Malaysia will not rush to increase its defence budget despite US pressure for partners to become more self-reliant, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said.

Asian rice prices posted their biggest monthly jump in nearly two decades in May, and could rally further as weather risks and war-driven surges in energy and fertiliser costs threaten production.

China’s export prices jumped at their fastest rate in three years, as a global surge in energy costs and an artificial ...

Singapore’s wage growth is expected to moderate this year as companies adopt a measured approach with heightened geopolitical ...

The defining economic competition of the 21st century is no longer capitalism versus socialism. It is increasingly a competition between two different forms of capitalism — one where capital ...

China’s rise may not ultimately be the triumph of central planning over markets. It may instead be the emergence of a different form of capitalism altogether.

The US equity market has significantly outperformed Chinese stocks in recent years, led by tech and related energy and industrial sectors, driven by the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom.

Several vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked in recent days, underscoring the “very real” risks that remain for shipowners in the Persian Gulf whether or not a peace ...

The STI has fluctuated around but remains above 5,000 and is set for broadly higher levels. Elsewhere, overvalued stocks and IPOs make a mark but not necessarily a positive one ...

Any action the EU takes to protect local firms could also provoke retaliation that damages Europe, given many countries still rely on exports to China.

Valuetronics is now trading at just 10x FY2028 ex-cash earnings and offers an attractive FY2028 dividend yield of about 6% ...

With the latest wins, Lincotrade’s order book increased to $107 million as at March 31, compared to $81 million a year ago. Lincotrade adds that most of the newly secured projects are expected to ...