East Asia

Singapore, China companies and authorities ink 15 MOUs to further growth, partnership

FIFTEEN memorandums of understanding, valued at over S$60 million, were signed at the 7th Singapore-China Trade and Investment Forum (SCTIF)…

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Trump or Harris: whoever wins, India expects a more isolationist US

The United States is likely to become more isolationist regardless of who becomes its next president, India’s foreign minister said…

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Pritam Singh cross-examined by prosecution, who accuses him of giving misleading impression to COP

The senior counsel then directed Singh to a WhatsApp exchange between himself and Ms Khan, showing that Ms Khan had…

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Philippines’ Jollibee group to fully own Hong Kong’s Tim Ho Wan

SINGAPORE: The parent company of Philippine fast-food operator Jollibee announced on Tuesday (Nov 5) that it had reached a deal to…

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Bitcoin hits record price after Trump takes early lead in US election

Bitcoin jumped to a record as traders around the world watched results trickle in from a US presidential election that…

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Aramco cuts oil prices to Asia for December after Opec+ delay

SAUDI Arabia lowered oil prices for buyers in Asia for December after members of the Opec+, which includes the Organization…

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Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record time without

TOKYO: Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed on Wednesday (Nov 6),…

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Amazon CEO denies full in-office mandate is ‘backdoor layoff’

AMAZON CEO Andy Jassy said at an all-hands meeting on Tuesday (Nov 5) that the plan to require employees to…

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Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP, CEO says

The CEO of Hong Kong’s largest power supplier said electricity sales have risen because of digitalisation and electrification in the…

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Slot could not have predicted how well Liverpool would do since he joined

LIVERPOOL, England : Liverpool boss Arne Slot said on Tuesday he could not have imagined when he arrived that barely…

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