Asia-Pacific

An array of investor-friendly attributes are turning Vietnam into one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful magnets for foreign direct investment.

Since the Biden administration rolled out a package of sanctions, Beijing’s access to the semiconductor market has been substantially crimped.

While the winner of Taiwan's presidential contest is uncertain, whoever wins will have to manage the island's increasingly difficult relationship with mainland China.

President Joe Biden’s recent decision to ban US companies from making new investments in Chinese technology prompted the Chinese government to respond in kind by blocking Intel's acquisition of Tower Semiconductor.

Concerns about corruption and mismanagement hamper the Philippines' sovereign wealth fund launch.

GCC banks are expanding their footprint in Asia-Pacific, now the Gulf’s number-one trade partner.

Michele Bullock's appointment as Reserve Bank of Australia governor was welcomed by the country's business and banking sectors.

New Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng has been a vocal proponent of the Greater Bay Area initiative and has worked with Xi Jinping since the 1980s.

Eli Remolona’s appointment has been welcomed by analysts who point to his significant international experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements.

Some of these nations handled the pandemic well and some did not. It almost made no difference in how people evaluated their satisfaction with life.

Located at the center of the ASEAN region, with direct links to China, Thailand is piquing investors’ interest.

Nimish Panchmatia, Chief Data & Transformation Officer at DBS, speaks to Global Finance about how the bank is transforming its business with innovation.

Trade between the two countries is at an all-time high, yet signs point to decoupling.

The pricing moves come as China’s economy makes a cautious recovery following the relaxation of strict Covid-19 restrictions. 

The decision to switch most likely stems from a US law stating that Chinese companies can be delisted if their auditing firms do not comply with US accounting standards. 

Sixteen banks and payment firms are involved in a trial using the “e-HKD,” including the three note-issuing banks—HSBC, Standard Chartered and the Bank of China (Hong Kong).

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years ago yet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off. 

Banks push on as rates rise and bring a boost in interest margins.

Leaders from the Central Bank of Taiwan (CBC) and five banks active on the island discussed post-Covid supply chain challenges, inflation, and tensions with China during Global Finance's recent roundtable.

According to China's new proposed regulations, companies providing generative AI services must prevent false information and content that is discriminatory or harmful to intellectual property or personal privacy rights.