Asia · Bull Run Posthttps://bullrunpost.com/en/asia/The latest business and finance news in Asia, told with context and rigour.enSouth Korea's ruling party eyes a fourth delay to its crypto taxhttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/04/south-korea-crypto-tax-delay-investors/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/04/south-korea-crypto-tax-delay-investors/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:03:00 GMTDemocratic Party lawmakers would push the 22% levy on crypto gains from 2027 to 2029. Nothing is final, and parliament has yet to vote.CryptoHong Kong banks can now settle tokenised deposits around the clockhttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/04/hong-kong-24-7-settlement-tokenised-money-banks/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/04/hong-kong-24-7-settlement-tokenised-money-banks/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:40:00 GMTThe HKMA says its Ensemble pilot now settles in tokenised central bank money outside normal hours. It is a controlled pilot, and no volumes or go-live date have been published.CryptoOil slides on Monday as talk of a US-Iran way out returnshttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/oil-falls-hopes-iran-hormuz-deal/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/oil-falls-hopes-iran-hormuz-deal/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:40:00 GMTWTI touched $95.15 a barrel, its lowest since 15 October, according to crypto news site Cointelegraph. The sources we read tie the fall to diplomacy with Iran, and no official confirmation of any deal has been reported.MarketsBank of Korea and the FATF look at how much crypto risk is in the systemhttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/korea-fatf-crypto-risk-financial-system/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/korea-fatf-crypto-risk-financial-system/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:50:00 GMTSouth Korea's central bank is asking 31 institutions about their entry into the crypto market and its risks, and the global anti-money-laundering body will review jurisdictions with significant activity, South Korea among them.CryptoOman and the UK: what is firm behind the £1 billion headlinehttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/oman-uk-investment-salalah-what-is-firm/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/oman-uk-investment-salalah-what-is-firm/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:30 GMTThe announcement combines a memorandum for a data centre with no timetable, a £7 billion export credit ceiling that is not loans, and a Gulf trade treaty still unsigned.EconomyChina's economy grows 4.5% in Q3 as consumer spending stays weakhttps://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/china-economy-grows-third-quarter-weak-demand/https://bullrunpost.com/en/2026/11/02/china-economy-grows-third-quarter-weak-demand/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:52:01 GMTGDP edges past forecasts, but retail sales rose just 1.1% in September and fixed-asset investment is down 7.2% over nine months.Economy