Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



Singapore retail takings up 10.4%

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Retail sales in Singapore continued to climb in Oct 22, though at a slower year-on-year pace, as car sales extended their slump, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics. Total retail takings rose

EV producers upbeat over planned purchase subsidies

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Electric vehicle (EV) producers are confident that the planned subsidy for purchasing electric cars and electric motorcycles will drive EV sales in Indonesia. Tenggono Chuandra Phoa, secretary-general of the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Industry Association (Periklindo),

Vietnam lowers retail gas prices more than 4%

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Gasoline prices fell for the second time in a row after four consecutive hikes over the last two months. The government lowered the price of RON95 gasoline 4.54% to VND22,700 per litre. E5 RON92 dropped

New home prices in China fall further

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Prices for new homes in China fell for a fifth straight month in Nov 22, increasing the government’s challenge in stabilising the property development industry, a private survey showed. New-home prices had been 0.06% lower

Chinese companies hedge risk in Singapore

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As many as 500 Chinese companies have quietly redomiciled or registered in Singapore over the past 12 months in a bid to hedge against rising geopolitical risk as tensions between Beijing and Washington escalate. They