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Sea CEO Forrest Li sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI
But the company is battling deep-pocketed global challengers, including TikTok Shop and Lazada SEA founder Forrest Li told employees that…
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Shares of doormaker surge 50% as it secures planning permit for student accommodation in Australia
Shares of Singapore doormaker HS Optimus surged on Tuesday (Oct 21), after it secured a permit for a 14-storey purpose-built student…
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Asia: Equities rally on China-US hopes, new Japanese PM lifts Tokyo
STOCKS extended gains on Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing, with Tokyo hitting another record as Japan…
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Gold hovers near record high on safe-haven demand, US rate-cut bets
The shutdown has delayed key economic data releases, leaving investors and policymakers in a data vacuum ahead of the Federal Reserve’s…
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Mandarin Oriental shares surge 36.7% on privatisation offer, Jardine Matheson up 7%
Shares of hotel chain Mandarin Oriental surged 36.7 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 21) on the back of a privatisation offer from controlling…
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Hong Leong Asia units’ director and ex-chief accountant detained in China
The director of China Yuchai International (CYI) and former chief accountant of its unit Guangxi Yuchai Machinery have been detained by…
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Hong Leong Asia units’ director, ex-chief accountant detained in China; shares fall 12.3%
The director of China Yuchai International (CYI) and former chief accountant of its unit Guangxi Yuchai Machinery have been detained by…
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Nomura asset’s new Japan retirement help team is run by retirees
Among the risks that investors in the country face are demographic trends such as shrinking birthrates, an ageing population and longer…
Business
Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs
Regulators warn that they could delist firms that fail to reach a market value of 10 billion yen within five years going public A plan to…
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Catalist stocks ride on renewed market interest, but more needs to be done to spur mainboard transfers
Challenges faced in transitioning include low liquidity, limited visibility and investor perception issues, which hinder capital raising…
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Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings
Old online comments made by a U.S. Senate candidate in Maine in which the candidate appeared to endorse political violence, dismiss rape…
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Brazil green-lights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of U.N. climate summit
Brazil's government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The…
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North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump
North Carolina's legislature formally began redrawing the state's congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help…
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Congressional leaders admit shutdown won't end anytime soon
Congressional leaders are acknowledging that the government shutdown has no foreseeable end as both parties refuse to budge. Source link
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'He lost us:' Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public "grandstanding" widely seen…
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Artillery misfire during Vance visit to Marine base prompts accusations, investigations
The California Highway Patrol said shrapnel from an artillery shell that detonated prematurely struck a squad car and a police motorcycle…
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Comey's lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump's 'personal animus' and must be thrown out
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution…
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Judge orders military to restore DEI books at some base schools
A federal judge ordered the military to restore DEI-related books to the shelves of five of its schools on bases across the globe, saying…
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FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots
The Federation for American Immigration Reform has filed lawsuits against five Los Angeles police agencies related to their actions during…
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Trump threatens to 'eradicate' Hamas if the Palestinian militant group doesn't abide by ceasefire
President Trump threatened Monday to "eradicate" the Palestinian militant group Hamas if it doesn't follow through with its ceasefire deal…
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Maryland kept printing ballots for illegal immigrant Ian Roberts long after he moved to Iowa
Weeks after the country learned that he was an illegal immigrant -- and that he lived a thousand miles away in Iowa -- former Des Moines…
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PM Pham Minh Chinh Says Vietnam's Economy Surpasses US$500 Billion in 2025
During the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly on Monday, October 20, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the…
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NASA Issues Skywatch Warning — Comet SWAN Is Getting Brighter and You Can See It Too!
A new comet, C/2025 R2 (SWAN), was discovered by an amateur using NASA SOHO spacecraft data in mid-September 2025. By the end of…
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No takers yet as Dartmouth, UVa. spurn Trump administration's anti-DEI education compact
The Trump administration's invitation for nine elite universities to join the fledgling Compact for Academic Excellence continues to look…