks for the region, the team has given Singapore's CapitaLand, DBS and ST Engineering "buy" calls.

To counter supply-chain disruptions, Asean must enhance economic integration, diversify sources and beef up multinational forums.

A global recovery looks underway but Asia won't benefit much from the rebound in coal, iron ore and copper prices.

South-east Asia is a unique melting pot of people and cultures, so it comes as some surprise to discover that the region is failing to leverage the value of that diversity.

(Apr 3): Private-equity (PE) investments in AsiaPacific declined last year after record highs in 2017 and 2018. 

Governments have tightened international travel and border crossings with China in their efforts to stop the spread of the pneumonia-like illness.

Nirgunan Tiruchelvam is head of consumer sector equity at Tellimer (Exotix Capital).  

SINGAPORE (Dec 16): The ongoing US-China trade war and rising protectionism has resulted in slower economic growth for the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report released by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). 

(Dec 9): The world’s biggest cruise-ports operator is looking to expand in Southeast Asia, a budding hotspot for Chinese voyagers that could eventually rival the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

(Nov 29): Myanmar tycoon Win Aung is open to foreign investment in the listed industrial-estate provider he oversees, following Ayala Corp’s tie-up with a firm traded on the nation’s fledgling stock exchange.