WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund announced on Friday (Apr 25) it had reached agreement on a loan programme review with Sri Lanka which will make around US$344 million available to support ...

BEIJING] Tencent Music Entertainment Group is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a US$2.4 billion deal that would accelerate its push to become China’s answer to Spotify ...

SINGAPORE] Politicians warned about the storm ahead – but differed in how to face it, in the first party political broadcasts ...

TOKYO] Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda has proposed a buyout of supplier Toyota Industries, people familiar with the matter ...

HONG KONG] China’s Didi Global is quietly recruiting new drivers in Hong Kong as it looks to grow outside of mainland China.

VATICAN CITY] The Vatican was making final preparations on Friday (Apr 25) for Pope Francis’ funeral as the last of the huge ...

SINGAPORE] Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast said its net profit rose 31.2 per cent year on year to S$19 ...

WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said he expected to wrap up trade deals with US partners looking for lower tariffs soon.

BANGKOK] Thailand plans to step up a campaign to attract high-spending European tourists as the Chinese, the dominant group ...

US unveils solar tariffs on Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; Singapore to offer S$1.8 billion of 30-year green bonds ...

SINGAPORE] Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong received the Distinguished Comrade of Labour award at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) May Awards on Friday (Apr 25) for his “sterling contributions ...

HONG KONG] BYD’s net income in the first quarter jumped to 9.15 billion yuan (S$1.7 billion), overtaking Tesla on another key metric and signalling a robust start to the year for China’s No 1 selling ...