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HPL jumps 5.5% after announcing that Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director
Shares of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) rose on Monday (Apr 14) by over 5 per cent, following the company’s announcement that property…
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Temasek-backed ABC Impact finishes final close of second fund with more than US$600 million
Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact completed the final closing of its second fund, which is backed by Temasek, at more than…
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Qatar to invest US$2 billion in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
Prabowo is on a five-nation tour of the Middle East, visiting the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan to boost bilateral…
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These China sectors and stocks are bucking the trend amid market volatility
Global markets have been nothing but volatile on the back of tariff-induced swings – but China stocks were an outlier last week. From Apr…
Culture
Vietnamese Box Office Smash ‘The Ancestral Home’ Sets North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnamese cinema continues its international ascent as Skyline Media‘s breakout hit “The Ancestral Home” secures a May 9 North American…
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Tenants enlist health professionals in Peabody mouldy homes fight
Meghan Owen Work and Money Correspondent, BBC London "We're treated like peasants. Like we're not good enough to live in decent homes,"…
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Megan Thee Stallion Brings Girl Power to Coachella With Ciara, Queen Latifah and Victoria Monét
Megan Thee Stallion brought girl power to her invigorating Coachella set on Sunday night, enlisting Queen Latifah, Victoria Monét and…
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Shine On: More Watch-centric News In Geneva
GENEVA — While Watches and Wonders dominated the first week of April, presentations and other events flourished throughout the city for…
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OCI is said to put brakes on Malaysia IPO plan on market turmoil
The polysilicon industry has struggled with a huge surplus, with far too much capacity built relative to demand, resulting in prices of…
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Lost Lionesses play 'is coming home' to Bedfordshire, writer says
Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire A theatrical production about the rebellious, unofficial England side that competed in the 1971 Women's…
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Aimee Lou Wood calls SNL White Lotus sketch 'mean and unfunny'
The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has called a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch that impersonated her using exaggerated prosthetic teeth…
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Upgrading Paragon as part of a listed Reit
As the local bourse waits for potential new real estate investment trust (Reit) listings to materialise, Paragon Reit,which went public in…
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Coach to Become Official Handbag of the WNBA
Count Coach as the latest player to team with the WNBA. The fashion brand has signed on to become the official luxury handbag partner of…
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Indonesia’s foreign reserves hit record high despite rupiah rout
Domestic concerns, such as the fiscal outlook and slowing economic growth amid President Prabowo Subianto’s shuffling of policy…
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Tiffany & Co. Opens Largest European Flagship in Milan
MILAN —Tiffany & Co. inaugurated its largest store in Europe here during Milan Design Week — which is also the flagship that displays the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Merit Enters French Market With a Je Ne Sais Quoi Beauty Approach
LONDON — The minimalist beauty brand Merit was always bound to end up in France since its inception in 2021, but like its products, it’s…
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Shein’s IPO Valuation Hinges on Trump’s De Minimis Ban on China
LONDON— Shein’s pursuit of a London IPO got a green light from the U.K.’s financial watchdog Financial Conduct Authority on Friday. First…
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This 14th Century Lover Boy’s Costumes Never Lose Style
LONDON — Since the publication of “Romeo and Juliet” 428 years ago by William Shakespeare, a handful of handsome leading men have taken on…
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Merz b. Schwanen Is Proving to Be More Than Just a T-shirt Brand
LONDON — Merz b. Schwanen, the German apparel brand that shot to fame with its white T-shirts worn by Jeremy Allen White in the series…
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GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business. The all-cash…
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Asia: Stocks rise on electronics tariffs exemption, gold hits new high
Asian stocks rose on Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though…
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Goldman cuts targets on China stocks for second time this month
The firm has long been bullish, often going against the tide during the market’s multiyear slump Strategists at Goldman Sachs cut their…
Celebrity
Rema’s Disastrous Coachella Set: What the Hell Happened?
It took until Sunday, but Coachella 2025 found its first disastrous set with Rema. The Nigerian Afrobeats superstar did not take the stage…
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Bank of Japan’s Ueda warns of heightened uncertainty from US tariff policy
) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday global and domestic economic uncertainty has increased sharply due to US tariff policy.…