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DBS and Austrade ink deal to help Australian companies expand in South-east Asia
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (14+ words) This is the first such MOU between the trade agency and a Singapore bank...
UK's Reeves to set out plan to help businesses with energy costs
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (33+ words) [LONDON] British finance minister Rachel Reeves will set out her approach to helping businesses struggling with high energy prices later this week in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Iran, she said. .....
Chinese firms warn Indonesia's nickel quotas, tax hikes threaten investment
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (372+ words) The government has delayed planned increases in mineral royalties and export duties [SHANGHAI/JAKARTA] Chinese companies operating in Indonesia are urging more business-friendly policies, warning tighter nickel ore quotas, higher taxes and a new pricing formula are driving up costs…...
Asia stocks climb, yuan at 3-year high as Trump-Xi summit looms
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (330+ words) Oil prices remain well above the pre-war levels, fanning inflation worries worldwide...
Singapore developer in limbo after Timor-Leste's shock scrapping of major township project
3+ min ago (175+ words) State slams lack of progress; Pelican Paradise rebuts no water, weak power [SINGAPORE] A key mixed-use project in Dili, with a US$700 million first phase and being developed by a Singapore company, has been given the axe by the Timor-Leste…...
Chasing Seoul's "Han River miracle': Inside Hanoi's 736. 9 trillion dong Red River bet
38+ min ago (1370+ words) The project serves as the centrepiece of a 100-year master plan to redesign the entire capital city of Vietnam [HANOI] Vietnam's capital is moving closer to realising its ambition of replicating Seoul's "Miracle on the Han River" along the banks…...
How advisers can play a trusted role in families" "great wealth transfer"
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (146+ words) They must take on a stewardship role, just as families must themselves serve as stewards of their assets and legacy WHAT does it take to become a "trusted" wealth adviser? This is potentially a multibillion-dollar question for financial institutions and…...
AI boom puts SK Hynix on the cusp US$1 trillion market value
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (406+ words) Samsung became South Korea's first trillion-dollar company earlier this month [SEOUL] SK Hynix is on the verge of topping a US$1 trillion market value, just weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the milestone, as strong demand for artificial intelligence places South…...
Sing Post H2 net profit falls 81. 5%
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (314+ words) Final dividend of S$0. 0006 and supplemental dividend of S$0. 0041 per share proposed...
Sing Post down 4% after H2 earnings dive
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (287+ words) The counter is 43. 3% lower than its closing price one year ago [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore Post (Sing Post) fell on Thursday (May 14) after the national postal service provider reported a sharp drop in net profit for its second half. The…...