Dat Nguyen

A two-room flat at a premium area in Singapore has changed hands for SGD695,000 (US$549,000), marking a record high for this flat type.

Singapore’s taxi operator ComfortDelGro is probing an incident in which one of its taxis was seen being driven with its door open on Feb. 19.

Chinese wellness operator House+ Bubble is set to open a 24-hour spa and leisure complex in Singapore with dining and cinema services, set to be the largest of its kind in the country.

The owner of Cheng Ji Seafood Restaurant in Singapore accidentally charged a group of diners SGD2 (US$1.60) for a lobster dish during the Lunar New Year holiday, even though the dish was priced at SGD200.

Guided by research timelines rather than high-pressure deadlines, the job pays around US$132,000 annually in the U.S.

Online gaming entrepreneur Laurence Escalante built a billion-dollar fortune from his virtual casino empire, spending big on private jets and yachts, but recent criminal charges now threaten to derail his success.

Beach club Tipsy Unicorn on Singapore’s Sentosa Island is now closed after its operator was placed into compulsory liquidation by the High Court.

Thousands of bank employees in Hong Kong received Lunar New Year gifts on Friday, with some lenders offered cash and even a day off as economic and market sentiment improves.

A company controlled by Indonesian tycoon Mochtar Riady is seeking to selling One Raffles Place, one of the tallest skyscrapers in Singapore’s central business district.

The surge in gold demand in China is being driven by small-scale Chinese investors who bet on the precious metal as a safe-haven asset amid economic uncertainties and the lack of better investment assets.

Malaysian durian growers reaped large profits over the past decade as demand from China surged, but a shift in consumer preferences now leave farmers with mounting stock.

This country’s imports are equivalent to 144% of its GDP, making it one of the top five most imports-reliant countries globally.

Venture capital firms are pouring millions of U.S. dollars into prediction market startups, with recent college graduates emerging as some of the biggest beneficiaries and founders behind the trend.

Singapore’s restaurant chain Chang Cheng Holdings has awarded at least 100 gold plaques worth more than SGD542,000 (US$429,000) to staff members with long service, as part of its 32nd anniversary celebrations.

Australia’s top five billionaires saw their wealth rising 14% to $94 billion this year despite global uncertainty triggered by U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions.

A director of Hong Kong-based Prince Jewellery and Watch has sold a Kowloon apartment and purchased a two-level residence nearby costing HKD50 million (US$6.4 million).

Crowds of customers are pouring into the 80-year-old Honolulu Coffee Shop in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai area to savor its well-known egg tarts and milk tea for the last time ahead of its closure next month.

Vietnam gold prices rose Saturday morning despite a general drop in Asia amid subdued jewelry demand.

The U.S. dollar declined slightly against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Saturday morning.

State-controlled bookmaker Singapore Pools mistakenly issued double payouts on about 3,000 winning bets and failed to register roughly 13,000 others following a technical disruption” that lasted three hours.