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India considering 49% foreign ownership in state-run banks
A is considering allowing foreigners to own as much as 49 per cent stake in its state-run banks as policymakers look to bolster capital at…
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BOJ summary suggests emerging urgency around timely rate hikes
A SUMMARY of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest…
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SGX-listed gold-linked counters lose steam on yellow metal’s decade-worst retreat
Market watchers expect volatility in the precious metal to continue in the near term After a sharp correction that saw gold shed as much…
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SGX-listed gold-linked counters fall on precious metal’s decade-worst plunge
Market watchers expect volatility in the yellow metal to continue in the near term After a sharp correction that saw gold shed as much as…
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Honour to Premiere on Monday: A Complete Guide to Upcoming ENA Legal Drama
Honour, the upcoming legal drama starring Lee Na Young, Jung Eun Chae, and Lee Chung Ah, will premiere on ENA on Monday (February 2) at…
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Temasek, LIC plan share sales in NSE’s India IPO: source
All shareholders of NSE will be given the option to participate in the secondary sale as part of the IPO Temasek Holdings and Life…
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Alibaba to spend three billion yuan for Chinese New Year AI push as chatbot war heats up
The public holiday period this year begins on Feb 15 and is nine days long, longer than in most previous years Alibaba said on Monday (Feb…
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Disturbing Video Shows Masked Agitators Mob Female Reporter and Try to Cut Camera Cable During DTLA Anti-ICE Protests
A disturbing video has emerged that captures a group of masked anti-ICE protesters clashing with a Fox 11 reporter and trying to sever…
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India to spend 100 billion rupees to make biopharma production hub
The funding will be directed towards the research and production of biologics and biosimilar medicines India will invest 100 billion…
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Metals traders lose at least one billion yuan as ‘Hat’ flees China
Chinese metals markets have seen more than their fair share of scandal in recent years Chinese metals traders have racked up losses…
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KKR, Singtel & GIC bid for Temasek-backed STT GDC
Should it go through, the deal would be one of Asia’s largest data-centre transactions Temasek-backed data-centre operator ST Telemedia…
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Why KKR, Singtel and GIC want Temasek-backed STT GDC
Should the deal go through, it would be one of Asia’s largest data centre transactions Temasek-backed data centre operator ST Telemedia…
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‘Beat estimates’: RHB upgrades CDL Hospitality Trusts to ‘buy’ on improved earnings, bright sector outlook
The bank’s research team is lifting its target price for the trust to S$1.00, up 13.6% from S$0.88 RHB has upgraded its call on CDL…
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Indonesian stocks fall after last week’s dramatic shake-up, US$80 billion rout
Indonesian stocks slid on Monday after a tumultuous week during which a warning from MSCI over transparency concerns triggered an US$80…
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Indonesian stocks fall 6% after last week’s dramatic shake-up, US$80 billion rout
— Indonesian stocks slid on Monday (Feb 2), weighed down by a sell-off in commodities, after a tumultuous week during which a warning from…
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Indonesian stocks fall 5% after last week’s dramatic shake-up, US$80 billion rout
— Indonesian stocks slid on Monday (Feb 2), weighed down by a sell-off in commodities, after a tumultuous week during which a warning from…
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Positive takeaways for Singapore Reits from Keppel Reit's dpu dilutive MBFC Tower 3 deal
With demand for office trusts focused in the Republic despite lower yields, more capital should be allocated domestically Investors buy…
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CAAS, EDB ink pact with GE Aerospace to co-develop AI and propulsion technologies
GE Aerospace will expand its Singapore presence beyond maintenance, repair and overhaul under a new R&D partnership The Civil Aviation…
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‘Shop in China’ travel boom risks complicating PBOC’s yuan math
Foreign visitors to the capital city of Beijing spent an unprecedented 50.6 billion yuan in 2025 A SURGE in foreign travellers strolling…
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Gold falls 1.5% on firm US dollar, silver recovers from over three-week low
Gold extended falls on Monday (Feb 2), pressured by a firm US dollar, as investors gauged US President Donald Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin…
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ST Engineering to design and develop new satellites in Singapore
These will improve high-speed data transfer, disaster response planning and environmental monitoring ST Engineering will design and…
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Oil prices fall by 3% on US-Iran de-escalation
Oil prices fell 3 per cent on Monday as US President Donald Trump said over the weekend Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington,…
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China AI deals push Hong Kong listings to busiest start of the year
The rapid pace of offerings is a promising sign that the city can build on the recovery last year It has never been this busy at the start…
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Australia set for U-turn to rate hike in break from global trend
Australia’s central bank faces the uncomfortable prospect of going against the global grain and switching back to raising interest rates…