Analysts said the new Covid-19 Omicron variant might add further pressure to pandemic-disrupted supply chains worldwide

HNX will focus on agricultural commodities such as coffee, pepper and cashew nuts and raw materials including gas, natural gas and oil

Passengers and revenue are not even at 40% of 2019 levels, Nok Air chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool said

New report from the Economist Intelligence Unit puts Singapore up two places in its index to joint second with Paris

Indonesia has approved the vaccine but India and the World Health Organization, which co-leads the Covax vaccine-sharing network, have not

Health officials in the city-state are now racing to administer booster shots amid concerns over the Omicron variant

Vingroup is in talks with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and BlackRock to raise about $1 billion, the country's biggest private fundraising

Indonesia has put in place tough visa requirements for foreigners that include rules forcing international arrivals to quarantine for three days even if they are fully vaccinated

Digital Core REIT, sponsored by US-listed Digital Realty Trust, is set to raise $600 million in an initial public offering in Singapore, the largest listing in the city-state this year

Travellers welcomed the chance to reunite with family and friends, but there is concern the border might be closed again due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

Malaysia has agreed to ratify the ILO's protocol on forced labour, following repeated claims of serious labour abuses this year involving firms in the glove-making and other sectors.

China's rail link down into Laos opens this week, but experts question if Laotians will benefit from a $6-billion project that led to the eviction of 4,400 farmers and created huge national debt