APAC

Intra-Asia trade remains resilient despite Middle East conflict

Short-sea services and transhipment hubs are absorbing demand.
19 hours ago

The next CX in APAC: Businesses can finally deliver on promises made a decade ago

In financial services, telecommunications, and mobility, customer experience can be a key differentiator. 
20 hours ago

Luxury retail rental growth slows globally as market turns selective

Singapore leads regionally at 2% growth.
21 hours ago

Restrictive funding looms for thermal coal miners, Fitch Ratings says

Market funding is likely to be more restrictive than that for the energy transition.
1 day ago

Challenging Japan’s longevity dilemma: How Manulife sparked a new conversation on ageing

Why Manulife chose courage over convention — tackling taboo conversations to reframe ageing as a chapter of possibility.
1 day ago

Cyber insurance shock could emerge every 10 to 18 years

Howden Re compared potential cyber losses to moderate catastrophe years such as 2008.
5 days ago

Asia-Pacific insurance may reach $10t by 2034

The sector is forecast to grow at a 15.6% annual rate through 2034.
5 days ago

Insurance buyers gain leverage as pricing softens: Aon

Aon said capacity and underwriting flexibility improved across major lines.
6 days ago

Companies must establish comprehensive, responsible AI governance frameworks – PwC’s Wilson Chow

He suggests that the deployment of the technology in the TMT sector represents both the most significant growth opportunity and the most consequential risk landscape in the near future.
6 days ago

Hospitals redesign care as patients turn to health apps

Seven in eight adults look up health information before seeing a doctor.

Asia’s commercial insurance rates drop 5% in Q1 2026

This marks the seventh straight quarter of declines across the region.

Asia disasters leave 92% losses uninsured

Insured catastrophe losses totalled $5.2b in 2025 across the region.

Asia-Pacific ventricular assist device market surges on rising disease burden

The market is projected to reach $2.81b by 2031, growing annually at 8.44%.

New spending powerhouse Gen Alpha pushes brands to rethink Asia market strategy

Gen Alpha-linked household spending in Asia reached $9t in 2025.

Electric boat market grows globally as China records fastest CAGR to 2030

Asia-Pacific included in global segmentation whilst China posts highest national growth rate.

Asia now accounts for 49% of all global cancer cases

In Singapore, cancer accounts for 26.2% of all fatalities.