Queen Mantis Episode 5: Everything We Know So Far
Queen Mantis episode 5 will air on SBS on Friday (September 19) at 9:50 PM KST. Big revelations are awaiting viewers in this chapter, which will focus on the interaction between Jung Yi…
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Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened the noose on large cash withdrawals, ordering banks…
China’s showcase of AI chip prowess triggers US$240 billion rally
Investors are betting the recent flurry of talk by Chinese tech firms will translate into real products down the road FROM Huawei Technologies to Alibaba Group, China’s biggest tech firms…
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent, decides to start selling ETFs
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady on Friday (Sep 19) but decided to start selling its holdings of risky assets, taking another step forward in phasing out remnants of its…
Japan two-year government bond yield rises to highest since 2008
Most BOJ watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January Japan’s two-year government bonds fell, pushing yields to the highest level since 2008, tracking moves…
Asia: Markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, Band of Japan
ASIAN markets swung on Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to a call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. While…
Asia: Markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, Bank of Japan
ASIAN markets swung on Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to a call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. While…
China seeks trade edge by shunning US soy in first since 1990s
Chinese buyers typically rely on American soybeans between October and February, before the South American harvest arrives For the first time since at least the 1990s, China has not bought…
China EV maker Nio surges 5% following equity offering completion of more than US$1 billion
Both its Hong Kong-listed shares and those traded on the SGX jump on Friday morning Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio rose by more than 5 per cent on Friday (Sep 19)…
Hongkong Land shares jump 12% on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
This follows its move to sell its Singapore and Malaysia property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group Shares of Hongkong Land soared in early trade on Friday (Sep 19) a day after…
Hongkong Land closes 1.2% higher on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
It is selling its Singapore and Malaysia residential property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group as it exits the residential build-to-sell sector Shares of Hongkong Land surged to…
Metro Holdings says ‘no definitive agreement’ entered on Boustead Singapore’s proposed divestments
The group holds 26% of the units in the Boustead Industrial Fund through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Metrobilt Construction Property investment and development group Metro…
CATL’s stock touted as cheap even after a US$110 billion rally
The Shenzhen-listed stock of the world’s biggest battery maker has surged nearly 75% since this year’s low in early April, adding US$110 billion to its market value Cheap is not an…
Gold steady as investors await more Fed cues
Gold prices were little changed on Friday (Sep 19) as investors awaited further signals on the US interest rate path after the US Federal Reserve delivered an expected rate cut and…
AvePoint jumps 4.4% at SGX mainboard trading debut
The company has listed 13.3 million shares at an offering price of S$19.50 apiece Cybersecurity company AvePoint’s shares rose 4.4 per cent on its Singapore Exchange (SGX) trading debut on…
AvePoint rises 1% over offer price at SGX mainboard trading debut
The counter ends its first day on the bourse at S$19.70, with 760,400 shares changing hands AvePoint’s shares rose as much as 4.6 per cent at its trading debut on the Singapore Exchange…
Apple’s higher prices give iPhone doubters reason for optimism
Apple’s latest iPhones did not dazzle with new features, but investors are starting to look past that, seeing higher price tags on the devices as a reason to buy the company’s shares. The…
Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady as tariff, US slowdown risks loom
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady on Friday, as policymakers seek more clarity on whether the economy can withstand US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and…
South Korea central bank to expand forward guidance on policy rate path
The Bank of Korea (BOK) plans to expand its forward guidance scheme by offering a dot plot of the likely path of future interest rates to better communicate monetary policy to market…
Zijin Gold seeks HK$25 billion in world’s biggest IPO since May
The gold producer is coming to market at a time prices of the precious metal extend their rise, it broke another record this week Zijin Gold International is seeking to raise HK$25 billion…
US regulator sues Ticketmaster over ‘illegal’ ticket schemes
A TOP US regulator on Thursday sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, alleging the ticketing giant conspired with brokers to inflate concert ticket prices and deceive…
Oil prices settle lower, US economic concerns outweigh Fed rate cut
Oil prices eased on Thursday, settling lower as traders remained worried about the US economic outlook a day after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time this year.…
US: Stocks end at record highs after Fed rate cut, Nvidia-Intel deal
US EQUITY indices finished at fresh records on Thursday following the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of 2025 while Intel surged on Nvidia’s announcement it would take a stake in…
Race to make smart glasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap
More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also resistance. People who wore Google Glass in 2014…