Asia markets mixed ahead of China trade data; Singapore first-quarter GDP expands 2.7%
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Singapore Q1 GDP growth ticks up to 2.7% on 'strong' tourism recovery
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's economy grew 2.7% in the January-March period from a year earlier, preliminary data showed on Friday, accelerating from 2.2% expansion in the previous quarter due to a recovery in the tourism sector.
Nvidia-led AI boom sends tech stocks soaring in Malaysia, Vietnam
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian AI-related stocks, especially those of companies collaborating with Nvidia, have soared on the back of increased demand from the spread of generative AI.
Japan's Nippon Life Insurance launches India subsidiary
TOKYO -- Japan's Nippon Life Insurance has established a new subsidiary in India to bolster its operations in the market, the company said Thursday.
South Korea opposition wins landslide parliamentary vote in blow to Yoon
SEOUL - South Korea's liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election held on April 10, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but likely falling just short of a super majority.
Time is ripe for Malaysia to move upstream into designing chips
Wee Chian Koh is an economist with the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in Singapore. Marthe M. Hinojales and Hongyan Zhao are senior economists with the organization.
Southeast Asia still doesn’t ‘know India’, survey shows, as New Delhi urged to boost engagement with region
Despite historical and cultural connections between India and Southeast Asia, many from the latter do not seem to “know India” nor its global role well enough, with observers urging New Delhi to do more to influence opinion-makers and engage with the region.
Why Xi Jinping Is Meeting With Taiwan’s Ex-President
When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and then-President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan shook hands in Singapore back in 2015, they each extolled their meeting — the first top-level talks between the rival governments — as a breakthrough that could pave the way to a durable peace, ending decades of enmity.