Singapore sets aside over $8 billion in 2021 budget for new Covid support package
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the funds will be used to support Covid vaccination efforts and economic segments hit hard in the pandemic.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumps nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific markets rise
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, which returned to trade on Tuesday following holidays in the last few days, jumped 1.9% to close at 30,746.66.
India's economy could recover and grow 10% in fiscal 2022, ratings agency S&P predicts
Last year, India slipped into a technical recession due to the economic fallout from a lengthy lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
Southeast Asia would choose the U.S. over China if forced to pick sides, survey shows
The region's support for the U.S. appeared to increase after Joe Biden won the presidential election, said Singaporean think tank ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute.
Japan's Nikkei 225 crosses 30,000 for first time in more than three decades; Asia-Pacific stocks rise
Japan's Nikkei 225 on Monday surged past the 30,000 level for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from Refinitiv.
Singapore is set to release its 2021 budget. Here's why this budget could be an 'unusual' one
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will announce Singapore's budget for 2021 on Feb. 16.
Chinese tech giants like Kuaishou are listing in Hong Kong instead of U.S. after Trump's trade war
Kuaishou soared in its Hong Kong debut, the latest Chinese tech company to shun U.S. exchanges and stay closer to home.
Doctors warn that Covid will become endemic and people need to learn to live with it
More and more physicians and public health officials are warning that even with the mass rollout of vaccines, Covid may become endemic.
Australia, Japan decline as other major Asian markets are closed for Lunar New Year holiday
Markets in South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Singapore, among others, are closed for Lunar New Year.
Trading in Asia-Pacific muted, with multiple major markets in the region closed for holidays
Markets in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are closed on Thursday for holidays.
India rebukes Twitter for not fully complying with government order to ban certain accounts
Ajay Sawhney, secretary for India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, virtually met with top Twitter executives on Wednesday.
Biden unveils Pentagon group to evaluate U.S. strategy for dealing with China
Biden, who has yet to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping, said last week he would work more closely with allies in order to mount pushback against Beijing.
Tinder parent Match Group bolsters expansion beyond dating with $1.7 billion acquisition, CFO says
Match Group is solidifying its move into "social discovery" by acquiring South Korean firm Hyperconnect, CFO Gary Swidler told CNBC.
Watch live: New York's Cuomo holds a briefing on Covid pandemic with Biden's equity task force
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to hold a press briefing on the coronavirus alongside members of President Joe Biden's Covid-19 equity task force.
Facebook will temporarily show less political content to some users
Facebook will temporarily reduce the amount of political content on News Feed for a small percentage of users in certain countries.
CEO of Singapore's largest bank says it sees 'signs of strength' in most of its markets
Some Asian countries have bounced back from the economic pain of Covid-19 and that bodes well for the 2021 outlook, according to Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS.
Chinese stocks jump as Asia-Pacific markets rise
China's consumer price index declined 0.3% in January as compared with a year ago, the country's National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
Vietnam grew faster than China last year and UBS says its economy still has 'huge potential'
The Vietnam economy's growth is "outstripping" the rest of its frontier market peers, says UBS Global Wealth Management's Kelvin Tay.
Jack Ma's uneasy relationship with Beijing casts shadow over Alibaba's strong earnings and future
Jack Ma appears to have got on the wrong side of the Chinese government, sparking a chain of events that has upped regulatory scrutiny on Alibaba.
Myanmar's coup protests are different from past demonstrations, researcher says
People are demonstrating against Myanmar's military after it overthrew the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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