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[SINGAPORE/BERLIN] More than two years ago on the outskirts of a medieval German town, China’s biggest EV battery company placed a 1.8-billion euro (S$2.6 billion) bet on the future of…
Lady Gaga perhaps was the most high-profile winner at Tuesday’s 46th annual Sports Emmy Awards, but she wasn’t the only one. Hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr., the Sports Emmys recognized…
Yoma Strategic Holdings posted a 12.4 per cent decline in net profit for the second half-year ended Mar 31 to US$18.3 million, from US$20.9 million in the same period last year. This was…
Layoffs. Corporate restructuring. Leadership changes. New market strategy. Chances are that you’ll go through at least one significant company upheaval in your career (if not more than…
Julius Baer Group said it’s booking another large loss from property developments it helped finance, just as the Swiss wealth manager is emerging from a crisis triggered by its exposure to…
Dior said Wednesday it has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an Italian probe into its supply chain, citing a “positive conclusion” of an investigation by the Italian Competition…
British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Wednesday (May 21) a “highly sophisticated cyber” attack would cost it about US$403 million in operating profit, with disruption set to run into…
Bollywood megastar Hrithik Roshan is basking in the digital tsunami unleashed by the teaser drop for “War 2,” with the actor’s return as super-spy Kabir Dhaliwal sending social platforms…
Property cooling measures may have dampened housing demand here, but Singapore’s ultra-rich are among high net-worth individuals (HNWI) around the world that are flooding into Dubai. In…
The move comes as the New York-listed company grapples with a pullback in client spending and greater scrutiny of US government contracts under US President Donald Trump Accenture…
U.S. President Trump will host South Africa's leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country's government of allowing a "genocide"…
Phase Scientific has developed the world’s first urine-based human papillomavirus test, and is planning to expand that business globally Demand for Covid-19 tests is increasing in…
More than a decade after the brand’s founding, Glow Recipe is seeing the fruits of its labor. Under the leadership of cofounders and co-chief executive officers Christine Chang and Sarah…
Patrick Ta is being honored with WWD’s International Beauty Innovator of the Year, to be presented in Riyadh Thursday at the Saudi Fashion Awards & Gala Dinner. The celebrity makeup artist…
AI isn’t just a buzzword. It’s an industry-wide transformation. At WWD’s annual Beauty CEO Summit, David Greenberg, chief executive officer, L’Oréal and president, North America Zone,…
When it comes to creating culturally relevant, cult-followed beauty brands, Jaimee Lupton is on a roll. During WWD’s Beauty CEO Summit, Lupton revealed her secret sauce for building mass…
RIYADH — Istituto Marangoni will open its doors in Riyadh this August, becoming the first international fashion school with a permanent campus in Saudi Arabia. The Milan-based…
A said it could take legal action against anyone enforcing US restrictions on using Huawei Technologies’ artificial intelligence (AI) chips, escalating a dispute that’s upset…
[Hong Kong] CGS International (CGSI) has initiated coverage on Pop Mart’s stock with an “add” rating, citing the group’s transformation from a toy retailer to an intellectual property…
CGS International (CGSI) has initiated coverage on Pop Mart’s stock with an “add” rating, citing the group’s transformation from a toy retailer to an intellectual property (IP)-centric…
In a conversation presented by Maesa, James Manso, beauty and fashion market editor at WWD, sat down with Piyush Jain, chief executive officer of Maesa, and Erin George, managing director…
The world’s second-largest economy to invest aggressively to develop a supply chain that does not rely on manufacturers outside the country export controls on artificial…
US export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China were “a failure” as they have cost American companies billions of US dollars in lost sales, Nvidia chief executive Jensen…
Toyota Motor is scrapping the petrol-powered version of its best-selling vehicle in the US as the Japanese carmaker doubles down on its push into hybrids. The latest generation of the RAV4…
