2025-10-03

 

Singapore

·       HSBC raises income requirement for new credit card applications in S’pore to $65,000, from $30,000 https://bit.ly/3KwQ15q

·       Online clothes rental platform Style Theory shuts down; no refunds given to subscribers https://bit.ly/476IG56

·       Singapore’s IPO momentum picks up pace, with more listings to come as confidence, liquidity grow https://bit.ly/4nXd07Z

·       S’pore factory activity rises even as US imposes tariffs on pharmaceuticals https://bit.ly/3Wk0h3m

·       Singapore medtech firms to get more help with regulations under partnership https://bit.ly/3KyQ5kU

Vietnam

·       Vietnam’s global role, growth renewal in spotlight at VNEF 2025 https://bit.ly/3KwRwR6

·       Int’l financial institutions recognise Vietnam as bright spot in economic growth https://bit.ly/4nvhWku

·       Vietnam commits to digital finance, global cooperation: Deputy PM https://bit.ly/4o4c8i0

·       Plan aims to facilitate Vietnam-Cambodia trade https://bit.ly/48KXPu9

·       SEMIEXPO Vietnam 2025 to open in November, boosting semiconductor ambitions https://bit.ly/4nzngnb

·       SBV eyes new measures to curb systemic risks in financial sector https://bit.ly/46TyqMs

·       AEON Vietnam opens AEON Văn Giang GMS in Hưng Yên https://bit.ly/4nuxt41

·       Moving to tokenise real-world assets, Việt Nam eyes $19 trillion global market https://bit.ly/4h2d443

Philippines

·       SEC issues guidelines for capital market access among agri biz https://bit.ly/4mJzPek

·       DOE weighs impact of data center industry on energy supply https://bit.ly/4nuxLb7

·       DOE: PhilATOM proof of PH's bid towards safe nuclear energy use https://bit.ly/4nxcPQV

·       PDIC to sell real properties via public e-bidding Oct. 29-30 https://bit.ly/4753Pwx

·       SEIAC unveils 5-year workforce dev’t plan https://bit.ly/4q8q10z

·       'Business as usual': Cebu BPO firms under fire for allegedly forcing workers to return https://bit.ly/4pSFfGI

·       ACEN subsidiary gets P900-M financing for Quezon North Wind Farm https://bit.ly/3IRVAL2

Malaysia

·       Malaysia sovereign fund Khazanah keen on US and China collaborations https://bit.ly/4mHmjI3

·       YNH in residential development JVA https://bit.ly/3KBn8Vr

·       T7 Global’s Nik Norzrul Thani lifts stake to 22.66% https://bit.ly/46wlJZ0

·       Ornapaper acquires land in Melaka for RM7.2mil https://bit.ly/46MBhqj

·       Cape EMS and Perak Transit to jointly modernise public transport https://bit.ly/4nB5Lmu

·       UOA Development unit sells properties worth RM200mil to UOA REIT trustee https://bit.ly/46AiRud

·       Business sentiment improves as RAM BCI rises in 3Q https://bit.ly/475gUWC

·       BMS obtains Bursa's nod for ACE Market listing https://bit.ly/3Wk4XpW

·       Global Oil Palm Industry Experts to Converge at Malaysia’s PIPOC 2025 https://bit.ly/4nFDMSM

Indonesia

·       Whoosh or woe: Is China-funded US$7.3 billion bullet train a debt time bomb for Indonesia? https://bit.ly/4nqFw1S

·       Gas stations face stockouts after rejecting fuel offer from Pertamina https://bit.ly/48cVCrd

·        BI to link QRIS with Alipay, WeChat standards in China push https://bit.ly/4nxf5aR

·       Danantara raises Rp 50 trillion through patriot bonds, eyes project tenders this month https://bit.ly/3IBCPeR

Thailand

·       Thailand Faces Mounting Economic Pressures Amid Global Headwinds, Fitch Warns https://bit.ly/472RvwR

·       US government shutdown may hit Thai exports and baht, warns Finance Ministry https://bit.ly/4pXnfuU

·       Thai labour vulnerable across all dimensions, needs skills to break free from traps https://bit.ly/42qfWlb

·       Thai Business Leaders Unveil 'Reinvent Thailand' Blueprint to Combat Global Headwinds https://bit.ly/46Ixn1D

·       New stimulus to turbocharge GDP https://bit.ly/433hSAj

·       Booming export numbers on course to smash expectations https://bit.ly/487oz7X

Cambodia

·       Cambodia, US forge economic ties amid regional uncertainty https://bit.ly/4o65jfY

·       MLVT urges returnees to work locally as Thailand hires Myanmar refugees https://bit.ly/4gWtCdN

·       Over 700K foreign tourists visit Angkor in nine months https://bit.ly/4gPihvY

·       Cambodia needs over $3 billion to boost river transport, water logistics