How India’s ‘practical’ alliances could reshape Indo-Pacific security
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From Bruce Lee craze to regional hub: how China’s kung fu captured Ivory Coast
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Why investors are upbeat on the long-delayed Asean power grid
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Philippine school for exorcists draws priests from Asia as cases ‘pile up’
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Wealthy European clients eye Hong Kong for family offices, says BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas, France’s largest lender and the second-largest in Europe, has found that an increasing number of wealthy European clients are seeking to establish...
Malaysia investigates state pension’s failed eFishery investment
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has opened an investigation into losses tied to state pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan Diperbadankan’s investment in failed Indonesian agritech start-up...
China’s Overcapacity Exports Risk Worsening Global Trade Backlash: Analysts
China’s latest economic data reveal an economy propped up by cheap exports, masking paralyzed domestic demand and risking wider trade friction abroad, experts say....
For every dollar invested, we bring in more than 8, Hong Kong investment chief says
Published: 10:00am, 19 Jul 2026Updated: 1:18pm, 19 Jul 2026 Official support and collaboration with private capital are critical for sovereign wealth funds to succeed,...