Novel Coronavirus

Singapore can only relax its partial lockdown measures and progressively restart its economy after the city-state brings down the number of new coronavirus cases, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

"How do we stop [Covid-19] in its tracks?" asks Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd.

Are officials prematurely promoting a narrative that the outbreak is coming under control?

While its factories in Huizhou have re-opened, some workers have been unable to return to work as planned.

Election budget, coronavirus budget -- or both?

SIA and SilkAir are cutting flights to cities including New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney.

(Feb 17): More than 3,000 travellers on two coronavirus-stricken Carnival Corp cruise ships are returning home, fanning out to more than 40 countries and fuelling fears of further contagion from the deadly virus.

“I think things will get worse before they get better," says Yang Ban Seng, ComfortDelGro's managing director and group CEO.

(Feb 14): Asia-based hedge funds are bracing for a lean quarter of capital raising as the spread of the coronavirus leads to the postponement and cancellation of key events that have historically drawn Western investors to the region.

SINGAPORE (Feb 14): Online shopping is booming in Asia, but brick and mortar retail isn’t going away anytime soon. Outlet malls, for one, are gaining popularity in China as shopping and buying is an activity that comes in more variety and format. For co