But geopolitical events as well as some regional countries' unclear pandemic strategy have coloured that optimism with a cloudy veneer

China tech stocks surged for a second day after the government vowed to ease a regulatory crackdown and on optimism over a Ukraine ceasefire.

Overseas investors purchased a combined net total of $6.01 billion in South Korean, Thai, Indian, Indonesian, and Malaysian bonds last month

Separately, France's BNP Paribas Asset Management and Indian lender Bank of Baroda’s fund unit have completed their merger

Valuations of marquee portfolio firms have tumbled, with Alibaba and Didi Global dropping 35% and 64% respectively year-to-date, hit by a wave of factors

New data showed there was an increase in the percentage of women who are independent directors on listed companies from 5% in 2020 to 6% last year

Other investors include Hong Kong's Huobi Ventures as well as Shima Capital, Malaysia's OKX Blockdream Ventures, Mechanism Capital and Morningstar Ventures

Sun Cable completed an A$210 million (US$152 million) Series B capital raising with existing shareholders to accelerate the progress of the Australia-Asia PowerLink

Toyota supplier Denso and Asahi Kasei among those said to be on board

Risks of a rise in consumer prices and disruption to current-account balances have triggered strong foreign outflows from equities

Sri Lankan central bank's moves include mandatory currency conversion for exporters of goods and services to change their foreign exchange earnings into Sri Lankan rupees

Islamabad's military spokesman said the armed forces were not sure of the nature of the object, which crashed near the eastern Pakistani city of Mian Channu