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Ukraine nears Patriot missile boost as peace talks hit a wall
Ukraine could receive additional Patriot air defense systems from its allies, including the U.S., in the coming weeks, according to new…
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Sudan paramilitaries escalate attacks on key city
Explosions have been heard in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan as a paramilitary force targeted the de-facto capital of the country's…
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Fashion retailer Hugo Boss reports better-than-expected Q1 revenue
The company posted first-quarter revenue of 999 million euros (S$1.46 billion), slightly below the 1.01 billion euros a year earlier…
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Why a US-listed video game firm is paying a premium for a Singapore-based tech products distributor
For over 30 years, one little-known wholesaler and distributor of technology products – including IT accessories, gaming components and…
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Why a US-listed video game firm is paying a premium to take Ban Leong private
For over 30 years, one little-known wholesaler and distributor of technology products – including IT accessories, gaming components and…
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DoorDash agrees to buy Deliveroo in US$3.9 billion deal
DoorDash has agreed to buy UK-based food-delivery platform Deliveroo for an equity value of about US$3.9 billion, as the US company pushes…
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Trump appointee blocks GOP efforts to overturn NC Supreme Court election
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly…
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Maybank lowers target price of CSE Global to S$0.58 but remains ‘top pick’
Maybank securities analyst Jarick Seet cut his target price for systems integrator CSE Global to S$0.58 from S$0.67 in the light of fierce…
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German car dealers slashing prices of electric vehicles, expert says
New VW ID.Buzz electric buses are parked in a parking lot at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant. Discounts on electric vehicles…
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Keppel DC Reit names Low Huan Ping as lead independent director amid board changes
Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has announced director Low Huan Ping as new lead independent director and chairman of…
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American tourist climbs over fence at Colosseum, impales himself on spike
An American tourist’s visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the terrifying after the man impaled himself on a fence and was left…
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Wall Street banks said to steer clear of Chery’s US$1.5 billion Hong Kong IPO
One of this year’s biggest listings is coming together in Hong Kong without the involvement of Wall Street banks. Chery Automobile’s…
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Accounts Payable: Pay Now or Pay Later?
Managing accounts payable (AP) is a vital part of running a business. It involves tracking what a company owes its suppliers for goods and…
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Japan’s SMFG said to be in talks to buy minority stake in India’s Yes Bank
The Mumbai-based bank also counts private equity firms Carlyle Group and Advent International as minority investors Sumitomo Mitsui…
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Japan’s SMBC is closer to acquiring 51% stake in India’s Yes Bank: sources
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is close to agreement on acquiring a stake in Yes Bank, with the Japanese firm eyeing a majority 51…
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US lawmaker targets Nvidia chip smuggling to China with new bill
A US lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in the coming weeks to verify the location of artificial intelligence (AI) chips like those…
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Country diary: I inhaled a whiff of wolf urine – it was the true essence of wilderness
This place, which straddles two eastern European countries, has a reputation as the continent’s last primeval forest – a glimpse of a…
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Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry hit by trade war, SCMP reports
Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry is reeling from the US-China trade war with 41 per cent of container capacity from the city to…
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Tariffs Could Wreck What Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Have Gained
It was always going to be a hard year for Bangladesh. Last summer, amid an economic collapse, protesters toppled a tyrant and pushed the…
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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
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Income-Allianz deal timeline: A recap of the proposed S$2.2 billion sale
The proposed S$2.2 billion deal involving the sale of Singapore’s Income Insurance to German insurer Allianz – which the government…
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China’s CATL seeks US$1 billion loan for Indonesia plant expansion
The company has said that it expects to see little impact from the tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on China because the…
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Asia: Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose…
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Hegseth Orders 20 Percent Cut in Military’s Senior Ranks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20 percent reduction of four-star officers — the military’s senior ranks — continuing the wide…