US FACTORY activity contracted in April on declining demand while input prices rose at the fastest pace since inflation peaked in 2022.

FOREIGN tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers, and thanks to a sliding yen many are living like kings, splashing out...

WHEN regular gas prices in Seattle blew past US$5 last month, it appeared to play into the hands of conservative activists and...

TRAVEL by rail and car across China surged on Wednesday (May 1), the first day of a major public holiday, as consumers...

CARMAKERS in China are building a new generation of bigger, more technologically advanced and competitive electric cars, threatening to leap further ahead...

EVEN after a recent pullback, cryptocurrencies are some of the best-performing assets this year – and demand from Asia-Pacific retail investors has...

SIX spot bitcoin and Ether exchange traded funds (ETFs) gained in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday (Apr 30) with the three...

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) boosted its growth forecast for Asia this year, reflecting a rosier outlook for the region’s two largest...

BARCLAYS said that it is gaining market share in Asia from some US rivals after it hired almost a dozen senior sales...