Clear thinking on money, property and business in Asia

Asia Strategic is an independent publication for people making money decisions in Asia. We write about investing, property, business, personal wealth and artificial intelligence, and about the places where those subjects meet.

Our readers are mostly in Singapore and Malaysia, with family, property or business ties across the wider region. Many of them are juggling two currencies, two tax systems and three generations' worth of expectations. We try to write the explainers we wish existed when we faced the same questions: grounded in local rules, honest about risk and short enough to finish over a coffee.

The site is organised around five sections. Each opens with a guide that covers the essentials and points to deeper articles. If you invest, start with investing. If property is on your mind, go to real estate. Founders and owners will find business most useful, families planning ahead should read wealth, and anyone wondering what the AI boom means in practical terms should begin with AI. The articles link across sections where the subjects overlap, which in Asia is often.

We do not sell financial products, and nothing here is personal advice. What we offer is context, so the conversation you have with your adviser, banker or business partner starts from a better place.