(Dec 22): One of China’s leading developers is now on authorities’ radar for default risk. A major Hong Kong builder is asking lenders to extend loans. Another industry peer is selling an iconic but largely empty mall in Beijing.

China property flare-ups resurface as crisis enters fifth year

China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected at the monthly fixing on Friday.

China leaves rates unchanged, weak yuan limits easing

China’s short-term bond yields slumped further to reach the psychological milestone of 1% for the first time since the global financial crisis, as traders ramped up bets on monetary easing.

China one-year yield sinks to 1% for first time since 2009

Chinese banks in several cities have taken the unusual step of raising mortgage rates, Chinese media reported, underscoring concerns over their shrinking profit margins amid a faltering economic recovery.

Some Chinese banks raise mortgage rates as profits shrink, reports say

Hedge fund firm Segantii Capital Management and its founder Simon Sadler have pleaded not guilty to insider trading, setting the stage for a high-profile criminal trial in Hong Kong.

Segantii founder Sadler pleads not guilty to insider trading

China will accelerate the pace of agricultural and rural modernisation and stabilise grain planting area in its quest to ensure stable and high production of grains, state media reported on Wednesday, citing an annual rural policy meeting.

China to promote modernisation of farms in pledge to stabilise grain output

China and India took a further step towards easing their long-running border dispute on Wednesday, with senior officials holding formal talks for the first time in five years and committing to finding mutually acceptable solutions.

Chinese, Indian officials in talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border area

Fidelity International has shortened the subscription period of a Chinese onshore bond fund after hitting the sales target in less than two weeks, reflecting avid investor interest in China's surging bond market.

Fidelity's China bond fund hits sales target early amid investor frenzy

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to mark a quarter century of Beijing's rule over the former Portuguese enclave, and is likely during his three-day visit to urge Macau to further diversify from its casino industry.

Xi Jinping visits Macau to mark 25 years of Chinese rule

China’s central bank sent its first signal in months of its discomfort with the record-setting sovereign bond rally, triggering a slide in the market.

China pushes back against bond frenzy, sends yields climbing

Joblessness among the youth in Chinese cities eased for a third straight month in November after reaching its highest this year in August, official data showed on Wednesday.

China youth jobless rate falls for third straight month

Tesla's Shanghai plant manager Song Gang has left the company, according to a letter he sent to staff on Wednesday.

Tesla's China factory head Song Gang leaves company, letter to staff shows

Chinese leaders agreed last week to raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, its highest on record, while maintaining an economic growth target of around 5%, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025 — Reuters

Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged government officials to swiftly carry out key economic tasks for the coming year, after top leaders signaled stronger stimulus for 2025.

China’s premier calls for urgency in implementing economic work

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of Malaysian education and technology, METEOR Group stands as a visionary conglomerate, transforming traditional learning paradigms through strategic innovation and technological integration.

METEOR Group: Architecting Malaysia's Digital Education Ecosystem

Taxes are a cornerstone of economic development, providing the resources to fund essential public services such as education, healthcare and infrastructure — directly contributing to economic growth.

HASiL: Simplifying tax compliance with MyTax and e-Invoice

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal over transit fees

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Monday it would sell its Australian cable TV and streaming unit Foxtel to British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform DAZN for A$3.4 billion (US$2.1 billion), including debt.

News Corp to sell Australia's Foxtel to DAZN for US$2.1 bil

Australia’s new targets for carbon emission cuts by 2035 are expected to be delayed by several months as a result of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, likely pushing them out beyond the next election which is due to be held by May.

Australia to delay new climate targets following Trump’s return

Asian stocks are set for a cautiously positive start in holiday-thinned trading after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge came in below expectations on Friday and a US government shutdown was averted over the weekend.

Asian stocks eye cautious gains as US worries ease

(Dec 22): Emerging markets (EM)-focused investors have had little to celebrate over the past year. Or for that matter, over the past decade. Now the prospect of Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars has some considering abandoning them altogether.

For emerging markets, ‘better luck next year’ is hard to believe

SEREMBAN (Dec 22): Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has assured that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), as component parties, will be fully committed to the Unity Government until the next election.

Umno and BN will remain a part of Unity Govt for GE16 — Ahmad Zahid

(Dec 22): Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost) fired its chief executive officer and several other senior leaders following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business.

SingPost fires CEO, execs after whistleblowing report

(Dec 22):&nbsp;Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost)&nbsp;fired its chief executive officer and several other senior leaders following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business.&nbsp;

(Dec 22):&nbsp;Emerging markets (EM)-focused investors have had little to celebrate over the past year. Or for that matter, over the past decade. Now the prospect of Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars has some considering abandoning them altogether.

SEREMBAN (Dec 22): Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has assured that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), as component parties, will be fully committed to the Unity Government until the next election.

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Qatar will stop shipping gas to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law cracking down on forced labour and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times&nbsp;(FT) in an interview published on Sunday.

Qatar vows to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports

Asian stocks are set for a cautiously positive start in holiday-thinned trading after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge came in below expectations on Friday and a US government shutdown was averted over the weekend.

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Japan's antitrust watchdog expected to find Google guilty of violating country's law in search case, Nikkei reports

Australia’s new targets for carbon emission cuts by 2035 are expected to be delayed by several months as a result of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, likely pushing them out beyond the next election which is due to be held by May.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Monday it would sell its Australian cable TV and streaming unit Foxtel to British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform DAZN for A$3.4 billion (US$2.1 billion), including debt.

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