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EXCLUSIVE: Longchamp Names Chinese Opera Star Lijun Chen Local Brand Ambassador
The renaissance of traditional Chinese fashion styles in the local market has lifted the tide for adjacent cultural realms — most…
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Sixteen pupils killed in Kenya school fire, local police say
Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a…
Business
Local Media Is Thriving in E-mail Newsletters
When I first moved to Brooklyn, in 2010, a small, stapled, glossy print product became my guide to my new neighborhood of Bushwick and…
Business
BYD shifts to local parts in Brazil factory in bid for market leadership
Since October, the automaker has produced about 25,000 cars at the industrial complex Chinese automaker BYD is aiming to produce and…
News
Trump Agrees to Pull ICE Out of Minnesota and Allows Local Police to Investigate Shooting Death of Anti-ICE Protester Alex Pretti
President Donald Trump has agreed to pull Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of the state and let local police lead the…
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Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a U.K. park, officials…
Business
Indian central bank likely intervenes to prop up rupee before local market open, traders say
The Reserve Bank of Indian likely intervened to support the rupee before the local spot market opened on Monday, four traders told…
Business
SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge may afford GIC, Temasek bigger role in revitalising local market
MAS says EQDP and the Anchor Fund @ 65 will support fundraising activity and trading liquidity on the new Global Listing Board As one…
Fashion
Why Chinese shoppers are choosing local luxury over LVMH and Gucci
When Bernard Arnault, one of the world’s richest men and chairman of LVMH, dropped by Shanghai in September, many assumed his itinerary…
Fashion
Why Chinese shoppers are choosing local luxury over LVMH
When Bernard Arnault, one of the world’s richest men and chairman of LVMH, dropped by Shanghai in September, many assumed his itinerary…
Business
Singtel jumps 4.9% to all-time high on talks to buy local data-centre firm
Singtel and KKR & Co are in the late stages of discussions to buy more than 80% of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for over S$5 billion…
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Singtel jumps 5.1% to all-time high on talks to buy local data-centre firm
The telco and KKR & Co are in the late stages of discussions to buy more than 80% of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres for over S$5 billion…
Business
Ford to invest 32.5 billion rupees in India defying Trump’s local push
More recently, other US companies have been building up their manufacturing presence in India, despite the political tension Ford Motor…
Business
Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D
US-based company is developing next-generation sequencers, using AI models in the Republic to speed up diagnostics and lower healthcare…
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EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton’s Chengdu Pop-up Spotlights Local Culture, Includes New Fragrance Launch
After Shanghai and Beijing, Louis Vuitton has landed in Chengdu with pop-up experiences that span retail, fragrance and hospitality. To…
Business
LG Electronics aims to make India a global manufacturing hub with local unit’s listing
LG Electronics is looking to position India as a global manufacturing hub, an executive of its Indian unit said on Wednesday (Oct 1), as…
News
Shincheonji Tanzania Church Holds Revelation Bible Exam with Local Pastors and Believers
On the 18th, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, Peter Tribe, Tanzania Church (led by Pastor Yoon…
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Petronas delivers first local sustainable aviation fuel to Malaysia Airlines
The announcement comes as the country looks to build domestic production, blending, and supply of SAF Malaysia’s state energy firm…
Business
Australia’s multi-billion dollar energy link to Asia will focus on local data centres for now
The development is one of the most ambitious global efforts to supply power-hungry Asian economies that lack the land to generate enough…
Business
Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition
Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle…
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2 armed Turkish men arrested in the Italian city of Viterbo ahead of a popular local festival
ROME (AP) — Two armed Turkish men were arrested in the central Italian city of Viterbo, near Rome, hours before a popular local festival,…
Business
Singapore’s snowballing cash levels are boosting local bonds
The recent build-up of cash in Singapore’s money market is strengthening demand for the nation’s bonds, driving returns to near the…
Business
Local Gems: Cultural Institutions
On the occasion of our third centenary issue—this one culture-themed—we asked our writers to share one of their most treasured cultural…
Business
China's Sinochem to sell two bankrupt refineries to local operators
China’s state-run Sinochem Group will sell another two bankrupt refineries in eastern Shandong province to local refiners for much less…