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China vows to stabilise grain, edible oil production in key meeting
Beijing seeks food security in the face of economic challenges and pressures from urbanisation[BEIJING] China must stabilise grain and edible oil production, improve grain varieties and enhance quality, state...
PBOC’s leanest year for easing since 2021 defies Wall Street
Cutting interest rates by a little might prove ineffective in a scenario where households and businesses are reluctant to take on debtCHINA has kept its central bank on the...
UltraGreen.ai gets regulatory approval for its products in Malaysia and the Philippines
This facilitates the company’s delivery of surgical technologies to healthcare systems in South-east Asia, UltraGreen.ai says [SINGAPORE] Surgical technology firm UltraGreen.ai has secured dual market regulatory approvals for two...
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...
