The Singapore Airshow this year is gearing up to showcase Chinese aircrafts, as the city-state hosts one of Asia’s largest aerospace and defense events.
Singapore pledges to support households and companies as costs rise; expects budget surplus in 2024
The government will provide more vouchers and cash handouts to Singaporean households, as well as rebates for utility bills. Companies will also get corporate tax rebates.
The Eastern & Oriental luxury train restarted this week — here’s what a trip costs
Belmond’s Eastern & Oriental Express is back on the tracks after a near four-year hiatus. The train, one of the best in Southeast Asia, has a new look and new routes.
Japan slipped into a technical recession. The Bank of Japan has to juggle supporting the yen and fragile growth
The central bank is under pressure to alleviate Japanese yen weakness, stemming from the interest rate divergence between the U.S. and Japan.
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo leads in early unofficial presidential vote count
More than 200 million people were eligible to vote in the elections across Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Japan’s economy unexpectedly slips into recession, hurt by weak domestic demand
Provisional gross domestic product contracted 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago, after contracting 2.9% in the July-September period.
Millions in Indonesia head to the polls to elect Jokowi’s presidential successor
Voters have six hours to cast their votes at one of more than 800,000 polling stations across Indonesia’s 17,000 islands.
Why the Year of the Dragon doesn’t bode well for China’s declining population
The Year of the Dragon is known to be an auspicious year to have a baby, but experts believe that China’s birth rates are unlikely to see a big rise in 2024.
China appoints ‘Broker Butcher’ Wu Qing as new chairman of securities regulator
China’s Cabinet on Wednesday appointed markets veteran Wu Qing as chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, state media Xinhua said.
Social media chatter helps draw 3 million tourists in 3 days to a frigid city in northern China
Following a flurry of social media chatter, Harbin attracts a record-breaking number of visitors during the three-day New Year holiday.