Asia

China heightens infrastructure spending to prop up slowing economy

The government is actively spending for railway, highways, airports and water conservancy projects.

China heightens infrastructure spending to prop up slowing economy

The government is actively spending for railway, highways, airports and water conservancy projects.

Malaysian telcos set for 2% profits boost in 2019 amidst looming 5G rollout

The service revenues of the country's big 3 players will also inch up by 1% following a flattish year.

Malaysia GDP growth to hit 4.7% in Q4

The construction sector will receive a boost as the government's resumes infrastructure spending.

Renewables to eat up 21% of Thailand's energy mix by 2028

Strong government support is pushing reliance away from natural gas-fired power.

Solar and wind to snap up 16% of China's power mix by 2028

Cost deflation for wind and solar could sustain the momentum of renewables.

India's booming e-commerce market to be worth US$200b by 2026: report

Electronics & Accessories purchases occupies nearly half of the country’s e-commerce sales.

Chinese tech cities accounted for 36% of global VC investments in 2018: report

This translates to $74.8b of the $207.8b investment volumes.

South Korea's fiscal surplus may narrow to 0.6% in 2019

The decrease came as the government is tipped to splash out $250b to boost job growth.

China's outbound M&A likely to slide further in 2019

Regulatory scrutiny from US and Europe and tight funding conditions are to blame.

Philippines' construction sector to grow 10.9% in 2019

The establishment of much-needed transport infrastructure like the Metro Manila Subway project are already underway.

APAC's asset and wealth managers to hit US$29.6t in AUM by 2025

Shanghai is set to rise as an AWM hub along with Singapore and Hong Kong.

China's commercial property investment hits a record $43.8b in 2018

Shanghai and Beijing continued to attract significant foreign investor interest.

Online hiring in Philippines up 17% in December 2018

Purchasing, logistics and supply chain professionals were the most sought after.

APAC salaries to increase 2.6% in 2019

It is expected to see the highest real-wage growth globally.

Thailand's domestic gas production declines amidst changes in energy mix

The government is stepping up its efforts to diversify its power sector to move away from a reliance on gas production.

Thailand to switch off its 2G services by October 2019

Operators are looking to make way for 4G and eventually 5G data networks.

APAC CEOs more optimistic than global average

Half of the region's top execs expect growth to improve in 2019 despite economic uncertainties.