The estranged younger brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is considering a run for the largely ceremonial role of president this year, a sign that an ongoing family feud could start to overshadow the city-state’s politics.
True Corporation Pcl, created through a merger between Thailand’s number two and three mobile phone operators, was valued at almost $9 billion after its shares began trading in Bangkok on Friday.
Toronto’s benchmark home price rose for the first time in 11 months after the Bank of Canada paused its campaign of interest rate hikes.
A South Korean court blocked SM Entertainment Co.’s planned share sale to internet giant Kakao Corp., scuppering the company’s favored plan and opening the door to a takeover of SM by BTS label Hybe Co.
Traders in options on South Africa’s rand are starting to bet that King Dollar’s best days are over.
SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son will join India’s prime minister and Asia’s richest man at the wedding of Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal next week, a rare social outing for a billionaire whose ties to the country run deep.
Beijing has criticized Canberra for blocking a bid by a Chinese-linked company to boost its ownership in a rare earths supplier, an episode that underscores the challenges the two nations face repairing ties.
Rafael del Pino, the billionaire chairman of builder Ferrovial SA, became the latest businessman publicly criticized by Spanish Premier Pedro Sánchez after announcing plans to move his company’s headquarters to the Netherlands.
Germany’s carmakers are becoming more pessimistic about their business as consumers shy away from purchases, according to the latest survey by the Ifo Institute.
Japan’s ruling party faced backlash from opposition lawmakers and the public this week after reports surfaced that it is mulling a plan to forgive student debt for those who have a child.
