Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin market cap approaches silver with latest rally
SEC approval of ETFs and safe-haven demand among factors spurring rise
Finance
Markets
Japan's stock market has room to go even higher, analysts say
Experts split on whether tech space is overheating
Finance
Japan's Daiwa takes stake in Singapore cryptocurrency startup
Financial group weighs expanding digital asset-related offerings via Penguin
Finance
Japanese banks racing to use generative AI in profitability drive
Artificial intelligence dominates discussions at annual Tokyo fintech event
Business deals
ANZ selling 9% stake in Malaysia's AmBank, term sheet shows
Australia's fourth-largest lender letting go of shares worth worth up to $242m
Opinion
West must take care in moving toward China's approach to aid
Blurring between export credit and development assistance carries risks
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam's AI prowess boosts precision medicine startups
Bevy of 'promising companies,' including Gene Solutions, attract investments
Market Spotlight
South Korea's plan to boost stock market disappoints investors
Chaebol benefit from low share prices due to high inheritance tax, experts say
Finance
Vietnam property tycoon heads to trial in $40bn graft case
Truong My Lan faces potential death sentence amid crackdown on corruption
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Announcements
Aozora Bank to be removed from Nikkei 225 High Dividend Yield 50 Index
Decision made based on bank's year-end expected nil dividend
Caixin
China intensifies efforts to curb risk in troubled trust sector
New regulatory ratings system switches focus to risk management, how businesses are run
Business deals
Thai finance group SCBX to buy Vietnam consumer lender for $850m
Home Credit Vietnam acquisition part of overseas push for Siam Bank parent
Finance
Hong Kong Exchange CEO departs after three tough years
'Crisis' caused by heightened U.S.-China tensions and COVID-19 fallout
Markets
Insurer divestment plan raises hopes for Japan corporate reform
Companies with weak balance sheets open to selling pressure, say analysts
Climate Change
Asian lender ADB to raise share of climate loans to 55% by 2030
Development bank to expand funding sources and private-sector partnerships
China debt crunch
Chinese sales of bad-loan securities jump 46% in 2023
Real estate slump could lead to prolonged economic stagnation, Japan report warns
Insurance
Japan casualty insurers to sell entire cross-shareholdings worth $43bn
Unloading to take place over several years in response to collusion scandal
Finance
ASEAN banks' fat interest margins wane as Fed rate cuts loom
Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia anticipate rocky road in loan earnings
Wealth Management
Nomura unit joins with KKR, Carlyle on alternative investments in Japan
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to set up fund that invests in unlisted shares
Bonds
Foreign investors step up purchases of Chinese government bonds
Deflationary pressures in Asia's No. 1 economy stoke hunger for sovereign debt
Finance
Asia private equity firms use controversial route to exit investments
'Continuation funds' gain popularity amid subdued market for initial public offerings
China debt crunch
China real estate crisis: Banks to lend $18bn for 'white list' projects
Top lenders answer government's call for fresh financing
Crime
Singapore and Malaysia sign pact to target telecom scammers
Last year saw city-state's highest number of victims who lost nearly $485m
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Market Spotlight
Japan stocks give boost to BOJ's case for monetary tightening
Investors anticipate rate hike to 0-0.1% in April as Japanese yen hovers near 34-year low
Caixin
Chinese banks in Guangzhou ease first-home mortgage requirements
Move comes as country ramps up support for troubled property sector