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Alibaba to sell China’s Sun Art to buyout firm at big discount
ALIBABA Group Holding agreed to sell its shares in Sun Art Retail Group to private equity firm DCP Capital, unloading another high-profile physical commerce asset at a discount to...
‘Bleisure’ accommodation and more – 4 travel trends to watch in 2025
THE global tourism sector is approaching a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels, but some demand for travel could taper off. Still, there are some bright spots in tourism as...
Semiconductor companies poised for more broad-based recovery in 2025
Some Singapore-listed players, such as Frencken Group and Grand Venture Technology, may come out ahead and outperform as well, say market watchersTHE semiconductor industry saw a bumpy recovery in...
Singlife launches product-agnostic shared services hub for financial advisers
FINANCIAL advisers contracted to sell products from a specific insurance company or financial institution – or so-called tied agents – can now tap into a product-agnostic shared services hub...
New Orleans Attack: Mystery as Hidden Object Is Spotted on Back of Attacker’s EV as FBI Now Treating Attack as ‘Act of Terrorism’
The electric SUV used by the suspected New Orleans terrorist to ram into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street has raised questions after an unidentified object...
World’s 500 richest people surpass US$10 trillion in wealth in 2024
THE world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group of billionaires to a new milestone: A combined...
Singapore-flagged ship collides with Japan-flagged ship in Chinese waters
A SINGAPORE-FLAGGED ship collided with a Japan-flagged ship in Chinese waters on Dec 30.Singapore bulk carrier Yangze 22 collided with Japanese bulk carrier Vega Dream in the Changjiang River at about...