Morgan Stanley's top-performing investment bankers and traders in Asia will see up to a 50% increase in bonuses due to robust business growth and a low-base effect of last year, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's Asia team is taking shape, with a mixture of donors, military veterans and congressional staffers -- but not career diplomats -- assuming key positions at the State Department, Pentagon and National Security Council (NSC).

Tourism operators in Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, have called on the government to reduce the visa-free length of stay for Chinese tourists from 60 days to 15 days to address concerns over illegal employment.

One of Vietnam’s largest banks reported surging profits last year, as the Southeast Asian economy turned a corner from the “perfect storm” of 2023. The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank,

Traders diverted at least six cargoes of liquefied natural gas that were on course for Asia to Europe earlier this month, drawn by higher European prices and amid weak Asian demand, according to analysts and shipping data.

SINGAPORE: Australia-based academic website East Asia Forum was issued a correction direction by Singapore's Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office on Wednesday (Jan 22).

A rising interest in high-innovation themes is driving the tech continuum, with a focus on AI and a transition into next-generation computing and communications in Asia, Bloomberg Intelligence analysis shows.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Huang said he will be celebrating Lunar New Year with employees.

This inaugural list spotlights institutions such as Samsung Medical Center in South Korea, which is recognized for its eye surgeries; Sunway Medical Centre in Malaysia, which is celebrated for hip surgeries; and Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand, a leader in knee and shoulder surgeries.

LAWMAKERS in some of Asia’s key digital assets markets are warming to the industry as Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda in the US ripples through the region. Read more at The Business Times.

The French Carrier Strike Group is spearheading the French Navy-led multinational biennial exercise La Perouse 25 that began on Thursday across three critical maritime passages in South East Asia. The 2025 exercise also marks the first time that South East Asian nations are participating in the exercise,