Asia stocks struggle with rising yields; oil stays high
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks dipped on Monday as investors braced for a bevy of earnings from the world’s largest corporations, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields…
Asian shares edge ahead with Wall Street, but China lags
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Wednesday after Wall Street took heart from upbeat corporate earnings, though nagging concerns about trade barriers and the global growth outlook kept…
SINGAPORE: Homegrown mobile marketplace Carousell aims to be “eBay for Southeast Asia”
Homegrown mobile marketplace start-up Carousell is positioning itself as the “eBay for Southeast Asia”. It has soft-launched its smartphone app in Malaysia and Indonesia this year, and beyond… source
U.S. bans American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years after breaking an agreement…
Dash cam video: Driver engulfed in Taiwan landslide, narrowly escapes huge boulder
Video courtesy of Lai Hong-Wei. Dramatic amateur video captured the moment when a car on a coastal road in Keelung, northern Taiwan, was hit by a landslide and narrowly avoided…
Japan’s September tourist arrivals up 31.7{c427f2a60176f45880aaa7676ff8f690d073d867dbb30a0148f30c857b60d23e} at record high
Japan’s tourist arrivals rose 31.7 per cent on-year to a record 867000 in September — continuing to be strong are arrivals from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore. source
TAIPEI: Ilo Ilo doing well for box office
Singapore film Ilo Ilo has debuted in Taiwan, a week after sweeping four Golden Horse Awards. It took in some USD 67 000, faring better than many Taiwanese movies. Channel…
SHANGHAI: China’s growing middle class
China’s growing middle class has often been hyped as the next big thing in boosting the country’s consumption. In the final report of the series on advertising, Channel NewsAsia’s Valarie…
Shares in the red as nervous markets await Fed
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets slipped into the red on Monday as caution gripped investors in a week in which the Federal Reserve is likely to hike U.S. interest…