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SoftBank sinks over 10% as Nvidia-fueled rout sweeps Asian chip names

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025.  Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images A sector-wide pullback hit Asian chip stocks Friday, led by a steep decline in SoftBank, after Nvidia‘s sharp drop overnight defied its stronger-than-expected earnings and bullish outlook. SoftBank plunged more … Read more

Shangri-La CEO Kuok Hui Kwong on Asian hospitality: Not ‘silver candlesticks,’ but ‘attention to detail’

Most prominent hotel groups don’t actually own their hotels. Instead, when you stay at a Marriott or a Hilton, the building is often owned by someone else—usually a developer—while the hotel company handles the operations. That’s not the case for Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, founded by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok in 1971, and now led … Read more

Asian chip names rally as Nvidia forecasts hotter-than-expected sales after earnings beat

C. C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the TSMC sports day event in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian chip stocks rallied in early trading Thursday after American AI chip darling … Read more

Nvidia earnings beat, Asian chips stocks, tech

A view of Tokyo’s skyline on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Julian Finney | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday as investors digested Nvidia‘s latest quarterly beat — released after the closing bell stateside — which appeared to restore confidence in major technology stocks. Shares of the chip giant jumped … Read more

Asian travel platform Klook is filing for a New York IPO

Klook, a Hong Kong- and Singapore-based travel booking company, is filing for an initial public offering in New York, showing that despite the events of the past year, the U.S. remains a top listing destination for Asian companies. The company, founded in 2014 by Ethan Lin and Eric Gnock Fah, claims to be the largest … Read more

Asian universities turn into tourist destinations as Chinese students look closer to home for higher education

The next time you walk through UTown, the green hub at the heart of the National University of Singapore’s campus, you’ll be greeted by an unusual sight: groups of tourists, led by student docents, posing for photos at university landmarks. Tourists have long flocked to Western universities, like Oxford and Cambridge in the UK, or … Read more

SoftBank shares plunge 10% as Asian AI-linked stocks slide on valuation jitters

A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks past the logo of Japan’s telecommunications giant SoftBank in Tokyo on December 25, 2013. Toru Yamanaka | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Asian AI-linked companies and tech firms fell Wednesday, tracking declines in U.S. peers, as investors turned wary of stretched valuations in the market’s … Read more

China’s Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 30, 2025, in South Korea ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day after securing a deal for rollback of U.S. tariffs, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Asia-Pacific countries … Read more

How Coach and Prada are luring Asian consumers with coffee and cakes

A corduroy Ralph Lauren letter jacket at the brand’s store in Singapore retails for around $900 Singapore dollars ($693). But a vanilla latte in its cafe? A comparative steal at SG$9. From Ralph Lauren to Coach, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Prada, clothing and luxury brands are opening stores in Asia to connect with consumers who … Read more

Updates From The Asian Cryptosphere

In our Crypto Asia News roundup for the week, we see how Asia’s crypto landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. There is now state-backed innovation happening, strategic partnerships are being made and there is a rising institutional momentum at play. From CBDCs to AI-powered platforms and payment integrations, there is something new happening everyday. Here’s … Read more

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