The Bank of Thailand and Anti-Money Laundering Office will set up a task force to investigate transactions with Myanmar and help Thai banks to counter arms deals, the foreign ministry has said

President Joko Widodo launched a long-term visa scheme on Thursday in a bid to attract foreign investors

Stocks fall after PBOC's second surprise for the week leaves analysts thinking the economy is facing deflationary pressure and policymakers are anxious to provide greater monetary stimulus

The Bank of Japan is still unsure whether to hike its interest rate next week, but keen to unveil its plan to halve bond buying, sources say

A move by Beijing to regulate 'excessive incomes' has led to two funds telling high earners they must repay money they earned last year over a new 3-million-yuan salary cap

Quant funds recorded significant losses in the first six months of this year – a dismal performance that is leading to a reshuffle in the $200 billion industry

LG Energy Solution said they were discussing possible tie-ups with three Chinese suppliers, with battery plants in either Morocco, Finland or Indonesia

China has computers that are faster than US machines rated as the best in the world, but refuse to talk about them as they fear more sanctions, a US expert has said

US Treasury Secretary said in May that India and China were hindering a global deal on an alternative transfer-pricing mechanism in the Pillar 1 agreement; G20 finance minister talks are now continuing in Rio

The amount raised so far this year from China is up 1,588% on the same period in 2023, the LSEG data showed; Japan's deal value has increased by 486%.

The tightening of regulations on China's 5.2 trillion yuan ($715 billion) hedge fund sector comes as President Xi Jinping seeks to foster a leaner and cleaner financial industry

The retirement age for men is 60, five to six years below most developed economies, while for women it is 50 or 55. The move will ease a soaring pension budgets crisis