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First Resources to buy remaining shares of Indonesia-listed Austindo Nusantara Jaya it does not own
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] First Resources will buy the remaining shares of Austindo Nusantara Jaya after its acquisition of a 91.2 per cent stake in the Indonesia-listed company, the palm oil producer...
BYD seeks to shift mass market image with souped-up race track
[ad_1] [BEIJING] The name BYD is mainly associated with mass market electric vehicles. A manufacturing behemoth that churns out more electric cars than anyone else on the planet, it’s a...
Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on grab in South-east Asia
[ad_1] [JAKARTA] Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across South-east Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart Mobility, or GSM, battles Grab Holdings...
New Zealand central bank proposes reducing deposit takers’ capital requirements
[ad_1] Published Mon, Aug 25, 2025 · 07:16 AM[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank said on Monday (Aug 25) that it was proposing to reduce the minimum capital requirement for deposit...
Are sell-offs at Sembcorp, ST Engineering and SIA after their earnings reports a harbinger of doom?
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The recent reporting season has been something of a reality check for bullish investors in the Singapore market, with a number of high-flying Straits Times Index (STI) components...
Hyphens Pharma bets big on Asean’s medical aesthetics boom
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Catalist-listed Hyphens Pharma wants to ride on the growing medical aesthetics market across South-east Asia, with the aim of becoming the region’s leading consumer healthcare group. The pharmaceutical...
Leading benchmark for US small-cap stocks looks set to extend its advance
[ad_1] THE Russell 2000 is a stock market index widely recognised as the leading benchmark for small-cap stocks in the US market. After lagging for much of this year, the...
Hospitality lags while industrial S-Reits defy tariff concerns in H1 results
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] While the hospitality sector “disappointed” in the latest half-year results for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), the industrial sector turned in a better-than-expected performance despite concerns over...
Alphabet’s Waymo gets first permit to test autonomous vehicles in New York City
[ad_1] New York State law requires that a test vehicle operator be present at all times and be ready to assume control of the vehicle while the self-driving technology is...
Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri
[ad_1] [LOS ANGELES] Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential step towards outsourcing more...
