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ASEAN is seeing a new wave of digital banks that may continue for years. While these young startups may start with "optimistic" Internet valuations, they will, over time, converge to valuations that traditional banks are used to, said Citi in a report on Tuesday.

Thailand's exports rose 13.09per cent in April from a year earlier, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.

SINGAPORE: From June, passengers using ride-hailing platform Grab will have to pay an additional S$1 as the Singapore-based firm says it wants to improve earnings for its drivers.  The increase - which will apply to all its transport services except the standard taxi, GrabHitch and GrabCoach ...

Asian shares climbed in early trade on Tuesday, tracking a Wall Street rally overnight, while the dollar held near a fourth-month low as investors tempered fears about inflation-driven rate hikes.

MORE THAN 140 job openings will be available at the second edition of DBS's virtual career fair for female technologists in Singapore this year, announced the bank in a press statement on Tuesday.

United Airlines and its pilots' union have reached an agreement to prohibit the airline from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations to its pilots, the Air Line Pilots Association said on Monday (May 24).

FTSE Russell said it will add Xiaomi Corp and Luokung technology back to its global indexes.

Japan's labour ministry said it would delay the release of its closely-watched wage data originally scheduled for Tuesday, citing the need to "scrutinise" some figures.

South Korea's central bank is seen keeping its interest rates at record lows on Thursday and for the rest of 2021, as COVID-19 uncertainties and worries about financial imbalances offset signs of a broader economic recovery.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has maintained its growth forecast for 2021 at a range of 4 per cent to 6 per cent due to “heightened uncertainties” in the economic environment arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Tuesday (May 25). The forecast will be...