China’s green tech firms pour billions into overseas factories
Middle East nations have been attracting investments in solar module and electrolyser plants, supported by sovereign offtake agreements China’s world-leading solar, battery and electric…
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Singapore committed to helping firms navigate energy trade, technology and transition: Low Yen Ling
As the global energy sector faces both trading uncertainty amid geopolitical tensions and transformation in a low-carbon future, Singapore remains committed to supporting firms navigating…
Singapore to help firms navigate turbulent energy market as Opec+ move adds to market challenges: Low Yen Ling
The government will help firms navigate the turbulent energy landscape amid manoeuvres by Opec+, continuing geopolitical tensions and energy transition challenges, Senior Minister of State…
SGX-listed plantation firms ride output gains, lure with dividends
While analysts expect the strong streak to continue, downside risks to crude palm oil prices in H2 remain Singapore-listed plantation giants turned in a bumper first half of 2025 with…
Nasdaq proposes tighter listing rules for thinly traded stocks, China-based firms
Exchange operator Nasdaq proposed on Wednesday (Sep 3) stricter listing standards, including a higher minimum public float for certain new listings and a faster process to suspend and…
Emerging drone tech firms are powering the defense industry’s next chapter
An executive order unveiled by the White House in late July aims to “unleash” the U.S. drone industry. The initiative includes billions in federal investments to accelerate the deployment…
AI’s disruption of law firms could hold lessons for the broader business community
LIKE the rest of the developed world, Singapore is grappling with increasing graduate unemployment. In July, the government announced that it is watching the employment situation of…
Marco Pievani, Who Headed U.S. Operations for Etro, Among Other Italian Firms, Dies at 63
Funeral services will be held for Marco Pievani, managing director of Boggi Milano, on Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul The Apostle Church at 405 West 59th Street in New York. Pievani died…
China tech giant JD.Com unit, two other firms plan US$1 billion Singapore Reit
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The property investment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.Com and two other firms plan to launch a Singapore-based real estate investment trust (Reit) with assets…
Gold edges lower as US dollar firms, but Fed turmoil limits losses
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday (Aug 27), pressured by an uptick in the US dollar, although renewed concerns over the US central bank’s independence after US President Donald Trump’s…
SingPost introduces new postal service for firms as tariff exemption for sending low-value goods to the US set to end on Aug 29
Singapore Post (SingPost) has introduced a new service for corporate customers to send parcels to the US after suspending standard postal services for commercial items sent there. The…
US-EU Trade Deal Outline Gives Shoe Firms Glimmer of Hope on Tariffs
An outline on the trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union (EU) has some good tariff news for the fashion and shoe industries. The tariff cap for the reciprocal rate is 15…
Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation as a key growth market for premium offerings…
Microsoft curbs early access for Chinese firms to notifications about cybersecurity flaws
Microsoft has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology after investigating whether a leak led to a series of hacks…
Gold firms as soft US data pressures dollar, fuels rate-cut bets
Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), supported by a weaker US dollar after tame US inflation data cemented bets for an interest rate cut in September, although a trade war…
China urges firms not to use Nvidia H20 chips in new guidance
China has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the chipmaker’s attempts to recoup billions in lost China…
Shoe Firms, Consumers Get Big Break as Trump Extends China Tariff Deadline
American President Donald Trump doesn’t want to be the grinch that stole Christmas. On Monday, he signed an executive order that extended the Aug. 12 deadline on higher tariffs for China…
Gold slips as dollar firms, investors book profit; US data on tap
Gold prices slipped on Monday (Aug 11) as the US dollar strengthened and some investors locked in profits after a recent rally, with markets now focused on upcoming US inflation…
Singapore semiconductor firms are exposed to planned US tariff, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of a US semiconductor tariff. However, the impact of the levy will vary based on each…
Singapore semiconductor firms exposed to planned US tariff, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of a US semiconductor tariff. However, the impact of the levy will vary based on each…
Wealth firms are preparing richest Australians for pension tax fallout
A looming pensions tax on rich Australians is sparking a flurry of behind-the-scenes planning by the nation’s wealth managers, who say clients are actively exploring strategies to shield…
Chinese firms sell record amount of currency options in first half of 2025
Broad US dollar weakness has underpinned the renminbi, but domestic economic weakness and lingering trade uncertainty with the US have limited its upside Chinese companies sold a…
Jakarta’s land crackdown clouds outlook for Singapore-listed plantation firms
Singapore-listed palm oil firms with Indonesian exposure are treading cautiously as Jakarta pushes ahead with a sweeping land seizure. The authorities have confiscated more than 2 million…
South-East Asian firms test Hong Kong waters amid IPO surge
South-east Asian companies have mostly sat out Hong Kong’s 2025 listing boom, but a cautious revival may be under way with four more initial public offerings (IPOs) from the region in the…