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Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising licence for H200 chip
Huang says Nvidia needed to compete quite vigorously as China has many strong chip companies Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday (Jan…
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Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course. Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group…
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Pape Thiaw: Senegal manager given five-match ban after Afcon final chaos
Brahim Diaz's Panenka penalty was saved by Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, and referee Jean-Jacques Ndala then immediately blew the…
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Britain’s Lloyds’ annual profit rises 12%, upgrades guidance
Its profit before tax for 2025: £6.7 billion, up from £5.97 billion the year before and better than the £6.4 billion average of analysts’…
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Nokia chair to step down, AI push supports Q4 profit
The company is carrying out one of its biggest restructuring drives since it sold its mobile phone business [ESPOO, Finland] Finland’s…
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Gold demand in Singapore jumps 48% to record 9.6 tonnes in 2025
Appetite for the metal grew the fastest in the city-state among South-east Asian countries, finds report Investors in Singapore seeking…
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SIA and Malaysia Airlines tie-up formalised after Malaysian approval
A joint business partnership between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines was formalised on Thursday (Jan 29), following Malaysian…
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Santander to shut 44 branches and put 291 jobs at risk
"We will continue to invest in both our branch network - comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour…
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Forced TikTok US sale may fuel ByteDance’s expansion into Asia: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the…
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Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the…
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Bursa Malaysia Q4 net profit falls 11.8% to RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment
Bursa Malaysia ended 2025 with lower revenue and profit as muted sentiment and decreased daily trading dampened securities market…
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Bursa Malaysia pivots to larger IPOs as it plays down MSCI-related risks
The exchange’s Q4 net profit is down 11.7% at RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment Bursa Malaysia is pivoting towards larger,…
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Deutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in nearly two decades a day after police search
The biggest profit since 2007 is a welcome milestone for the bank after a rocky decade Deutsche Bank on Thursday (Jan 29) posted its…
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STI could hit as high as 6,500 on extended rally, says JPMorgan, giving its top picks
Small and mid-cap stocks could ‘stage a catch-up rally’ amid ‘strong catalysts’ As the Straits Times Index (STI) nears 5,000 points this…
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Singapore, Asia markets steady after Fed pause and MAS hold; spotlight turns to earnings
Investor attention is shifting towards fundamentals and AI-linked growth themes in the region Market reactions in Asia were broadly muted…
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Singapore, Asia markets end largely higher after Fed pause and MAS hold as focus shifts to earnings
Investor attention is shifting towards fundamentals and AI-linked growth themes in the region Markets in Asia broadly gained ground on…
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Lobby PR Joins New CultureComm Group in Wave of Consolidation in London
LONDON— Consolidation has become a mega-trend in PR and marketing in these challenging times for fashion and lifestyle companies. Lobby…
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Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine
This is to reduce scam advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages that impersonate two sets of people The police have issued a…
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AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push
Low-cost South-east Asian carrier AirAsia is close to finalising an order for around 100 Airbus regional jets, according to sources…
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Toyota retains top auto crown in 2025 with record sales
Toyota Motor sold a record 11.3 million vehicles globally in 2025, the company said on Thursday, retaining its crown as the world’s…
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From Meta to Samsung, global tech unleashes spending to chase AI
Memory manufacturers are reallocating production lines towards lucrative HBM to satisfy the needs of AI data centres The world’s largest…
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China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
Last year, the Chinese internet saw a viral search for a small-time Chinese actor who had flown to Thailand for an acting gig but was…
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Japan’s Nidec delays results again, vows culture reform after crisis
The company’s founder Shigenobu Nagamori has already stepped down as chairman of the board Japanese electric motor maker Nidec delayed the…
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Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports
IA, Amazon and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday. Nvidia, an existing…