The man’s daughter said her father tried to burn tree branches that were hanging over the graves with a cigarette lighter.

SINGAPORE] The growing investor appetite for alternative assets is leading Alta Group, which runs a digital securities exchange for such investments, to set its sights on expanding to the Middle East.

South-East Asian countries are experiencing a new influx of cheap Chinese goods, pushing down prices and pressuring the region’s domestic companies. And it’s not just low-end goods like ...