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Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Published Fri, Aug 15, 2025 · 03:42 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy...
South-east Asia’s reality check: What’s hindering data centres’ green transition?
[SINGAPORE] Powered by large-scale data centres, South-east-Asia’s digital economy is expanding at breakneck speed – but the region’s clean energy transition is struggling to keep up.From soaring green energy costs...
Chinese steel and coal output drop as supply pressures mount
[BEIJING] Chinese steel and coal output fell in July, as bad weather affected operations and the government’s efforts to rein in overcapacity intensified.Both industries are in the crosshairs of...
ST Engineering price targets raised by analysts after strong H1 net profit
[SINGAPORE] The price target for ST Engineering was raised by multiple analysts on Friday (Aug 15) after it reported a strong financial performance in the first half of 2025.CGS...
Shein’s UK sales surge to £2.1 billion in 2024, boosting profits as IPO looms
[LONDON] Shein’s British business made £2.1 billion (S$3.7 billion) in sales in 2024, a 32.3 per cent increase from the previous year, a filing by the online fast-fashion retailer...
Jakarta’s land crackdown brings ‘short-term pain’ but long-term clarity: Golden Agri-Resources
[SINGAPORE] Golden Agri-Resources expects “short-term pain” from Indonesia’s sweeping land-use review, but sees the land crackdown as a necessary step that resolves “a legacy issue” of overlapping land tenures...
Mega-IPO’s 70% fall towards delisting is costly blow for Malaysia
[KUALA LUMPUR] When Facebook went public in 2012, the world’s next-largest listing that year was a company from Malaysia best known for producing cooking oil.Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and...
Asia: Stocks mixed before US-Russia summit
Published Fri, Aug 15, 2025 · 11:58 AMASIAN stocks were mixed Friday after better-than-expected Japanese growth and weak Chinese data, while oil slipped back ahead of a US-Russia summit...
Petronas yet to finalise gas deal with Sarawak, says minister
The national oil firm runs one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas terminals in the Borneo state, which holds the largest gas reserves in Malaysia Published Fri, Aug...
CapBridge partners Singlife to distribute insurance to SMEs and investors
[SINGAPORE] Digital investment solutions provider CapBridge on Friday (Aug 15) announced a partnership with Singlife to provide insurance solutions to its clients.The move marks CapBridge’s entry into insurance distribution,...
