China remains stuck in low consumer inflation for second year
Published: 9:36am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 12:17pm, 9 Jan 2025 Despite a series of aggressive fiscal stimulus measures, China’s consumer prices rose by just 0.2...
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee plagiarised master’s thesis, university concludes
A South Korean university investigating allegations of academic misconduct against first lady Kim Keon-hee has concluded that she plagiarised her master’s thesis, piling more...
Indonesia is a ‘hotspot’ for Chinese companies in logistics, supply chain, SF group says
Published: 9:30am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 12:01pm, 9 Jan 2025 Indonesia’s growing economy, coupled with a multilingual workforce and vast business opportunities over an archipelago...
Asean remains an investment bright spot in a messy global economy
It was 2013, the night before the launch of UOB’s foreign direct investment (FDI) advisory unit in Indonesia. The rupiah had weakened due to...
Celebrities among those who lost homes in devastating Los Angeles fires
Wildfire that are burning in and around Los Angeles have burned several celebrities’ homes and force stars including Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore and James...
Cathay Pacific expands European network with flights from Hong Kong to Rome
Published: 9:25am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 9:29am, 9 Jan 2025 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will relaunch direct flights to Rome this summer,...
Federal Reserve Officials Are Concerned About Inflation Effects of Trump Policies: Meeting Minutes
‘Almost all participants judged that upside risks to the inflation outlook had increased,’ the meeting summary states. Minutes from December’s policy meeting show that...
Leaders Push Back After Trump Raises Greenland, Panama Canal Stakes
Trump didn’t rule out military force or economic coercion to get his way, as he pitched a U.S. takeover of Greenland and the Panama...
Lawmakers Propose Amendment to Congressional Term Limits
Under the proposal by Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Ralph Norman, House members would be ineligible to run after their third term, senators after...