compared with 10%-20% for banks in other developed markets in Asia-Pacific that practice the Internal Ratings-Based Approach to credit risk. In 2011 a luxury tax was introduced. Second homes not ...

Im Chae-moo made a small fortune as a heartthrob actor in South Korea. He spent it all on a theme park for children.

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German container line Hapag-Lloyd as of next November first will begin applying a General Rate Increase, GRI, on shipments from Asia to the West Coast of South America, Mexico, Central America ...

"The supply chain issue is the biggest challenge the industry is facing," Subhas Menon, the director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said at the trade body's annual ...

A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offence to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper ...

In Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 12), Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan responded to an MP’s question about a major e-commerce platform’s extension of payment terms on small ...

Two years after catastrophic floods devastated Pakistan, millions of homes remain in ruins. While the government works to build climate-resistant homes, progress is slow due to funding delays and ...

MUMBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee weakened to its lowest level on record on Monday, as worries about Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election kept Asian currencies under pressure ...

The factors in Australia’s affordability crisis can be seen elsewhere in Asia, making it important for investors not to overlook their own markets. Hong Kong’s commercial property market has ...

BANGKOK-- Singapore’s decision to decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion ...