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Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms
Indonesia has cancelled a flagship project that was the poster child for shuttering coal plants early Coal’s future in Asia is looking…
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Bangkok is the world’s most visited city. But badly behaved tourists are creating problems in Asia
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Heavy rains hamper recovery as death toll from floods in Asia exceeds 1,750
Rescue teams and volunteers have been struggling to assist millions of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of Asia, as the…
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Big shift in AI stock trade drives hunt for new stars in Asia
Rather than completely abandon the AI trade, investors are moving to other stocks The hunt is on for new Asian equity winners from the…
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Stocks to watch: OCBC, Frasers Property, Straco, ASL Marine, mm2 Asia, Banyan Tree
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Nov 28): OCBC: Its mobile banking…
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Samsung Electronics expands beyond consumers to B2B in South-east Asia
The company’s offerings are gaining traction in sectors such as education and hospitality South-east Asia’s digitalisation represents an…
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mm2 Asia gets 90-day extension to hold AGM; deadline is Jan 27
Entertainment company mm2 Asia has obtained approval from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) for an extension of…
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Entries closing soon for RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards 2026
Retail banks and finance institutions across APAC have entered the final stage to submit entries for the RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards 2026,…
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Citigroup hires Nomura, Wells Fargo traders in foreign-exchange business push across Asia
Citigroup has hired seven personnel, including former traders from Nomura International and Wells Fargo, to boost its foreign-exchange…
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BRC Asia H2 profit falls 5% to S$52.2 million
Steel solutions provider BRC Asia reported a 5 per cent decrease in net profit for the second half of the year to S$52.2 million, from…
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Deutsche Bank’s DWS cuts Asia private credit team in shift: sources
Despite Asia credit pullback, DWS sees alternatives driving growth and plans hires in Singapore DWS Group, an asset management arm of…
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Deutsche Bank’s DWS cuts Asia private credit team: sources
Despite the retreat from Asia private credit, DWS sees alternatives driving growth and plans hires in Singapore DWS Group, an asset…
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Asia tech rout resumes as stocks slide on AI valuation fears
ASIA’S tech-heavy markets slumped as sell-offs in sector leaders resumed on mounting concerns over stretched artificial intelligence…
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STI slides 1% amid rout in Asia markets; Nikkei, Hang Seng tumble more than 2%
Singapore stocks fell on Friday (Nov 21), triggered by declining expectations of a rate cut. This follows a wider regional rout after…
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OCBC app adds 8 digital wallets from across South-east Asia
Local bank OCBC on Thursday (Nov 20) said that it has added eight digital wallets from South-east Asia, enabling customers in Singapore to…
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Asia: Markets bounce as Nvidia takes centre stage amid AI bubble fears
ASIAN investors battled on Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been…
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KKR targets December close for second Asia private credit fund
Despite the growth potential, the asset class continues to face competition from traditional lenders in the region KKR is aiming to close…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street down with Nvidia, US jobs in view
Asian stocks sank on Tuesday, tracking more losses on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly worried about frothy tech valuations,…
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EQT billionaire takes on Wall Street titans with big Asia push
The firm may not be a household name but it’s grown to become the largest non-US private equity firm in the world, with US$310 billion in…
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Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
Strong demand for jewellery boosted the sales of brands such as Buccellati, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Vhernier by 6% Swiss luxury…
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Asia: Markets sink on concerns over tech rally, Fed rates
ASIAN markets sank on Friday, tracking a selloff on Wall Street as worries over next month’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision and…
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Asia: Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
ASIAN markets trod water on Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal…
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Fact Check: Video Of Floating Plastic Waste Is NOT In Asia -- Garbage Is On Guatemala's Caribbean Shore
Does a video of a large mass of floating plastic waste show a shoreline in Asia? No, that's not true: The garbage was flowing from a…
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Asia: Markets up on hopes over shutdown deal, rate cut
EQUITIES rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive…