Economy

China's flash PMI jumps to 50.4

Good sign: manufacturing activity is alive and kicking once more.

Singapore wage pressures are mounting

Wage pressures are mounting, especially in high-skill industries and high-skill occupations in Singapore.

Japan maintains key interest rate

BOJ Governor says negative rates could hurt financial firms’ funding.

Thailand to enforce THB300 minimum wage

This policy will be rolled out starting next year.

Thailand figures still point to weak external demand

Export components have yet to show signs of a turnaround.

Korea's external position continues to improve

Short-term external debt fell by US$8.1 billion in Q3.

Taiwan exports tick up 3.2% in October

Question now is: Can it be sustained?

Taiwan's BOP surplus forecast to have widened

Thanks partly to the recovery in foreign investment in the TAIEX market.

Here's why Thailand must be thankful for its domestic demand

It contributed this much to the country's 3%GDP growth.

China's consumer confidence rockets to 16-month high

Policy easing pushed the index to 106.1 in October.