Startups
NY-listed Sea speeds digital banking push with Indonesia acquisition
Fast-growing Singapore tech group's move heats up fintech fight in ASEAN
Finance
Startups
Grab's fintech arm raises $300m as revenue grows 40%
Singaporean superapp unit valued at $3bn in Hanwha-led deal
Environment
China-led AIIB targets 50% green investment by 2025
Coronavirus recovery set to dominate near-term funding needs
Markets
State Street-managed Hong Kong fund to resume investment in banned shares
Fund said on Monday it will no longer invest in Trump blacklist securities
Finance
Japan's New Horizon to buy debt of pandemic-hit companies
Regional banks face surge of bad loans as economy struggles with COVID
Economy
Laos shifts to China equity from loans as party congress starts
Beijing's communist sibling pushed to salvage state enterprises amid pandemic
Finance
Singapore Exchange tightens audit rules for listed companies
Bourse says oversight role for accounting watchdog will protect investors
Markets
BlackRock and Goldman rush to comply with Trump blacklist in Hong Kong
Holdings in Chinese securities reviewed by US investment banks and funds
DealStreetAsia
Singapore's GIC was most active state investor globally in 2020
$17.7bn down from 2019's $24bn, country's Temasek becomes top in tech deals
China tech
Ant eyes holding company structure under regulatory pressure
Proposed reshuffle includes under-fire lending and insurance platforms
China debt crunch
IMF says China needs a way to wind down troubled banks
Fund also warns 'decreasing quality' of corporate debt after annual consulation
DealStreetAsia
Swiss-Brazilian bank to acquire business in Singapore and Hong Kong
J. Safra Sarasin plans to enhance presence in region's private banking field
Comment
Beijing's digital yuan policy will have its Huawei moment
Privacy concerns rise as central bank covets data now held by Alipay and WeChat
Business deals
Carlyle to invest $970m in Japan testing equipment maker Rigaku
Private equity firm offers resources for expansion with eye toward bigger IPO
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin breaks $30,000 barrier for first time
Rally continues to gain steam in New Year
Property
China caps mortgage loans to ward off housing bubbles
Financial regulators reverse course on coronavirus-era easing
Finance
Tesla director Hiro Mizuno picked as UN sustainable investment envoy
Former CIO of Japan's pension 'whale' active in climate and ESG initiatives
Finance
Global banks see US-China tensions halting deal-fees boon in 2021
Foreign firms say accounting rules will push listings to mainland and Hong Kong
Comment
China's digital yuan threatens sprawling Alibaba empire
Official currency could hobble growth by crippling payments operation
Agriculture
Wagyu, strawberries and sake: Japan makes new farm export drive
Funds will be allowed to invest in a wider range of agricultural businesses