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Nearly 700,000 Chinese students study abroad each year. The Mastercard Move and Bank of Shanghai collaboration expands outbound remittance and education payment options for families and students.

SecureFX lets businesses lock in FX rates up to one month in advance for up to US$1 million in payments, with no credit lines and no added cost.

EBANX's MAS Major Payment Institution license covers cross-border money transfers and merchant acquisition, placing the Brazil-founded firm within Singapore's institutional payments regulatory framework.

The first blooms highlight the arrival of spring across different regions in Japan.

The head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines said it plainly to Reuters: if Europe can only be served at a high cost, airline profitability will be undermined. Operating costs per long-haul flight are estimated to have risen between 3 and 8 percent due to rerouting alone.

Even after a ceasefire, Wood Mackenzie warns some LNG demand loss may persist as fuel switching continues and prices remain elevated. The crisis is accelerating a structural shift, not a temporary one.

The US commits 172 million barrels over 120 days—roughly 1.4 million barrels per day, or 15 percent of what Hormuz used to move daily.

The Middle East conflict and fuel market volatility are accelerating industrial demand for energy independence in Southeast Asia. Cape EMS Managing Director Christina Tee cited this directly in the March 16 announcement—positioning Cape Renewables' timing as deliberate rather than coincidental.

More than half of economists surveyed by Reuters expect Indonesia's policy rate to end 2026 at 4.25%. But they are split on when—and Tuesday's announcement just made June the earliest realistic window for any resumption of cuts.

Japan’s release of oil reserves reflects concerns about disruptions to one of the world’s key oil transit routes.