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Singapore-based Digital Edge to build US$4.5 billion data centre campus in Indonesia
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 02:01 PM[HONG KONG] Digital Edge, an Asian digital infrastructure firm backed by alternative asset manager Stonepeak Partners, plans to invest US$4.5 billion to...
China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 01:02 PMCHINA is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities...
China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PM — Updated Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:55 PM[BEIJING] China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip...
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PMCHINA has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters,...
China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 11:39 AM[SINGAPORE] China is expected to boost imports of Brazilian soybeans in the first half of 2026, as record production and competitive prices...
MSCI halts Indonesia index changes, flags transparency risks
MSCI cited persistent “fundamental investability issues” and concerns over coordinated efforts to distort pricesPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:24 AMMSCI will pause certain index changes for Indonesian companies until regulators address concerns...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:15 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon on Tuesday (Jan 27) appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday...
Gold prices dip after rising nearly 3% to fresh record
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady at its January monetary policy meeting, currently underwayPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:50 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices dipped on Wednesday (Jan...
ANZ to combine staff in single location in Singapore office move
The firm joins other banks in the city-state grappling with conflicting goals of trying to reduce office costsPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:22 AM[SINGAPORE] ANZ Group Holdings plans...
Some in Bank of Japan saw need to watch weak-yen impact on prices in timing rate hike: December minutes
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 08:52 AM[TOKYO] A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank must be mindful of the impact a weak yen could...
Keppel, Chandra Asri’s Aster to assess development of Jurong Island sustainable aviation fuel plant
The proposed facility will have a planned production capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes of the fuel a year [SINGAPORE] Keppel , through its infrastructure division, has entered into...
Shein could face EU investigation but no interim measure, commission official says
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 08:24 AM[BRUSSELS] Chinese fast-fashion online retailer Shein could face an EU investigation on the sale of illegal products on its platform, but is...