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IHH Healthcare unveils S$5 million programme to fund healthcare research and pilot projects
[SINGAPORE] Integrated healthcare provider IHH Healthcare on Friday (Jun 27) announced the launch of a S$5 million programme to fund clinical research and pilot projects across its network. Funds...
Impossible Foods aims to put plant-based burgers on European menus this year
IMPOSSIBLE FOODS hopes to add its plant-based burgers to European menus this year, bringing to a close a six-year quest to enter the world’s biggest market for meat alternatives.It...
Stocks to watch: AEM, Aztech Global
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 27): AEM: The semiconductor test solutions provider raised its revenue guidance for its...
China confirms trade deal framework reached with United States
[BEIJING/WASHINGTON] China confirmed on Friday (Jun 27) details on the framework of a trade deal with the US, saying Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and...
India oil law revamp unlikely to draw foreign drillers amid red tape and weak incentives
[SINGAPORE] India’s first rewrite of its 77-year-old oilfield rules kicked in on Apr 15, with New Delhi hoping it’ll help turn around a decade of sluggish output and and...
UK made fewer vehicles for the fifth straight month in May as tariffs bite
[LONDON] Britain’s vehicle production declined from a year ago for the fifth successive month in May, industry data showed on Friday, as factory disruptions and US tariffs weighed on...
Hong Kong’s equity capital markets bounce back in first half, as Shein IPO looms
HONG Kong’s equity capital markets activity roared back to life in the first half of 2025, driven by global investors sharpening focus on China, as the city awaits the...
Nike profits sink but company says it is turning a corner
[NEW YORK] Nike reported sharply lower quarterly profits on Thursday, but signalled it was past the worst stage of a corporate retooling as it implements “surgical” US price increases...
‘Long overdue’: Experts welcome advisory against private-sector use of NRIC numbers for authentication
[SINGAPORE] Urging the private sector to stop using NRIC numbers for authentication is a timely and pragmatic move to strengthen data security, industry players told The Business Times. On...
Decision on naming next Fed chair not ‘imminent’: White House
[WASHINGTON] The White House said on Thursday no decision is imminent on naming a successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, after a report suggested the president could do...
