Culture
CJ ENM’s Tving Expands K-Drama Slate in Japan, Asia-Pacific via Disney+ and HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)
Tving is stepping up its global expansion, launching a new slate of Korean dramas across Japan and the Asia-Pacific region as it deepens…
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Business
Gen Z Shoppers in China, Asia-Pacific Fuel Burberry Growth in Key Third Quarter
LONDON – Gen Z shoppers in China and across Asia-Pacific helped bolster Burberry’s underlying retail sales by 3 percent in the key holiday…
Business
Connecting clients, portfolio companies is next for Japan’s MUFG in Asia-Pacific
Leveraging stakes in banks in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines enables MUFG to extend more support to its customers The…
Business
Bank of America’s Asia-Pacific president sees a silver lining in US dollar volatility
Investments in South-east Asia to flow to digital infrastructure, data centres, healthcare, says BOA’s Jin Su The US dollar has lost…
Culture
Tokyo Fest Premiere ‘Double Happiness’ Boards Moebius for Asia-Pacific Sales
Hong Kong sales company Moebius Entertainment has boarded Taiwanese film “Double Happiness” for international sales across Asia-Pacific…
Culture
Indonesia’s JAFF Future Project Unveils 10 Asia-Pacific Titles, Renews Adelaide Partnership
JAFF Market 2025 has unveiled its second edition lineup for the JAFF Future Project, featuring 10 fiction and documentary titles spanning…
News
Asia-Pacific markets fall on fresh US-China tensions around tariffs, rare-earths export controls
Asia-Pacific markets reacted negatively as trading opened on Monday (Oct 13) following the latest salvo in the trade war between the US…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: Ba&sh Names Jimmy Lam CEO for Asia-Pacific Amid Leadership Revamp
PARIS — French contemporary fashion label Ba&sh has appointed Jimmy Lam chief executive officer for the Asia-Pacific region, as the brand…
Business
Carro raises US$60 million to tap Asia-Pacific demand for used Japanese cars; Cool Japan Fund leads funding
CEO of online car marketplace adds that more partnerships between it and Japanese automobile brands are coming to the region South-east…
Business
Asia-Pacific Content Spend Hits $16 Billion as Streaming Overtakes Pay-TV for First Time, Research Finds
Streaming platforms will overtake traditional pay-TV as the largest source of content investment in Asia-Pacific in 2025, marking a…
Fashion
Mastercard appoints new president for Asia-Pacific
Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Aug 26) that Richard Wormald, who is currently division president, Australasia at the company, will be…
Business
Post-rehabilitation, Thai Airways revamps fleet to ride Asia-Pacific travel boom
Thai Airways International is turning to Airbus jets to fill gaps in its fleet-renewal plans and tap Asia-Pacific’s travel boom, as Boeing…
Business
‘It’s an expanding pie’: Salesforce sees Asia-Pacific as top growth region
Salesforce expects Asia-Pacific to remain its fastest-growing region by revenue in the coming years, as the software giant deepens its…
Business
Tariffs hit Inchcape’s Asia-Pacific sales, shares drop 10%
British car distributor Inchcape reported weaker first-half results on Tuesday (Jul 29) as US tariffs dampened demand for high-end…
Celebrity
Hollywood Content Holds Strong in Asia-Pacific Despite Local Push, Execs Say at APOS
Despite the surge in local content production across Asia-Pacific, Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are finding renewed strength…
Business
Keppel partners AIIB for up to US$1.5 billion in Asia-Pacific green infrastructure deals
Asset manager Keppel has partnered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to facilitate up to US$1.5 billion worth of sustainable…
Business
Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets declined in early trade on Monday morning, as oil prices surged and the US dollar reacted, after the US launched…
Business
Singapore, Asia-Pacific markets pare losses after US strikes on Iran; oil prices give back some gains
Asia-Pacific markets recovered some losses while oil prices gave back some gains by Monday (Jun 23) afternoon,following declines in the…
Business
US investors, Asia’s ultra-rich drive growth in Asia-Pacific private credit
A slight uptick in private-credit fundraising in Asia-Pacific (Apac) last year has given market players optimism for a positive 2025, even…
Business
Wise aims for faster, cheaper transactions amid Asia-Pacific expansion
Wise has always focused on building payment infrastructure that makes international transactions cheaper and faster. And co-founder and…
Business
Bankers get boost in Asia-Pacific as M&A growth tops US, Europe
The race is far from over, but the Asia-Pacific has come out of the blocks much faster than the US and Europe in dealmaking activity this…
Business
Meta’s Asia-Pacific chief quits after a decade-long growth spurt
Meta Platforms is losing its senior-most business executive for the Asia-Pacific, an industry veteran who shepherded some of the social…
Business
BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific private credit Celia Yan to leave firm
Her team has deployed over US$200 million in 2024, over US$1.8 billion historically and been able to generate a 16 per cent gross internal…
Business
Temasek-backed insurance services firm Specialist Risk Group sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
London-headquartered Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the formal launch of its Asia-Pacific operations on Tuesday (Mar 25),…