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VinFast plans US plant in 2028 as it seeks equity backers
The automaker expects to open another assembly plant in Indonesia’s West Java by October VinFast Auto expects to open its delayed North Carolina plant in 2028 while the Vietnamese electric…
Bollywood Bounces Back as Indian Entertainment Grapples With Streaming Stagnation, Says Ormax Chief (EXCLUSIVE)
The Indian entertainment industry is experiencing a tale of two recoveries, with theatrical business showing renewed strength while streaming platforms face unprecedented subscription…
EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Hardy and Alexandra Golovanoff Have Created Their First Joint Handbag
PARIS — Alexandra Golovanoff, the French former television presenter turned knitwear designer, is known for her perfect cashmere sweaters. Now she’s launching what she hopes will be the…
How Dior Sauvage Remains the Bestselling Scent Overall
PARIS — In the ever more competitive fragrance industry jungle, Dior Sauvage men’s scent ranks first among all fragrances — masculine and feminine combined — 10 years after its launch. It…
Timothy Han Returns With Imprint, a Fragrance Collection Inspired by Cult Classic Books
LONDON— What does literature smell like? There are probably as many answers as there are books, and the perfumer Timothy Han has a few of his own. Han is making a comeback with a…
Yabu Pushelberg Deepens Involvement in China; Unfurls First Collaboration With HC28 Maison
MILAN — New York- and Toronto-based design studio Yabu Pushelberg is upping its game in China. On Tuesday, the firm founded by Glenn Pushelberg and George Yabu in 1980 will present nine…
India’s RBI cut US debt, bought gold even before Trump’s tariffs
Central banks have been boosting gold purchases to reduce their risks to the US dollar as global growth becomes more uncertain India’s central bank steadily reduced its purchases of US…
Jon Stewart Calls Trump a ‘Make-A-Wish’ Kid as He Tackles Presidential Death Rumors: ‘Everyone Who Shows Up to His Office Makes One of His Dreams Come True’
“The Daily Show” is back after summer break, and on this week’s episode, Jon Stewart tackled the voracious rumors of Donald Trump‘s untimely death. Stewart opened the segment with news…
GIC, SoftBank are said to weigh selling stake in fintech VNLife
The Vietnamese fintech firm has a presence in Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia GIC and SoftBank Vision Fund are considering selling their stakes in Vietnamese fintech firm VNLife,…
Beka Breaks Into Song for Radley’s New Campaign
LONDON — Radley London has tapped British singer-songwriter Beka for an ad campaign that marks a pivotal moment in the brand’s shift to accessible luxury and cosmopolitan cool. The…
Singapore early-stage emerging tech startups see 14% rise in deal volume, but funds raised slip 8%
There were 56 deals in 2024, up from 49 a year ago, though funding raised dipped from US$402 million to US$371 million Singapore’s early stage emerging-technology startups saw a 14 per…
Asia: Most markets rise on US rate hopes, Tokyo hits record
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Tuesday fuelled by optimism the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year, with gains led by a record high in Tokyo while gold also hit a fresh peak.…
Dairy duty: Indonesia presses businesses to find a million cows
A lack of cattle means the world’s fourth-largest country by population relies mostly on milk powder imported from Australia, New Zealand and the United States [KUNINGAN, Indonesia] The…
Are You A True Disney Fan? Put Your Knowledge To The Test With These Quizzes
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Leonardo DiCaprio on Being Nervous for First Day of ‘One Battle After Another,’ Taking Inspiration From ‘The Big Lebowski’ and Working With Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘I Would’ve Done Any Movie He Proposed’
Leonardo DiCaprio has been waiting to work with Paul Thomas Anderson since he famously turned down the leading role in “Boogie Nights.” So even with a lifetime of filmmaking between 1997…
Texas A&M chancellor vows disciplinary action after professor caught teaching 'gender unicorn'
Texas A&M Chancellor Glenn Hegar said Monday that the university system will take disciplinary action after an undercover video showed a professor using the "gender unicorn" in a classroom…
China derivatives fuel 36% surge in SGX trading volume to 31.8 billion units in August
Value traded up 17% to S$33 billion; SGX cites global institutions tapping into China-access derivatives to manage risk across multiple asset classes Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported that…
MetaOptics surges 25% on Catalist trading debut
The company’s placement of 30 million shares at S$0.20 apiece has brought in S$6 million Semiconductor optics company MetaOptics’ share price rose as much as 25 per cent on Tuesday (Sep 9)…
MetaOptics closes 20% up from IPO price on Catalist trading debut
The company’s placement of 30 million shares at S$0.20 apiece has brought in S$6 million Semiconductor optics company MetaOptics’ share price rose as much as 25 per cent on Tuesday (Sep 9)…
This Powerful Political Netflix Documentary Is One of the Most Chilling Movies You’ll Watch This Year
Netflix releases more content than any other streaming service, and a significant portion of that output is non-fiction material. Although there are certainly a number of exploitative…
LISTEN: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Slays at Box Office; Giancarlo Esposito, Shawn Hatosy Talk Biz at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
“The Conjuring: Last Rites” busted past all expectations in its debut weekend to make it lucky No. 7 of a streak of successful openings at the box office for distributor Warner Bros.…
Indonesian markets face sell-off after finance minister’s exit
The rupiah has already weakened more than 1% against the US dollar this year, the worst-performing currency in Asia after the Indian rupee Indonesian markets are set for a fresh bout of…
Indonesian currency, stocks fall after finance minister’s exit
The rupiah has weakened 2.3% against the US dollar this year, the worst-performing currency in Asia after the Indian rupee Indonesia’s currency weakened and stocks fell after Sri Mulyani…