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Malaysia’s Macrovalue is buying Cold Storage and Giant: Who are its owners and what’s the game plan?
Supermarket and retail operator DFI Retail, which owns Cold Storage and Giant in Singapore, said on Mar 24 that it will sell its food…
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Jaleel White Game Show ‘The Flip Side’ Renewed for Season 2; Deborah Norville’s ‘The Perfect Line’ Gets Firm Pickup for Fall Premiere
CBS Media Ventures is playing a few more games. The syndication outfit has given a firm go to “The Perfect Line,” a new gamer hosted by…
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Cold Storage, Giant customers can expect cheaper products, more variety after takeover, buyer says
Customers of Cold Storage and Giant can expect more value for money, a greater variety of merchandise and new outlets following the sale…
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Jon Stewart Jokes Trump’s Defense Secretary Was ‘Distracted by ‘White Lotus” When Accidentally Leaking War Plans to The Atlantic: ‘Oopsie Poopsie’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after President Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, for leaking top…
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Indonesia intervenes as rupiah falls to Asian crisis lows
Indonesia’s central bank stepped into the currency market to defend the rupiah on Tuesday (Mar 25), as growing concerns over politics,…
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Megalabs USA Acquires Skin Care Brand Geologie
Following its majority investment in hair growth brand DS Laboratories, pharmaceutical company Megalabs USA has been shopping again. This…
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Hyundai Steel unveils US factory plan, shares skid
Hyundai Steel will invest US$5.8 billion along with Hyundai Motor Group to build a plant in Louisiana in the United States with an annual…
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Cathay Pacific will comply with stricter rules on power banks
Cathay Pacific Airways has been forced fall into line with its airline peers on rules governing portable power banks after the Hong Kong…
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Asia: Most markets track Wall Street on tariff hope
Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s rally on easing fears over Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, while traders…
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StanChart boosts private credit presence with new hires in India
The bank has also appointed Ankit Dokania as director for the same team, and S Siddharth as executive director for private and traded…
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China's electric carmaker BYD sales beat Elon Musk's Tesla
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says…
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Alibaba’s chairman warns of a ‘bubble’ in AI data centre buildout
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai warned of a potential bubble forming in data centre construction, arguing that the pace of that…
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Ukraine war: Russia accused of 'hollow talks' as strikes hit Sumy
James Gregory and Frank Gardner BBC News, London and Riyadh Russia has launched a missile strike targeting north-eastern Ukraine as US and…
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Gold slips as Trump eases tariff threats, Fed shows caution over rate cut
Gold inched lower on Tuesday (Mar 25) after US President Donald Trump eased concerns by stating that not all of his proposed tariffs would…
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‘The Bachelor’ Finale: Did Grant Find Love With Litia or Juliana?
SPOILER ALERT: The following recap contains spoilers for the finale of “The Bachelorette” Season 29. Nights like this don’t come around…
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Milan in Kunshan: Not Showroom Inaugurates Furniture Fair and Design Exhibition
As China‘s multibrand retail industry reaches a turning point, Shanghai‘s Not Showroom aims to bridge fashion and design through a new…
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Trump Media taps Singapore’s Crypto.com for Made-in-America ETFs
The products will be available this year in the US, Europe and Asia, pending regulatory approval Trump Media & Technology Group plans to…
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Alibaba says to begin re-hiring on the back of renewed tech sector confidence
Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai said on Tuesday there were clear signs China’s business entrepreneurs were more confident following a…
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‘Street Fighter’ Removed From Sony Release Calendar, ‘Beneath the Storm’ Shifts to July 2026 and Renamed ‘Shiver’
In a series of changes to its slate of upcoming films, Sony has removed Legendary’s “Street Fighter” film adaptation, originally set for a…
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Ex-Goldman analyst’s hedge fund reaps 300% on small Japan banks
Katsunori Tanaka spent most of his 19 years at Goldman Sachs scrutinising Japan’s biggest banks as an equity analyst. Now he’s making…
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Lottery Winners: How Robbie Williams became a 'therapist' for indie band
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Thom Rylance, frontman of indie band The Lottery Winners, has experienced panic attacks since he was a…
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China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
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Samsung Electronics says co-CEO Han Jong Hee has died of cardiac arrest
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong Hee has died from cardiac arrest.…
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Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63
Samsung Electronics co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee, who is credited for growing the Korean conglomerate into the world’s top…