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K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
[SINGAPORE] 2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration.The resurgence follows two challenging...
US lifts import ban on Malaysian palm oil firm FGV Holdings
[KUALA LUMPUR] The United States has lifted a ban on Malaysian palm oil firm FGV Holdings, after finding that the company had taken sufficient action to address allegations of...
China warns of ‘penalties’ against carmakers for price war
Other than slashing prices, some automakers have offered incentives such as interest-free loans to entice buyers[HONG KONG] Chinese regulators warned of “severe penalties” against automakers after they started a...
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
[TOKYO] Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility, including coordinated intervention with the US, as...
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following privatisation
[SINGAPORE] Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16). The voluntary delisting follows the...
Gold slips as upbeat US data boosts dollar, dims rate-cut bets
A firmer US dollar makes greenback-priced metals more expensive for overseas buyers[BENGALURU] Prices of gold and silver extended their losses on Friday (Jan 16) after a stronger-than-expected US economic...
Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
[SINGAPORE] Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming...
HSBC to conduct ‘strategic review’ of HSBC Life
[SINGAPORE] HSBC said on Friday (Jan 16) that it would conduct a strategic review HSBC Life, its insurance manufacturing business in Singapore.The review will only cover HSBC Life Singapore,...
HSBC weighs future of Singapore life insurance business as analysts assess impact on wealth strategy
The bank says this comes under the group’s global ‘ongoing simplification’ drive [SINGAPORE] HSBC said on Friday (Jan 16) that it would conduct a strategic review of HSBC Life,...
Seatrium end-customer gets reprieve after judge rejects Trump’s wind farm ban
Empire Wind developer Equinor says it would lose over US$1b in contracts if project does not restart soon[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered...
