Asia-Pacific

Indonesia puts Q1 deadline on market reforms after MSCI alarm

IDX plans to double the minimum free float to 15% by end-March

Supporters of the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the Feb 8 election in Bangkok. Preliminary results show the party secured some 192 out of 500 seats, with around 95% of the votes counted. 

‘Better outcome than we had expected’: Thai PM Anutin’s election win has analysts upbeat

The Bhumjaithai Party’s victory could improve political stability, boosting foreign inflows and the country’s economy

Representatives from FPT Corp, Viet Thai Group and G42 signed a pact to develop AI and cloud infrastructure in Vietnam with full data sovereignty.

Ho Chi Minh City unveils twin US$1 billion digital-asset, AI data-centre pacts

The authorities also pledge to provide support for large-scale data centres tied to a creativity-innovation-technology complex

The global aircraft fleet is expected to double to 49,210 in 2044 from 24,730 in service in 2024.

Asia-Pacific will need 20,000 new aircraft over next two decades: Airbus

Boeing adds that South-east Asia will require about 5,000 new planes by 2044

Established in 1969 under the Bien Hoa Sugar brand, AgriS manages a circular value chain ecosystem spanning nearly 91,000 ha of sugar cane and 30,000 ha of coconut plantations across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Australia.

Vietnam sugar giant AgriS leverages Australian agronomy expertise to advance agritech across Asean

The deal with Queensland-based Farmacist aims to commercialise high-tech agricultural solutions at scale

“We are diversifying and thinking about Asia, especially through the PE lens,” Schroder says.

AustralianSuper hunts for private equity deals across Asia

The pension fund currently has 5.1% of its balanced portfolio invested in private equity

Hundreds of consignments have been stranded at ports and border checkpoints since the roll-out of new inspection rules.

Damage done: Vietnam’s food-safety push creates bitter aftertaste for businesses despite U-turn 

The new inspection rules, now suspended for 70 days, are jamming border crossings, disrupting supply chains and could push near-term prices up

Q4 investment within Singapore increased 28% year on year to US$4.2 billion.

Apac commercial real estate investment hits US$40.3 billion in Q4, capping strongest year since 2021: JLL

The increase pushed full-year investment 12% higher year on year to US$147.6 billion

Valuation gaps between US equities and other markets are set to narrow, as a shift beyond US tech megacaps is under way.

Forget US megacaps. Buy Asia’s cheaper AI stocks, say analysts, naming Singapore picks

A rebalancing beyond US tech giants could unleash artificial intelligence opportunities for Asia

Real estate investment across the region has been subdued in recent years, due to higher interest rates, tightened financing and structural changes in the office sector.

Asia-Pacific real estate net buying intentions hit 4-year high, survey shows

Singapore ties Seoul for third as Tokyo tops the most preferred markets for cross-border real estate investment