HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong company that offers insurance for the cryptocurrency industry has set its sights on Japan, just as Asian tech entrepreneurs hope for a global boom fueled by the expected ...

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration with investors awaiting greater clarity on the policies of the incoming U.S. administration. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2% at the open.

Asian shares advanced early Monday after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months, while U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.3% to 20,

Hong Kong-based real estate manager ESR Group on Thursday said it was teaming up with U.S.-based data centre provider CloudHQ to jointly develop and operate a $2 billion data centre campus in Japan.

The project in Osaka is among ESR’s four data centers under development in Japan to capitalize on the AI boom.

More Hongkongers are expected to travel to Japan amid a weak yen, tourism industry representatives have said after the country welcomed a record number of foreign tourists last year. Retail sector ...

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to rise, with the futures contract in Chicago up nearly 1%, last trading at 39,235 while its counterpart in Osaka is up 0.59%, last trading at 39,170 against the index's close of 38,902.50.

Hong Kong's ESR, CloudHQ Team up for $2 Billion Data Centre Campus in Japan (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based real estate manager ESR Group on Thursday said it was teaming up with U.S.-based data centre ...

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to 38,532.18.

Asian stock markets finished mixed and higher Tuesday, on media reports of possible good relations between China and US leadership, and after new US President Donald Trump's inaugural message did not overtly mention higher global trade tariffs.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) extends roots in Asia with Bank of China joining the taskforce.

Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations.