Conglomerate Keppel said its fully-owned unit did not agree with SPH's move and has filed an arbitration notice with Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Roughly 100 countries are looking at CBDCs, the IMF estimates, as it published a study looking at six nations where digital money is already in place

Hong Kong led the advance leaping more than 2% thanks to a 6.8% surge for e-commerce giant Alibaba after SoftBank denied it was planning to offload some of its huge holdings

The ADS registration might also suggest potential selling intention by SoftBank, Citigroup analysts said this week

Continuing restrictions may prolong supply chain disruptions and global inflationary pressures, says Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura

Bargain-buying gave the region’s markets a lift though Hong Kong fell with Alibaba under pressure after reports major shareholder SoftBank may be planning to offload part of its stake

Tesla decided against notifying customers as the part is considered a redundant backup and was not needed for level 2 driver-assistance features, CNBC reported

Ranks of cryptocurrency speculators have swelled, with even obscure tokens minting the newly wealthy: at least on the blockchain

Chinese cinemas earned 6 billion yuan ($943.8 million) during the week-long holiday that ended on Sunday, movie data tracking service Beacon reported

Banks could reduce valuations by 1 to 2% in February and a further 1% next month. Midscale estates like Kornhill Garden and Taikoo Shing expected to bear the brunt, analysts say.

Asian trade was mixed but Shanghai led the gainers as investors returned from their week-long Lunar New Year break

Toshiba said on Monday it will sell most of its stake in its air-conditioning unit to its US joint venture partner for $870m. It will also unveil a plan to split into two companies, not a 3-way break-up