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Assets grow fast and furious!
East Asia’s wealth continues to spurt, with the hope that it will not also sputter.. BEHIND the faceless economic data of countries and regions is the wealth of individual people. But how does this...
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China advises ASEAN to be independent
Don't be bystanders or tools of major powers, says BeijingEmblem of ASEAN China has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to be a bystander or "a tool of major powers" to cope...
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Worst credit card repayers!
Survey reveals many Malaysians do not settle their debts in full each month PETALING JAYA: A global survey has revealed that Malaysians are among the worst credit card repayers in the Asia-Pacific...
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U.S. intervention not conducive to Asia-Pacific stability
Many facts have proved that major changes have taken place in regard to the South China Sea since Washington made a military and economic "pivot" toward Asia, a strategy many interpret as a bid to...
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No one can stop China in South China Sea but China – Former Philippines...
No one can stop China from claiming “indisputable sovereignty” over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)—except China itself or the authoritative power of world opinion. Short of war, a war nobody...
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Financial Times hails Malaysia’s economic boom
KUALA LUMPUR: It is not always that emerging economies get favourable remarks from hard-boiled foreign media practitioners but Malaysia is getting more laudatory remarks from foreign journalists these...
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Asia’s wealthy surpass North Americans for first time
The number of rich Asians surpassed North Americans for the first time last year, but their fortunes shrank slightly and still trailed total wealth on the other side of the Pacific, Capgemini and RBC...
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U.S. has responsibility to rein unruly allies for Asia-Pacific stability
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday began his three-nation Asia-Pacific tour, during which he will pay his first visit as Pentagon chief to China to deepen military ties, a...
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Are Malaysian salaries enough to draw our talents back?
FOR Daniel Chew, Brisbane a city of modern skyscrapers but known for its laidback lifestyle has been “home” for the last 10 years. Even before graduating with a degree in Commerce from the University...
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ASEAN plans world’s largest trading bloc in Asia, the Regional Comprehensive...
The leaders of Asean have succeeded in persuading their top trading partners to start negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to create the world’s largest trading bloc....
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HSBC Bank fined $1.92 billion for money laundering
British banking giant HSBC agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion settlement Tuesday after a broad investigation by U.S. federal and state authorities found the bank violated federal laws by laundering...
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China – US candid dialogue aims at easing anxiety
Tweet China-US S&ED: Over 90 outcomes to boost China-US relations China and the United States have achieved over ninety outcomes from the 6th Strategic and Economic D… China-U.S. annual dialogue...
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Singaporeans from ”Third World to First’, emotional farewell to Lee Kuan Yew
Tweet ‘From third world to first’: Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy in charts Andreas Paleit and Jennifer Hughes – Hong Kong Lee Kuan Yew, who has died aged 91, presided over a turnround in the economic fortunes...
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The AIIB groundswell; Asian development to the fore
Tweet Washington’s Lobbying Efforts Against China’s ‘World Bank’ Fail As Italy, France Welcomed Aboard. The cheese really does stand alone. Every single U.S. ally with the exception of Japan have all...
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Regional issues today developed from the past to predict the future, the...
Tweet To appreciate how issues today had developed from the past is also to understand how they are likely to develop in the future. “Since Sultan Mahmud Shah of 15th-century Malacca at least, Malay...
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FireEye threats of cyber espionage loom with the coming 26th Asean Summit in...
Tweet Photo by hfuchs/Relaxnews. PETALING JAYA: Regional government and military officials, businessmen and journalists involved with the coming 26th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur could be among the...
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Remembering the legacy of Bandung, Sandakan death and Hiroshima bombing
Tweet THIS year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference and the 70th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. A copy of the final “atomic bomb” leaflet, I think? I don’t...
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Mara in Aussie property scam
Tweet Top Malaysian government officials and a former politician were alleged to spend RM65 million of public funds to purchase an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia, overpaying by RM13.7 million...
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Asian voice carries greater weight now
Tweet Select head: Jin Liqun is the president-designate of the AIIB. – EPA pic >> CHINA’S setting up of the AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) is a most significant event in contemporary...
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Japan security bills, Abe fans anti-China flames with defense paper
Tweet By Li Feng Abe fans anti-China flames with defense paper People hold placards during a rally against Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration and his security-related legislation in...
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