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SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based commodity firms as well as energy companies from Thailand and Indonesia were among Southeast Asia's largest companies by revenue, according to a first regional edition of the Fortune 500 List, released on Tuesday.
BANGKOK -- Two years after Thailand legalized marijuana for medical purposes, the government is moving to recriminalize the drug due to widespread recreational use that has caused public health issues.
NEW YORK -- Citigroup is offering new banking services in Japan, starting this month, targeting midsize Japanese businesses as it looks to once again expand its footprint in a key Asian market.
TOKYO -- Long-abandoned homes in Japan are bringing down the values of surrounding properties, with losses reaching 3.9 trillion yen ($24.7 billion) over the five years through 2023, new calculations show.
TOKYO -- Japan's five-year, 43 trillion yen defense buildup risks being undermined by a weak yen that has cut roughly 30% off the dollar value of this spending in the past 18 months.
LONDON -- U.K. hedge fund Palliser Capital will remain invested in Japan's Keisei Electric Railway even if shareholders vote down its proposal for the train company to pare its stake in Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land, the fund's founder told Nikkei.
SEOUL -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will kick off his first trip to North Korea in 24 years on Tuesday as he seeks to bolster the countries' ties in the face of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
TOKYO -- Japanese industrial water company Organo, a key supplier for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has increased its stock price by around a factor of 10 in five years, buoyed by technological prowess and a resistance to swings in the chip market.