Asia, US markets tumble on recession fears
Pandemonium followed fears that the Federal Reserve will go for a 75-basis point interest rate hike at its meeting this week
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Asia must learn lessons from Ukraine at this dangerous time: Ng Eng Hen
Singapore's defence minister also said that the region should continue fostering peace, cooperation and economic interdependency.
Surging prices nudge Asia’s central bank hawks off sidelines
Some Asian economies, such as South Korea and New Zealand, already commenced their shifts away from pandemic era monetary stimulus last year as surging prices unsettled…
Asian stock markets take cue from US to hit fresh lows
ST Index careens into bear territory for the first time since January 2016 Many stock markets across Asia, including in Singapore, followed the United States into bear territory…
After Kim-Trump summit, concrete actions needed.
The summit is over and done, now comes the hard part. With the summit now consigned to history books, leaders from across the globe are now looking to the President of the United…
Concrete actions and reactions after Korean Summit
A recap of the concrete actions, the possible future actions and global reactions to the Korean Summit. Friday’s Korea Summit was historic for many reasons. It was the first…
E-sports here to stay in Asia
Despite a lack of acceptance by older generations, the competitive video game arena is more popular than ever and worth an estimated$900 million US. Whether its pushing down…
Asia takes steps to combat fake news
Malaysia’s new fake news bill is not the first attempt by Asian countries to tackle the fake news problem. Malaysia tabled a new Bill in Parliament on Monday (March 28) to…
Three films that helped put Asia on the production map
Asia is quickly becoming the choice du jour for Hollywood filmmakers looking for exotic locales and cheaper production costs. Film tourism – it’s a modern trend. Around the…
Four of Asia’s deadliest volcanoes
A string of volcanic eruptions around the Pacific rim gives us the opportunity to look back at the deadliest volcanic events in modern Asian history. Japan’s Shinmoedake…