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LTA awards Obayashi Corp S$281m contract to design and build new Brickland MRT station
The new Brickland station, between Chao Chu Kang and Bukit Gombak stations on the North South line, is targeted to commence passenger service in 2034 [SINGAPORE] The Land Transport...
Gold hovers near two-week low as investors book profits
[BENGALURU] Gold hovered near a two-week low on Tuesday (Dec 30) that it touched in the previous session, as year-end profit-taking caused all precious metals to stage a broad...
China’s reawakening puts Asia M&A on confident course for 2026
The country-focused PE firms have also been hunting overseas. [HONG KONG] The buoyant mood around deals is reverberating through Asia, with major markets such as China picking up the...
Meta acquires Singapore-based startup Manus to bolster AI business
[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus, which makes an AI agent that it sells to small and medium-sized businesses.The deal is...
How Miniso taps into the business of joy and emotional connections
The company has its roots in China, but it has now accumulated the most extensive cross-cultural experience in AsiaSHOPPING around VivoCity or Changi Airport in Singapore, one cannot help...
Citigroup to take US$1.1 billion loss on Russian business unit sale
Other lenders have also scaled back, with Goldman Sachs gaining approval earlier this year to sell its business in Russia[NEW YORK] Citigroup said that it expects to post a...
Being a good asset manager is like conducting an orchestra: HSBC’s Lim Pang Qi
As HSBC Asset Management’s CEO for South-east Asia and Singapore, he ensures the bank’s teams gel and tracks changes in clients’ needs AS THE chief executive for South-east Asia...
Oil settles up over 2% on dented peace hopes in Ukraine, tensions in Yemen
Strong Chinese waterborne crude imports are also helping tighten oil markets, said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo[BENGALURU] Oil prices settled more than US$1 a barrel higher on Monday (Dec 29)...
US stocks end down as tech shares drop ahead of New Year
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower on Monday (Dec 29), kicking off the final week of the year on a softer note, as heavyweight technology stocks retreated...
Trump Casually Confirms that US Launched Its First Land Strike on Plant in Venezuela on Christmas Eve
President Donald Trump appeared to casually confirm what may have been the first U.S. land strike in Venezuela during an extensive radio interview last week — a remark that...
Anthony Joshua: Cause of Car Crash in ‘One of Nigeria’s Deadliest Roads’ that Left Star Boxer Injured but Killed Two Revealed
The horror crash that left boxing star Anthony Joshua hospitalized with minor injuries, and that killed two people on Monday morning occurred when the car he was traveling in...
Ukraine Attacked Putin’s Home with More Than 90 Drones, Russia Claims as Zelensky Calls It ‘Complete Fabrication’
Russia claimed on Monday that Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting an official residence of President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range drones and that...