3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (513+ words) Foreign investors poured a net $4.72 billion into Asian equities in August. The buying ended a nine-month selling streak across seven regional markets. Strong hardware demand and better-than-expected corporate earnings drew international funds back to North Asian technology exporters after heavy…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (214+ words) Axiata Group Berhad posted higher earnings in the first half of the fiscal year. The company declared an interim cash dividend of 5.5 sen per share. Operational gains drove the payout across core markets. Network rationalisation and tighter cost controls helped…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (378+ words) POWTEK Group presented three appliance brands at trade shows in Warsaw and Istanbul. The show follows the commissioning of a production facility that lifts its capacity to 2 million units per year. The export drive relies on 12 automated assembly lines. These…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) Recent developments in the Australian and Hong Kong food and retail sectors show diverse strategic responses to market pressures. Wholesaling giant Metcash lifted sales by 2.8 per cent in the first 18 weeks of the financial year, excluding tobacco, but warned investors…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (439+ words) Ant International and Alipay+ have actively pursued market expansion and partnerships across Asia, using both direct market entries and strategic integrations. Philippine Payments Management Inc. And Ant International have integrated Alipay+ into QR Ph, opening the country’s standardized merchant network…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (311+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis Petrobangla has slashed its financial and experience thresholds for spot liquefied natural gas suppliers, halving the required net worth to $50 million to ease severe national fuel shortages. The state-run energy company now demands just one…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (452+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis Capital markets are seeing significant activity across Asia, with a mix of public exits, private acquisitions, and new retail infrastructure. A record number of companies will delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2026, marking the…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (562+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis While residential lending tightens, Bangkok's retail sector continues to attract new international and local brands with aggressive store openings. Thailand’s state-owned Government Housing Bank approved only about 40 per cent of home loan applications across January…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (395+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis Emerging markets in South Asia are increasingly adopting digital platforms to formalise economies and boost corporate registrations. Pakistan registered 4,761 new companies in August, pushing the total number of corporate entities in the country to 311,765. Online…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (328+ words) Retail News Asia newsroom analysis Retail expansion in Bangkok shows brands are investing in physical presence, but financial services focus on advisory capacity. Allianz Ayudhya Assurance generated 233 million baht in first-year premiums from unit-linked policies across Thailand during the first…...