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The inaugural Financial Centres Competitiveness Index (FFCI), unveiled at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, ranked Hong Kong fourth overall, behind New York, London and Singapore. Photo: Coco Feng
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Hong Kong financial hub gets gold star for governance, but red flag on readiness

Hong Kong has been ranked the world’s No 4 financial hub in a new NYU Abu Dhabi index, but trails rivals on growth and innovation.

Malaysia

Gotta pay ’em all: Singapore Pokemon card bust sparks Malaysia customs warning

SCMP Highlights

Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’, Philippines cyclones: 7 Asia highlights

Internet

Can Singapore’s cyber laws keep pace with speed of borderless online threats?

Long-term resilience will hinge on complementary measures such as deeper regional cooperation and improved digital literacy, analysts say.

Singapore’s central business district. The city state has a tailored and multilayered system to deal with misinformation and inflammatory online material. Photo: Reuters
Ant Group

Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Payments firm says star player ‘embodies the spirit of perseverance’ driving young people and small businesses to ‘uplift their communities’.

Myanmar

Myanmar teen to be first foreigner deported under Singapore’s new Kpod law

As of September 1, foreigners with Kpods or testing positive for etomidate may be deported and banned from re-entering Singapore.

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Asia housing and property

The View | Asia’s housing affordability squeeze shows no signs of slowing

Some of the sharpest increases in property values are in economies facing major headwinds or those suffering from an acute shortage of affordable housing.

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A cyclist rides past residential buildings along a main road as the sun sets in Seoul on November 11. Photo: AFP
Art

Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space

Vignesh Sundaresan explains the aim behind Padimai Art & Tech Studio, which opens with a virtual reality work by artist Olafur Eliasson.

Malaysia

Lee Kuan Yew’s pain and his deputy’s resolve in Singapore-Malaysia separation

A new book unveiled by ex-PM Lee Hsien Loong reveals how Goh Keng Swee shaped Singapore’s 1965 split from Malaysia.

Tourism

In race for tourists, Singapore pumps up appeal with push into fitness events

High-octane competitions like Hyrox and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon are helping drive more visitors to the city state.

More than 2,200 international participants took part in the Hyrox race in Singapore on November 30. Photo: Hyrox
History

Singapore launches book on Malaysia separation with declassified files

‘The Albatross File: Inside Separation’ sheds light on the negotiations leading up to Singapore’s break from Malaysia.

Lee Kuan Yew meeting the press on the morning of Singapore’s separation from Malaysia on August 9, 1965. Photo: Straits Times
Vietnam

Asian Angle | Vietnam’s anti-drug police are speaking Gen Z, and it’s working

Ho Chi Minh City’s police have found a way to wrap dry state messaging in viral humour, mirroring China’s digital playbook.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Mainland bank apps beat those in Hong Kong and Singapore, study says

Strong competition from non-bank players in mainland market forces banks to improve continuously, consulting firm Sia says.

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The Philippines

6 cyclones, 5 weeks: Philippines can’t escape its endless cycle of disaster

Corruption, complacency and climate chaos conspire to turn the Philippines’ natural hazards into man-made tragedies.

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Satellite imagery shows Super Typhoon Fung-wong as it approaches the Philippines on November 9. Photo: NOAA/EPA

Singapore organisers in limbo over work visa ban on foreign performers

A scheme allowing foreign performers to work up to six months at public entertainment outlets in Singapore will end, following ‘widespread abuse’.

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Performers at the HaveFun Live Show in Singapore. Photo: HaveFun
Social media

‘Better late than never’: Singapore parents laud curbs on phone use in schools

The city state is among countries that have stepped up measures to curb screen time and tighten social media restrictions for adolescents.

SCMP Highlights

Chinese boy lost after US detention, helper’s last call in fire: weekly roundup

From the Japanese PM’s latest remarks on Taiwan to a US ambassador coming under fire in Singapore, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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Malaysia

‘Crowd is missing’: stronger ringgit keeps Singapore shoppers away from Johor

‘This is probably the worst year-end crowd we have seen since the Covid-19 pandemic,’ a business owner says.

A traditional market in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese overseas

Are Singaporean Chinese the ‘least attractive’? Viral image stirs debate

Social media users said Singapore had no Vivian Chow or Edison Chen, but experts warned against warped beauty standards shaped by media.

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Malaysia

‘No longer contentious’: Malaysia to weigh Singapore’s water project plan

The two countries have disagreed over water supply for decades, such as the perceived low prices charged by Malaysia’s Johor.

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India

Cyber scams threaten confidence in India’s outsourcing industry

Fraudsters leveraging India’s cost advantages and skilled workforce create a systemic risk for legitimate businesses, analysts warn.

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Sophisticated cyber scam networks are threatening to inflict “reputational damage” on India’s thriving US$150 billion outsourcing industry, observers warn. Photo: Shutterstock
Wealth management

China’s rich step up offshore bets as gold and insurance gain favour

China’s wealthy are shifting more of their portfolios offshore, as they seek to hedge slowing growth, policy risks and low yields at home.

As economic headwinds persist, China’s wealthy are becoming more cautious, using gold and insurance to preserve capital. Photo: XInhua
South Korea

Chinese tourists pivot to South Korea, Thailand amid Japan travel ban

Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning.

Asean

In wake of Hong Kong blaze, Southeast Asia’s fire hazards come under scrutiny

Serious structural defects and inefficient bureaucracy tainted by corruption are common in the region, fire safety experts say.

Millionaires and billionaires

Mainland China’s billionaire count surges as BYD and Mixue bosses power gains

The combined wealth of mainland China’s billionaires soars 22 per cent to US$1.77 trillion; Hong Kong’s ultra-rich population rises.

Wang Chuanfu of BYD is among the tech sector’s biggest wealth gainers. Photo: Handout
Chinese overseas

China’s wealthy tone down the bling in Singapore as asset scrutiny deepens

Increased audit sees super-rich buyers favouring art and wine over Bentleys and private jets, adopting a discreet lifestyle.

China’s super-rich in Singapore have shifted to discreet luxury amid scrutiny. Photo: Reuters
Pritam Singh

Singapore’s Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction for lying

The Workers’ Party chief was in February found guilty of two counts of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee and fined.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi adviser lauds parallels with Singapore in modernisation efforts

Mohammed Khalid Alyahya cites the late Singaporean leader’s pragmatic and results-driven governance as a template for Saudi Arabia’s ambitions.

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