U.S. economic growth increased at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Department of Commerce reported on Friday.This was well below the 2.5 percent growth that analysts had predicted for the quarter.

Hong Kong's IPO market has a strong pipeline, with 488 companies awaiting approval, said Carlson Tong, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Friday.Since the start of 2026, Hong Kong's stock market has seen 24 new listings, raising over 87 billion Hong Kong dollars (about

Cambodia's total imports of diesel fuel, gasoline and combustion gas reached 219.5 million US dollars in January 2026, up 1.6 percent year on year, a Ministry of Commerce report said on Friday. The country spent 133.1 million dollars for importing diesel fuel in January this year, up 15 percent

Indonesia and the United States have signed a reciprocal trade agreement under which Washington will maintain the previously agreed 19-percent tariff on goods from the Southeast Asian country, Indonesian authorities said on Friday.

Despite a return to growth in U.S. toy sales in 2025, tariffs remain a drag on industry profit margins and a headache for price-sensitive consumers, industry insiders said at the just-concluded Toy Fair 2026.

China's film market is off to a strong start in 2026. As of February 20, the total box office revenue for the year (pre-sales included) had surpassed 6 billion yuan (approximately $868.2 million) with the Chinese New Year holiday alone contributing more than 3.4 billion yuan.Among the strongest