Trade & Supply Chain Finance

Singapore and South Korea have signed a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor agreement aimed at supporting the maritime sector’s move toward lower-emission fuels and digitalised operations.

South Korea - China summmit reaches agreement on seven areas, including startup cooperation.

The distinct north-south split that has defined Asian currency markets in the second half of 2025 is set to continue into next year, according to market experts.

CT recently caught up with Manoj Dugar and Yvonne Yiu, HSBC’s Apac regional co-heads, global payments solutions, about how payments are being impacted by tariffs, AI, cost pressures, differing systems, and the desire for speed and interoperability.

The partnership, known as GLIDE, is targeting $5bn of high-quality warehouses across the Gulf Cooperation Council; it's expected that more partners in the GCC will also participate.

The storm has left at least 17 dead in Taiwan and 10 dead in the Philippines. As the storm reaches Vietnam, a clear up operation has begun, including in Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Macau.

The strongest storm of the year is causing widespread disruption to businesses, tourists and residents in Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. Cathay Pacific is cancelling flights from Hong Kong airport from 6pm, September 23 to 6am, September 25.

Amit Baraskar, vice president & head of treasury at Thomas Cook India Group, shared insights into the company’s renewed focus on mid-office controls, automation, and workshops, with CorporateTreasurer.

Toll Group’s executive chairman Thomas Knudsen told CT about the freight firm's plans to step up investment in Asia, where shifting trade corridors, rising middle-class consumption, and a push toward decarbonisation are rewriting the rules of logistics.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with another court's verdict that most of the tariffs are illegal; however the tariffs, including 50% on many Indian goods, will stay in place until October 14 to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Aavishkaar Capital provides credit to mid-sized MSMEs operating in the supply chain with a social and environmental impact, in India, emerging Asia such as Indonesia and Vietnam, and Africa.

Postal services across Asia Pacific are dealing with the fallout from the removal of so-called US ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption from small packages below the value of $800 sent to the US; also this week, 50% tariffs on many goods being sent from India to the US have started.