CNBC Asia

Southeast Asian pay television channel Television channel CNBC AsiaLogo used since 2025CountrySingaporeBroadcast areaAsia-Pacific and MENA (including Singapore and except Mainland China (residential) and North Korea)WorldwideHeadquartersMapletree Business CitySingaporeProgrammingLanguageEnglishPicture format1080i 16:9 HDTVOwnershipOwnerVersantSister channelsGolf ChannelCNBC WorldHistoryLaunched20 June 1995; 31 years ago (1995-06-20)ReplacedAsia Business NewsLinksWebsiteOfficial website CNBC Asia is a Singapore-based business news channel owned by Versant. It is a pan-Asian branch of the U.S.-based CNBC. The channel launched on 20 June 1995 out of Hong Kong. In 1998, the channel merged with Dow Jones' Asia Business News and relocated to its facilities in Singapore. The network maintains bureaus across the Asia–Pacific region. History CNBC Asia was announced in 1995 as a localised version of CNBC for the Asia-Pacific region. The network was expected to feature 10 hours of programming per day from its studio in Hong Kong, along with bureaus in Bombay, Singapore, and Tokyo. The rest of its programming would be sourced from CNBC Europe and its U.S. counterpart. NBC Asia chairman Patri