Fashion
Cathay Pacific’s new business class is all about quiet luxury
ON EMIRATES, passengers in business class have a bartender to mix a cocktail mid-flight. Virgin Atlantic Airways offers the Loft Lounge, a sky-high saloon where travellers can relax on...
Medical tourism, biopharma leading the way in China’s healthcare flows to Asean
Patients are flocking to the region in search of good quality, alternative healthcare treatments, while biopharma firms are making forays into new, emerging markets[HAIKOU] Within the Chinese healthcare sphere,...
Europe’s airlines dial up pressure in face of Chinese threat
AIR-FRANCE KLM is lobbying the French government to cap the number of flights that mainland Chinese carriers can make to Europe, according to sources familiar with the matter, in...
Sembcorp secures 150 MW wind-solar power project in India
STATE-OWNED Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded a 150 megawatt (MW) wind-solar hybrid power project to Sembcorp Green Infra – Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned renewables subsidiary. The...
Apple secretly worked with China’s BYD on long-range EV battery
APPLE worked with Chinese automaker BYD for years as part of its now-cancelled car project, developing long-range batteries that helped lay the groundwork for technology used today, according to...
Stripe in advanced talks to acquire stablecoin-focused fintech platform Bridge
STRIPE, the payments company founded by billionaire brothers Patrick and John Collison, is in advanced talks to acquire venture-backed fintech platform Bridge. Stripe has been in talks to acquire...
Robinhood plans to give traders access to futures, index options
ROBINHOOD Markets is broadening its offerings to futures trading and index options as the retail brokerage aims to attract more sophisticated investors to its platform.The futures contracts investors will...
Bernard Arnault’s US$37 billion wealth loss comes as luxury dims in China
EIGHTEEN months ago, LVMH shares were trading at a record high and the group’s controlling shareholder, Bernard Arnault, was the world’s wealthiest person.Fast forward to Wednesday (Oct 16) and...
FTC adopts ‘click to cancel’ rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services, adopting a rule Wednesday requiring companies to let consumers cancel a gym membership,...
Bursa Malaysia’s outperformance may attract Singapore listcos seeking higher valuations
Singapore-listed UMS and Grand Venture Technology say they are eyeing secondary listings in Kuala LumpurBURSA Malaysia has been one of the top performing markets in the region, with numerous...
