BEIJING (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Wuxi, a Chinese manufacturing hub, tightened its Covid-19 control measures on Sunday (July 3) after reporting 31 new coronavirus cases, as …
Australia’s south-east braces for floods as heavy rain pummels Sydney, NSW
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Thousands of residents were ordered on Sunday (July 3) to evacuate south-west Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, with torrential rain and damaging winds …
PropertyGuru’s chief guru keeps things real
There you are, running LinkedIn’s Asia-Pacific operations from Singapore, having earlier grown the professional network’s members more than fivefold to 18 million in the four …
3 tips on investing in a bear market
(NYTIMES) – The party in the financial markets is long over. Chatter about hot stocks and fabulous opportunities in cryptocurrencies and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has …
Getting over the fear of investing
After close to four years of working I finally decided to invest some of my money, something I had put off for a long time …
Electric car market gets hotter with new Korean models
(BLOOMBERG) – The electric vehicle market just got hotter, with Hyundai Motor muscling in new EVs that are touted to have the “most electric”. Earlier …
‘Lost World of Malaysia’: Low-key Unesco site set to welcome tourists
LENGGONG, PERAK – A little-known town in Malaysia’s northern Perak state is ready for its share of tourists, a good decade after it was listed …
Skeleton, fireflies and prawn noodles – discovering Perak as an archaeological tourist
LENGGONG, PERAK – Malaysia has begun efforts to promote archaeological tourism in its lesser known towns, where visitors are introduced to conservation or historical sites …
Me & My Money: Entrepreneur finds largest returns in building property business
SINGAPORE – Making a career switch to the property industry was gruelling but entrepreneur Nick Tan reckons the cutting-edge real estate media business he has …
Elderly man who lived in HDB rental flat has $1m savings
SINGAPORE – The phrase “appearances can be deceptive” doesn’t come close to capturing the case of a Singaporean man in his 80s who lived what seemed to …
Plan early to avoid financial abuse in old age
SINGAPORE – Even if you are very savvy in building substantial wealth, you should realise that you are only human and will grow old and …
Dozens missing in shipwreck during South China Sea typhoon
HONG KONG (AFP) – More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South …
Indian police arrest ‘masterminds’ behind execution of Hindu tailor
UDAIPUR/MUMBAI (REUTERS) – Indian police made fresh arrests in the case of the execution of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, a murder that stoked unease …
Australians rally against US overturning of key abortion ruling
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Thousands of Australians joined raucous protests across the country on Saturday (July 2) against the US Supreme Court’s overturning of women’s constitutional …
Indonesia looks to raise palm oil export quota, biodiesel mix in fuel
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia proposed raising palm oil export quotas on Friday (July 1) and is considering increasing mandatory levels of biodiesel in fuel mixes …
Australia’s Victoria state looks to wean households off gas
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s Victoria government released a plan on Saturday (July 2) aiming to wean the country’s biggest gas-consuming state off the fossil fuel, …
Crypto firms feel the heat as sell-off continues, prices fall
SINGAPORE – Promises of outsized returns by some of the biggest names in digital currencies have helped trigger the carnage now roiling the cryptocurrency market. …
New Zealand’s Ardern doubles down on warning of China’s Pacific ambitions
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has again raised concerns about China’s ambitions in the Pacific, repeating her comment that Beijing “has …
China to loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, transit via 3rd country now permitted
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – China will loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, allowing entrance in case of transit via a third country, notices issued late on …
Australia is part of Asia, says Aussie FM Penny Wong on visit to Malaysian birthplace
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her story showed that Australia was part of …