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Mandarin Oriental posts ‘stable’ underlying net profit for Q3
Hotel group Mandarin Oriental, which is undergoing a privatisation bid from its majority shareholder Jardine Matheson, posted a “stable”…
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VinFast’s quarterly loss widens on hefty spending
The company signed two loan facilities during the quarter, totaling US$250 million — Vietnam’s VinFast reported a bigger third-quarter net…
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Vietnam Launches Campaign to Strengthen its Footprint in Global Tourism Market
The northern province of Vietnam's Ninh Binh hosted a conference on national tourism promotion for 2026 with the goal of boosting…
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Google is spending $40 billion to build 3 new data centers in Texas
Google has 44 data centers in operation or in development around the world, but as demand for AI and the need for compute capacity grows,…
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Trump’s Polls Are Tumbling. So Is the Stock Market. Coincidence?
It would be difficult to dispute that the economy has stumbled on Trump’s watch. Inflation started rising immediately after Trump…
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Foxconn-Nvidia US$1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing cluster to be ready by H1 2026, Foxconn says
The Apple’s top iPhone assembler has been expanding beyond electronics into electric vehicles and AI data centres Foxconn said on Friday…
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Indian rupee slides to record low, central bank likely intervenes near 89.50/USD
The Indian rupee weakened to a lifetime low against the greenback on Friday (Nov 21), pressured by shrinking risk appetite amid fading…
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Changi Airport October passenger traffic rises 3.4% to 5.8 million
Changi Airport on Friday (Nov 21) reported a 3.4 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in October. Passenger traffic came in…
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Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express expands footprint in Singapore
Move enables it to meet increasing demand for logistics services amid development of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone Logistics…
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Singapore stocks track regional declines on Friday; STI down 1%
On the STI, Sembcorp Industries is the biggest loser, falling 3.6% or S$0.23 to S$6.08 Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Nov 21),…
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Asia tech rout resumes as stocks slide on AI valuation fears
ASIA’S tech-heavy markets slumped as sell-offs in sector leaders resumed on mounting concerns over stretched artificial intelligence…
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Founder of India’s top broker Groww joins billionaire financial elites
Keshre is the twelfth billionaire to emerge from India’s financial services industry in recent years The initial public offering of Groww,…
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Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu denies claims new hire stole TSMC trade secrets
The executive is alleged to have taken proprietary knowhow from his former employer just before his departure Intel chief executive…
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The billion-dollar AI startup rejecting 996 hustle culture
As startups race to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence, some of them seem to be borrowing from China’s exacting work…
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CK Hutchison weighing Hong Kong listing for retailer Watson: sources
CK Hutchison Holdings is considering listing health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group, people familiar with the matter said. The Hong…
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3 signs in an interview that your future boss might be a bad boss
“Your new boss didn’t even offer you a glass of water?” my mother had questioned me in disbelief. “After how many interviews? You should…
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Singaporean Actress Jeanette Aw Announces December Closure of Her Jalan Besar Bakery
Actress-turned-baker Jeanette Aw is wrapping up a significant chapter in her culinary career after more than four years at Hamilton Road.…
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Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day one – live
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 14th over: Australia 28-1 (Labuschagne 9, Smith 17) A poor…
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Maybank Q3 profit up 3.3% at RM2.62 billion
Maybank’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30 rose 3.3 per cent to RM2.62 billion (S$828 million), from RM2.54 billion in the…
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Maybank Q3 profit up 3.3% at RM2.6 billion
Maybank’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sep 30 rose 3.3 per cent to RM2.62 billion (S$828 million), from RM2.54 billion in the…
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US accuses four of smuggling advanced Nvidia chips to China
The Commerce Department has barred all the chips involved from export to the Asian nation Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese…
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Repairs left unfinished as firm behind huge schools PFI contract goes into liquidation
The company behind the largest schools Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract in England is going into liquidation, heightening…
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Foreigners buy most Philippine stocks in two years on BSP Bets
The buying has helped lift the nation’s benchmark index this week, set to close about 7% higher Global investors snapped up the most…
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Foxconn can make 1,000 AI racks a week, to increase next year, chairman says
The company has been expanding beyond electronics into electric vehicles and AI data centres Foxconn chairman Liu Young said on Friday…