A new vanguard of remote workers wants to live in places such as Bali and Bangkok, but so far no Asian nation has created a visa program to let them in.
Some Asian countries have bounced back from the economic pain of Covid-19 and that bodes well for the 2021 outlook, according to Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS.
On the back of DBS latest earnings report, Kevin Kwek from Sanford C. Bernstein says Singapore banks are poised for recovery and have some ways to boost their stock prices.
Temasek is one of the world's largest investors. Its portfolio value stood at 306 billion Singapore dollars ($230 billion) as of March 31 last year.
DBS will kick off financial reporting season for Singapore banks on Wednesday, while OCBC and UOB will release earnings on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, respectively.
Major indexes on Wall Street rose to new record highs overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 notching six straight days of gains.
Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giants such as Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com were watched by investors on Monday.
Indonesia is still struggling with surging Covid infections, with the number of cases crossing the 1 million mark recently.
Shares of South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors rose 1.22% and 0.41%, respectively, on Thursday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech the government will have a disinvestment target of 1.75 trillion rupees (about $24 billion).
China's Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers' Index for January came in at 52, representing its slowest growth pace in nine months.
While China is expected to show "spectacular" GDP numbers in the first quarter this year, there are two big challenges Beijing would need to tackle.
The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday announced its decision to maintain its cash rate at 0.1%.
Investors are factoring in easy policy ahead in China despite authorities "explicitly" signaling a move toward normalization, warns BCA Research's Jing Sima.
China's manufacturing activity growth in January slowed as compared to the previous month, according to official data released over the weekend.
Thailand will receive its first batch of vaccines next month and plans to start producing its own, according to its finance minister.
Sarah Lien of Eastspring Investments says despite the recent rally, southeast Asian markets are full of opportunities, including the real estate sector.
"If we are to hold it in Singapore, we will make sure that it is held in a safe and secure manner," Singapore Minister Chan Chun Sing says about hosting WEF.
Chan Chun Sing, minister for trade and industry, discusses Singapore's economic recovery outlook and its plans to become a regional and international e-commerce hub.
Few economies grew in 2020 when lockdown measures around the world to contain the coronavirus brought much economic activity to a halt.
