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Ringgit rises to 2018 high buoyed by Trump
[ad_1] Central bank says economic fundamentals and government reforms will provide long-term support to ringgitPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:50 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian ringgit rose to its strongest...
China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 01:02 PMCHINA is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities...
Singapore Airlines adds flights for March to October season, adjusts schedules for Singapore Airshow
[ad_1] Some flights will be cancelled or rescheduled between Jan 29 and Feb 8 due to the airshow[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase flight frequencies and boost passenger capacity on...
China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PM — Updated Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:55 PM[BEIJING] China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip...
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PMCHINA has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters,...
China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 11:39 AM[SINGAPORE] China is expected to boost imports of Brazilian soybeans in the first half of 2026, as record production and competitive prices...
Indonesian equities plunge after MSCI flags ownership, free float concerns
[ad_1] Global index provider cites persistent ‘fundamental investability issues’ and concerns over coordinated efforts to distort prices[JAKARTA] Jakarta stocks tumbled on Wednesday (Jan 28) after global index provider MSCI said...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:15 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by...
SoftBank in talks to invest up to US$30 billion more in OpenAI, source says
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:24 AMSOFTBANK is in discussions to invest up to an additional US$30 billion in OpenAI, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters...
Hidden risks build at Vietnam banks on mounting debt guarantees
[ad_1] The country needs to balance economic growth targets with steps to curtail side effects from debt-fuelled expansionPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:07 AM[SINGAPORE] Vietnamese lenders are providing more...
Keppel, Chandra Asri’s Aster to assess development of Jurong Island sustainable aviation fuel plant
[ad_1] The proposed facility will have a planned production capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes of the fuel a year [SINGAPORE] Keppel , through its infrastructure division, has entered into...
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Keppel, Hong Leong Asia, Sasseur Reit
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 28): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering):The group’s total contract awards for 2025...