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Chinese group accused of hacking Singtel in telecom attacks
SINGTEL, Singapore’s largest mobile carrier, was breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers this summer as part of a broader campaign…
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China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel, Bloomberg News reports
A CHINA state-sponsored hacking group had breached Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) in June as a part of a global campaign targeting…
Business
Record foreign exodus casts a pall over India’s stock market
FOREIGN investors are souring on India’s stock market, selling a record amount of shares amid signs the South Asian nation’s post-pandemic…
Business
StanChart partners with Wise for faster FX in Asia and Middle East
STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) is going to use Wise’s payments platform to offer multi-currency money transfers in Asia and the Middle…
Culture
Adani pushes Bangladesh for US$850 million unpaid electricity bill
BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani’s power generation unit is stepping up pressure on Bangladesh as it seeks to recover more than US$850 million of…
Business
Asian markets mixed as caution builds ahead of high-stakes US election
ASIAN markets were mixed in early trade on Tuesday (Nov 5) as investors tread cautiously amid heightened volatility in anticipation of the…
Business
Philippines inflation matches estimate, gives room for rate cuts
PHILIPPINE inflation quickened in October but within market expectations, giving the central bank room to sustain its easing cycle.…
Business
Amazon still backs Talen nuclear deal after regulator rejection
AMAZON.COM said that it’s committed to building a data centre campus adjacent to a Pennsylvania nuclear plant after the top US energy…
Business
Elite UK Reit’s 9-month DPU rises 3.9% on higher distributable income, tax savings
Elite UK REIT on Tuesday (Nov 5) announced earnings that showed its distribution per unit (DPU) climbed while its distributable income…
Fashion
Shein’s European entity reports 68% sales growth in 2023
SALES by Shein’s Ireland-registered entity Infinite Styles Ecommerce grew 68 per cent in 2023, hitting 7.7 billion euros (S$11 billion),…
Culture
KPMG to lay off less than 4% of US audit workforce: source
KPMG will lay off less than 4 per cent, or about 330 people, of its audit workforce in the United States, a source familiar with the…
Business
Palantir raises 2024 revenue forecast again on robust AI adoption; shares surge
PALANTIR Technologies on Monday (Nov 4) raised its annual revenue forecast for the third time, betting on strong spending from governments…
Business
US: Wall St opens flat as US polls, Fed decision loom large
US STOCKS opened flat on Monday (Nov 4), as traders stayed away from large bets in an action-packed week in which Americans will elect a…
Business
Indonesia weighs switching Garuda CEO as part of turnaround plan
INDONESIA is considering switching the chief executive officer at the Garuda Indonesia airline, part of the new government’s push to…
Business
GLP’s cancelled bond sale trains spotlight on long-term finances
MAJOR Asian logistics operator GLP’s abandoned attempt to return to the bond market after a three-year absence is a reminder of worries…
Culture
Malaysia’s Petronas to halt local NGV fuel supply next year on declining demand
Malaysia state energy firm Petronas will halt the domestic retail supply and sale of natural gas for vehicles by July next year due to…
Business
Volvo Cars October sales rise 3% year-on-year
VOLVO Cars’ sales rose 3 per cent year-on-year in October to 61,686 cars driven primarily by an increase in sales of fully electric and…
Business
Singapore Airlines to invest S$1.1 billion in retrofitting Airbus A350 fleet
The upgrades across the cabin classes promise improved privacy and comfort and a beefed-up in-flight entertainment system SINGAPORE…
Business
Thai SCG halts operations at US$5.4 billion Vietnam petrochemical complex
SIAM Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, said on Monday (Nov 4) it has suspended commercial operation at its…
Business
UAE’s Adnoc to deploy autonomous AI in the energy sector for the first time
UAE energy giant Adnoc will apply highly autonomous agentic artificial intelligence in the energy industry for the first time, in…
Business
Blackstone targets new European markets in global wealth push
BLACKSTONE’S private wealth business plans to enter at least two new European markets next year to tap growing demand among the well-off,…
Business
Thailand delays naming Bank of Thailand chair as dispute drags on
THAILAND delayed naming a new central bank chairman as opposition mounted against the government’s bid to push the candidacy of a former…
Business
Nvidia’s Jensen Huan asked SK Hynix to bring forward supply of HBM4 chips by six months, SK’s chairman says
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had asked memory chip maker SK Hynix to bring forward by six months the supply of its next-generation…
Culture
Asia: Markets rise ahead of US election, Chinese stimulus meeting
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Nov 4) as investors steel themselves for a too-close-to-call US presidential election, while Chinese leaders…