Bloomberg Hong Kong demonstrators will need to look beyond mainland China for supplies of protest gear that’s defined the look of the movement. Queries on Chinese e-commerce portals such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Taobao for umbrellas, masks and helmets would return the searches as “item not found” for buyers based in Hong Kong, while those on the mainland had ...

Bloomberg Private home sales in Singapore jumped to highest in eight months as a broader economic slowdown spurred investors to park their money in a property market known as a safe haven. Developers in the city-state sold 1,178 apartments in July, an increase of 43% from the previous month, and the highest level since November. Purchases by foreigners more than ...

Bloomberg The playing field in India’s rapidly expanding market for digital payments is poised to get more crowded as the country races to catch up with China in squeezing out the use of cash, according to the head of the South Asian nation’s payments network. That means Indians will continue to face a bewildering array of payments apps provided by ...