SE Asia Digest: Tokenize Xchange exits Singapore; VNG backs Telio founder’s new venture

Singapore digital asset platform Tokenize Xchange is shutting down its operations in the city-state, while Vietnam’s first unicorn, VNG, has backed the Telio founder’s new venture with a $2.5 million investment. Tokenize Xchange to shut down SG operations …

10 senior-friendly travel destinations in Asia with inclusive design and accessible experiences

Despite its topography, Hong Kong has invested heavily in vertical accessibility. Most public walkways and crossings are equipped with escalators or lifts, and public transport is efficient, affordable and senior-friendly thanks to the Octopus card scheme. …

Oman sees a drop in expat workers from Asia, except Myanmar

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman is witnessing a significant drop in the number of expatriate workforce from Bangladesh and generally from the subcontinent, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI The number of expatriate workers …

ISSB standards form part of HK strategy to become Asia's green hub

400 flights affected as typhoon Wipha lashes E. Asia

Manila: Wipha, a severe tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h, caused major disruptions in China, South Korea and Vietnam, after lashing north-eastern Philippines that left dozens of areas flooded. Flooding and landslides caused by …

Opals crowned FIBA Women's Asia Cup champions

The Australian Opals were crowned FIBA Women's Asia Cup champions for the first time, after defeating Japan in the final 88-79. After three straight bronze medals in the tournament and a silver in 2017, the Opals not only took home the gold, but also …

WorldACD: Asia-Pacific to US tonnages fall further

Worldwide air cargo rates held firm in the second full week of July, despite a second consecutive week-on-week (WoW) small drop in overall global flown tonnages, with volumes from Asia Pacific origins to the US recording further declines. According to the …

South Asia’s water faultlines

The 2025 war between India and Pakistan did not begin with guns or missiles—it began with water. Sparked by skirmishes over dam construction and reduced river flows, the conflict exposed a deeper vulnerability at the heart of South Asia: its disjointed, …

Asia shares, yen weather Japan uncertainty

"Ishiba will try to govern with support from some within the opposition, but this likely means a looser fiscal policy and is not good news for bond yields," said Rodrigo Catril, a senior FX strategist at NAB.

Asia shares, yen weather Japan uncertainty

"Ishiba will try to govern with support from some within the opposition, but this likely means a looser fiscal policy and is not good news for bond yields," said Rodrigo Catril, a senior FX strategist at NAB.