Culture
Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Homecoming
In 2016, a sinuous remix of a track called “Diles” began pulsing its way through streaming services and night clubs. It featured a handful…
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Culture
How Jane Birkin Handled the Problem of Beauty
In Agnès Varda’s film “Jane B. par Agnès V.,” from 1988, a nearly forty-year-old Jane Birkin, dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt, and a…
Culture
Maira Kalman’s “Stéphane Mallarmé with Shawl”
The artist Maira Kalman has always had an idiosyncratic approach to defining elegance, having co-authored a book titled “(un)Fashion,” and…
Culture
In Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, a Dynasty Comes Home
That’s meant to be remedied by Calder Gardens, a new institution taking shape in a half-buried berm on the Parkway, not far from that…
Business
StanChart Singapore’s H1 profit climbs 12.4% to nearly S$1 billion
The rise in earnings comes amid a boost in fee and commission income, as well as forex income Standard Chartered (StanChart) Singapore’s…
Fashion
Sydney Airport unveils terminal expansion to meet passenger jump
Sydney Airport, Australia biggest aviation hub, proposed a long-term overhaul of domestic and international terminal operations to cope…
Fashion
ST Engineering to hire over 300 technicians and engineers as it doubles engine MRO capacity
ST Engineering on Monday (Sep 15) announced that it will hire more than 300 technicians and engineers to staff its new engine maintenance,…
Fashion
Former Hyflux comms executive testifies that news release did mention power business
The news release that landed Hyflux founder Olivia Lum and five others in the dock did refer to the company selling power, a former…
Business
Fading Labubu frenzy wipes US$13 billion from Pop Mart shares
Despite the slide, the Chinese toymaker is still up more than 180% year-to-date and remains the top performer on the Hang Seng Index The…
Business
Singapore fund manager Capital Asia Investments behind multi-million dollar Thai blue-chip deals
Some of these transactions are linked to a politically connected Cambodian tycoon and a prominent Thai businesswoman Singapore-licensed…
Business
SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye’s pay rises 3.3% to S$7.82 million in FY2025
The pay hike is driven by increases to cash bonuses and long-term incentives that he received for the financial year Singapore Exchange…
Business
Hedge fund Arrowpoint seeks US$400 million in new money by March
The performance and fund-raising plans stand out in a market where investors’ appetite for multistrategy, multimanager hedge funds has…
Business
Richard Li’s FWD plans buyback of US$900 million bond via new debt
The company will use the net proceeds of the five-year and 10-year notes for general corporate purposes, including refinancing the 8.4%…
Business
Tencent appoints banks for first bond sale in four years
The company is proposing to sell offshore-yuan denominated notes with five-year, 10-year and 30-year tenors as early as Tuesday Chinese…
Business
Gold prices steady near record high ahead of Fed rate decision
The US central bank’s policy meeting this week comes amid challenges, including a legal dispute over its leadership and efforts to confirm…
Fashion
AI talent war pushes US firms to Asia’s outsourced coders
From Mumbai to Manila, firms have emerged to aid in a wide range of projects, from simple product development to becoming de facto…
Business
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Jardine C&C, Q&M Dental, Aoxin Q&M
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 15): Seatrium: The offshore and…
Business
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Jardine C&C, Q&M Dental, Aoxin Q&M, mm2 Asia
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 15): Seatrium: The offshore and…
Business
ANZ to pay A$240 million fine on bond errors, retail mistakes
Asic and the bank will ask the Federal Court to impose the penalties in relation to four separate proceedings spanning misconduct across…
News
Kirk assassination unleashes global groundswell of support, Erika Kirk vows to carry on legacy
The breadth and depth of support for Charlie Kirk was on full display over the weekend as political leaders, activists and mourners around…
Business
Markets gear up for series of Fed cuts with bullish bets at risk
Markets have also priced in reductions continuing deep into 2026 to ward off a recession A key question for investors this week is whether…
Business
Further upside expected for Hang Seng Tech Index
THE Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks Hong Kong’s 30 largest listed technology companies, has continued its bullish momentum since a…
News
New Developments in Trump’s Attempt to Fire a Fed Board Member
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Culture
Emmy Awards 2025: A Complete Guide to the 77th Annual Star-Studded Ceremony
Emmy Awards 2025 is here with a new set of nominees, presenters, performers, hosts, and winners. The star-studded ceremony will take place…