VietJet to hire more than 5,000 new Thai staff for expansion
VietJet Aviation plans to employ more than 5,000 new staff in Thailand as Vietnam’s biggest budget carrier accelerates flight and route expansion to South-east Asia’s most popular…
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Soko Glam to Launch K-beauty Shops-in-shop at Space NK
Fresh off its acquisition by Ulta Beauty last month, U.K.-based beauty retailer Space NK is welcoming another retailer crossover. The company has joined forces with e-tailer Soko Glam to…
An AI Workforce — Getting and Keeping a Job in Fashion
Artificial intelligence isn’t just the next big thing or a supercharged trend — it’s everywhere all at once. That includes in the apocalyptic dreams of those who see an evolutionary battle…
PR Agency Studio Beauty Acquires Wellness Firm Powers PR, Expands With Wellness Division
Studio Beauty, founded by Bex Meredith and Cindy Krupp, has acquired Powers PR for an undisclosed amount. Through the acquisition, Powers PR will become the Powers Wellness Division, while…
UOB resumes guidance for FY2025 with trimmed forecasts amid Q2 earnings miss
UOB has resumed guidance on its full-year 2025 targets after briefly pausing them in the first quarter, but the projections are now broadly lower. The bank now expects net interest margin…
Sony lifts outlook on entertainment demand despite tariff threat
The company’s image sensors business faces weak handset demand as well as seismic shifts in the supply chain Sony Group raised its earnings forecast on Thursday (Aug 7) after a…
Which Multiverse Animal Are You (And What’s Your Unexpected Day Job)?
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Kelly Clarkson Postpones Las Vegas Residency to Be ‘Fully Present’ During Family Matter: ‘I Am Sincerely Sorry’
Kelly Clarkson is temporarily stepping away from her Las Vegas residency due to family matters. In a statement posted to X on Wednesday night, the three-time Grammy winner announced she is…
Asia: Markets rise as Trump chip exemptions boost tech giants
Asian equities rose on Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States would be exempted from a threatened 100-per cent…
SingPost sells 10 HDB shophouses to Union Gas chairman for S$55.5 million
Singapore Post (SingPost) has sold 10 Housing & Development Board (HDB) shophouses for S$55.5 million, after putting them up for sale and leaseback earlier this year. The buyer is Teo…
Sony Pictures Operating Income Jumps 76% in Q1 as Television Output Bolsters Results
Sony Pictures delivered a standout performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, with operating income climbing 76% year-on-year to (JPY 18.7 billion) $129 million, the company reported…
Spend The Next 5 Minutes Picking Between Cute Cats And I'll Give You A Purrfect Movie Rec!
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BlackRock’s GIP said to hire for South-east Asia infrastructure
The challenge around such ventures is creating a risk-reward structure that attracts enough private capital Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a private markets firm that’s a…
Make A Disney Playlist And We'll Guess Your Favorite Breakfast Food
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South Korea says Samsung, SK Hynix will not be subject to 100% US chip tariffs
South Korea’s top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo said on Thursday that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will not be subject to 100 per cent US tariffs on chips. Yeo said on radio that…
Lyft shares slide on weak sales, disappointing ride totals
Lyft shares slid in late on Wednesday (Aug 6) trading after the ride-hailing company reported revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, stoking concerns about its efforts to…
Manulife buys Comvest to build US$18.4 billion private credit unit
Manulife Financial agreed to buy a majority stake in Comvest Credit Partners, creating a US$18.4 billion private credit platform as the insurer accelerates its expansion into alternative…
‘Influencers’ Review: Living Too Well Gets the Best Revenge in a Sleek Shudder Sequel
Providing a useful variation on Patricia Highsmith’s globe-trotting sociopath Tom Ripley for the social media era, “Influencer” was a hit for Shudder in 2023. So now director Kurtis David…
Don't Be Shy, Pick Your Favorites DCOMs And I'll Guess Your Birth Month
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UOB shares fall over 2% following lower Q2 net profit of S$1.34 billion reported
Shares of UOB fell by more than 2 per cent on Thursday (Aug 7), on the back of the local bank’s second-quarter results, which saw a 6 per cent year-on-year decline in its net profit of…
Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, while investors awaited US President Donald…
DBS shares reach S$50 mark, an all-time high, after unveiling higher Q2 profit
DBS shares set a record on Thursday (Aug 7) and hit the S$50 mark for the first time, after the lender posted marginally higher Q2 earnings before the market opened. The counter rose to an…
CSE Global Q2 new orders rise 3.8% to S$211.3 million
Systems integrator CSE Global has secured S$211.3 million worth of new orders for its second quarter ended June, a 3.8 per cent rise from S$203.7 million in Q2 2024. This brought its…
Private credit fuels a ‘buy now, pay later’ lending boom in Asia
Maria Hazel Regalado, a 48-year-old mother of four in the Philippines, needed a computer last year so she could work from home. Regalado, who helps manage rental properties in Australia,…