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Shein to face EU consumer law probe under e-commerce crackdown
THE Chinese-founded massive online marketplace Shein faces potential fines with the European Union imminently set to open a probe into its…
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Business
Clorox raises guidance after quarterly sales top estimates
CLOROX raised sales and earnings guidance for the current year while also reporting better-than-expected quarterly results, showing that…
Business
CapitaLand Investment to seed future data centre fund with US$700m investment in Japan
It is making disciplined acquisitions without acting like ‘a kid in a toy store’, says CLI’s Manohar Khiatani ASSET manager CapitaLand…
Culture
The Real Cost of Starting a Business in 2025
Starting a business in 2025 might sound exciting, but let’s face it, it can be a real wallet-drainer. You’ve got your obvious costs, like…
News
Elon Musk Takes on Role as 'Special Government Employee' for Trump Administration, Working Without Pay
In a surprising move, Elon Musk, the world's richest man and CEO of Tesla, is now serving as a "special government employee" under US…
News
Melania Trump's Photographer Reveals: "She's Not What You Expect" – Inside the First Lady's Surprising Daily Routine
Melania Trump, making her return to the White House as First Lady following her husband Donald Trump's inauguration, is gaining…
Business
Ontario Strikes Back: Bans US Firms from Billion-Dollar Contracts Over Trade Tensions; Dumps Elon Musk's Starlink Deal
Ontario, Canada's most populous province and economic powerhouse, has decided to ban U.S. companies from bidding on government contracts…
Business
Jaume Ros Uses This Cold Email Marketing Strategy
The digital marketing landscape has undergone significant changes, particularly in how businesses leverage artificial intelligence and…
Culture
A Mother and Daughter’s Joint Becoming
In the course of the project, as Barbara grew older, Wywrot’s photographs became more collaborative, and more humorous, with mother and…
News
Ontario cancels Starlink contract in latest Canadian tariffs protest
THE Canadian province of Ontario on Monday (Feb 3) announced it was cancelling a C$100 million (S$93.4 million) contract with Elon Musk’s…
Business
Cathay Cineplex receives letters of demand for about S$2.7 million in rent and other costs owed
MM2 Asia, which runs the cinema chain, is trying to resolve the matter while prioritising minimal disruption to business operations CATHAY…
News
Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Before Donald Trump kicked off his second term as president, Meta Platforms Chief Executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg took another big…
Culture
The Aesthetic Empire of Alma Mahler-Werfel
The first challenge is deciding what to call her. She is encircled by famous surnames—men jousting over her identity. A lustrous scion of…
Culture
The Poet Shane McCrae Goes Back to Hell
Along Interstate 71, in a flat stretch of Ohio, an otherwise modest billboard proclaims that “hell is real.” The type, set against a black…
Business
Lendlease Global Commercial Reit reports 14.3% lower H1 DPU of S$0.018
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Lendlease Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) fell 14.3 per cent to S$0.018 for…
Business
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100…
Business
Julius Baer announces 400 job cuts, executive board revamp
JULIUS Baer Group’s new chief executive officer Stefan Bollinger announced a radical revamp of the bank’s leadership and a cost-cutting…
Business
Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers say THE Chinese government’s recent move to allow…
Business
Great Eastern’s Malaysian units terminate proposed acquisition of AmMetLife
The four parties were initially expected to sign agreements for the distribution of life insurance and family takaful products, a type of…
News
Panama offers concessions to US after Marco Rubio meets president
PANAMA promised free passage for US warships through the Panama Canal and said it will withdraw from China’s signature lending programme…
Fashion
Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek is set to disrupt the…
News
Hong Kong, Taiwan markets drop as Asia-Pacific markets fall on Trump tariff fears
ASIAN markets fell at the open on Monday (Feb 3) after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico…
News
Trump tariffs set to heighten volatility amid uncertainty over their extent and duration: analysts
UNCERTAINTY over how long trade tensions will last and the risk of tariffs on other economies could heighten market volatility in the near…
News
Hong Kong-listed China stocks brace for Trump tariffs’ impact
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong will come under renewed pressure when they resume trading Bloomberg following a three-session break,…