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CDL posts S$1.9 billion in Q1 sales revenue in Singapore property development
Property developer City Developments (CDL) posted sales revenue of S$1.9 billion for its property development segment in the Singapore…
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WeRide joins Tencent Cloud to build smart driving services for overseas markets
Chinese self-driving startup WeRide said on Tuesday (May 20) that it will partner with Tencent Cloud to promote large-scale robotaxi…
Business
Malaysia’s IHH unit seeks up to 109 billion rupees in damages from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo
Northern TK Venture alleges Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo blocked its 2018 bid for an Indian hospital chain, causing financial losses. Healthcare…
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Gavin Newsom’s Shameless Dodge on the Homeless Crisis
California’s governor tries — and fails — to blame the state’s homelessness epidemic on someone, anyone else. Source link
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Hong Kong dollar funding cost drops in FX intervention aftermath
Hibor extended its drop as it fell below 1% on Tuesday (May 20) for the first time since 2022 Hong Kong’s key interbank borrowing cost…
Business
Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids
The company says it expects to sell 2.2 million to 2.3 million hybrid vehicles by 2030 Honda Motor said on Tuesday (May 20) that it was…
Fashion
Japan mulls taxing small parcels as Shein, Temu expand
Japan is mulling a review of tax exemptions for small parcels including those shipped from China, joining a slew of governments stepping…
Business
China EV battery giant CATL’s Hong Kong IPO positive for mainland listings: Morningstar
Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) seemed poised for a winning start in its…
Business
CATL’s strong Hong Kong debut boosts outlook for Chinese companies’ fundraising
Shares in CATL closed 16 per cent higher on their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday (May 20) after the Chinese electric vehicle battery giant…
Business
China’s central bank cuts two key rates to historic lows
China’s central bank on Tuesday (May 20) cut two key interest rates to historic lows, as Beijing battles to stimulate its economy amid…
Business
Huawei unveils in-house operating system to replace Windows
HUAWEI Technologies debuted its first in-house operating system for personal computers, offering an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows as…
Business
Can Sam Altman Be Trusted with the Future?
In 2017, soon after Google researchers invented a new kind of neural network called a transformer, a young OpenAI engineer named Alec…
Business
After rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
Coinbase on Monday became the first cryptocurrency exchange to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, marking a pivotal moment for the…
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SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor charge against use of Darth Vader's voice in 'Fortnite'
James Earl Jones’ voice of Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable sounds in movie history — and now it’s at the center of a fight…
Business
Billionaire Richard Li's FWD Group again files for Hong Kong listing
Its previous attempts to go public were scuttled by regulatory delays and market volatility Group, a Hong Kong-based insurer backed by…
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The World Health Organization Is Excluding Taiwan — at China’s Behest
It is time for the WHO to take a more pragmatic and inclusive approach — one that puts public health above politics. Source link
Business
US: Wall St opens lower after Moody's rating cut; yields rise
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (May 19) as Treasury yields rose after Moody’s downgraded the US sovereign rating,…
Business
23andMe sells gene-testing business to DNA drug maker Regeneron
Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the…
Business
DFI Retail Group’s Q1 underlying profit falls 18% on sale of Chinese supermarket
DFI Retail Group’s underlying profit for Q1 2025 fell 18 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, due to the divestment of…
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Mixing the Political and the Personal: Trump’s Swap Scheme and Crypto Reserve
The conflicts of interest can’t be ignored. Source link
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The Anti-Natalist Terrorist
An attack on an IVF clinic in the name of a lunatic cause. Source link
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Pope Leo XIV: A Love Story
The first pontiff from the U.S. is Catholic. Maybe he’ll make Catholics Catholic, too. Source link
Business
Ossia appoints Asian Corporate Advisors as independent financial adviser for privatisation offer
The controlling shareholders of Ossia have made an unconditional offer on May 15 to take the company private at S$0.16 a share…
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Valley of Forgetting, by Jennie Erin Smith (Riverhead). This stunning immersion into decades of Alzheimer’s research in Colombia follows a…