The ban is aimed at promoting a "level playing field" for retail and institutional investors, South Korean financial authorities said

Rumours on multi-platform social media channels also claimed about 20,000 football fields it owns would be taken back by Beijing, the iPhone supplier alleged

Companies from the Netherlands have upped their interest in the Southeast Asian nation, as trade restrictions increase

Chinese officials got access to TikTok's most secret internal documents, according to a new report, but the popular app's biggest headache is now in Southeast Asia

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, the ruling junta's main source of foreign revenue, in a bid to stop the military's deadly attacks on civilians

The Southeast Asian nation already does chip packaging and testing for US giant Intel, but wants to build its first fab for basic chips in coming years

Manila has scrapped a deal with China to fund and build three rail projects on Luzon and Mindanao islands, which were considered defunct even before Marcos Jr took office in mid-2022

Three-quarters of the money went into manufacturing and processing with the cash coming from China, Singapore and South Korea

Chief Executive John Lee said he would be introducing "patriotic" education in local schools and cybersecurity would also be strengthened

Shares rose slightly on markets in mainland China but dropped in Hong Kong, while Japan, Seoul and Sydney rebounded after three days of falls; Asian currencies edged higher

With his 36-year-old son as a possible vice-president, Jokowi is seeking to retain some influence in government, analysts say.

Myanmar is edging closer to failed state status; its commerce minister revealed a "runaway trade deficit" last week, with exports over the past six months dropping to 46% of the previous fiscal year