Business
Luxury brands turn on the charm in China to kindle nascent spending recovery
Brands have flocked to Nanjing Deji Plaza, the country’s top-performing mall in 2024 with sales of 24.5 billion yuan As Chinese shoppers…
Kim Browne
As an editor at GQ British, I specialize in exploring Lifestyle success stories. My passion lies in delivering impactful content that resonates with readers and sparks meaningful conversations.
Culture
‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Form a Neil Diamond Tribute Band in a Different Kind of Faith-Based Movie — a Pop Nostalgia Trip with a Dark Side
I’ve never been wild about the term “faith-based movie” — or, at least, the idea that it should just be applied to PG-rated…
Fashion
Vogue World Photos: Dakota Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda from ‘Black Panther’ and More Celeb Pics
Vogue World took over the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The magazine’s fashion show extravaganza — officially…
Business
Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media defends strategy amid going concern warning
Auditors flagged a ‘material uncertainty related to going concern’ earlier this month, after the group incurred a net loss of S$1.8…
Culture
Parvathy Thiruvothu to Star in Don Palathara’s Next Alongside Dileesh Pothan (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian National Film Award-winning actor Parvathy Thiruvothu is set to spearhead Don Palathara‘s next directorial venture, co-starring the…
Business
Toyota’s September output grows for fourth stright month, aided by strong US demand
Toyota Motor on Monday said its worldwide production increased by more than 10 per cent in September and rose for a fourth straight month,…
Business
Meituan seeks to raise US$3 billion in dual-currency bond sale
The company operates online platforms for food delivery and other consumer products Meituan plans to raise around US$3 billion in what…
Culture
Korea Box Office: ‘Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc’ Leads Again
“Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc” stayed No. 1 at the Korean box office with $1.6 million from 219,686 admissions over Oct. 24–26, taking…
Business
Hong Kong Jockey Club sells US$1 billion portfolio to Canada firm
The entity has multiple exclusive legal betting licenses granted by the government on activities including horse racing and football…
Business
Asia: Stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough
ASIAN equities surged on Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump…
Culture
Okada Junichi and Fujii Michihito on Netflix Japan’s ‘Last Samurai Standing’: ‘Tradition Survives Through Innovation’
In 1878, the age of the samurai has ended. Swords are banned, the class system has crumbled, and Japan’s warriors have become relics of a…
Business
SoftBank-backed Lenskart IPO to raise as much as 72.8 billion rupees
The eyewear retailer is the latest big name to go public in the country, coming on the heels of two billion-dollar IPOs this month Eyewear…
Business
Gold dips on stronger dollar, US-China trade deal hopes
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its meeting on Wednesday Gold prices fell…
Culture
‘Warren Zevon: Join Me in L.A.’ Tribute Concert Brings Together His Admirers for a Night of Subversion and Tenderness on the Block: Concert Review
What does it say that a Warren Zevon tribute concert Friday night featured more than 30 songs, was performed by well over 50 musicians,…
Business
Shares of iFast soar 7.5% on positive Q3 results
The counter jumped S$0.69 to an intra-day high of S$9.92, the highest price in more than a year Shares of digital wealth management…
Business
iFast soars 8.2% to all-time high on robust Q3 earnings; set to hit record net inflows for 2025
Counter hits S$9.99 in early trading before shedding some gains to trade over 6% up in late morning Shares of digital wealth management…
Business
Singapore to build 700MW data centre park on Jurong Island, pilot biomethane imports: Tan See Leng
Singapore will build a low-carbon data centre park on Jurong Island with up to 700 megawatts (MW) of capacity – its largest such facility…
Culture
Nuclear power: Singapore to partner two US institutes, releases background paper
Clean energy imports from Indonesia are also expected to commence within the decade Singapore will partner two US organisations to…
Business
South Korea faces property ‘ticking bomb’ as Lee backs BOK hold
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung warned that the country’s property market is a bubble on the point of bursting, as he backed the Bank…
Culture
Korean Action-Comedy ‘Boss’ Sells to Multiple Territories After Box Office Success
Korean sales powerhouse Finecut has closed multiple international deals for local hit “Boss,” the action-comedy that has pulled in over…
Business
Seoul: South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI stock index tops 4,000 for first time
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI stock index rose above 4,000 points on Monday for the first time, buoyed by optimism around trade... Source…
Business
Gold trader hiring spree drives up pay as bullion market booms
In addition to the demand from trading houses, hedge funds, refiners, brokers and banks are also hiring precious metals traders, leading…
Business
Tokyo: Nikkei tops 50,000 mark for first time on stimulus euphoria
Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed past the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, continuing a run of successive records on…
Culture
One of Christopher Nolan’s Very First Films Was This Unsettling Lynchian Horror Story
Even for cinematic titans like Christopher Nolan, you have to start at the bottom. Before helming his own Batman trilogy and an array of…