Posts by Mark Darwin
Q&M Dental seeks secondary listing on Bursa; demands 72 million yuan from Aoxin Q&M CEO
[SINGAPORE] Q&M Dental Group is proposing a secondary listing on the main market of Bursa Malaysia. The move would broaden its investor reach and base, as well as potentially increase the liquidity of its shares through separate trading platforms, the Singapore-listed company said in a bourse filing on Thursday (Apr 17) night. It added that…
Read MoreToyota meets “aggressive” Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – but also combustion engines
[SINGAPORE] Facing fierce regional competition from Chinese carmakers, Japanese automotive giant Toyota is banking on a strategy of continuing to offer combustion engine cars alongside ramped-up electric vehicle (EV) launches. Offering this range allows the company to adapt to each of its markets, said Toyota Motor Asia vice-president Preston Tan in an interview with The…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei notches best week in 3 months on trade deal hopes
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 1 per cent on Friday (Apr 18) to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful that US President Donald Trump would be able to broker trade deals with some of its top trading partners, including Japan. The Nikkei touched a two-week high of 34,758.97…
Read MoreThailand kicks off process to pick new central bank governor
[BANGKOK] Thailand named a panel to pick a new central bank chief, kickstarting a months-long process to find a successor to incumbent governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose rocky five-year tenure comes to an end in September. Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has appointed former bureaucrat Sathit Limpongpan to chair the seven-member selection committee, said Pornchai Thiraveja, a…
Read MoreBusiness Websites That Actually Make Money
In today’s digital age, creating a business website can open up a world of opportunities for generating income. Whether you’re looking to sell products, offer services, or share valuable content, the internet is filled with ways to make money online. This article will explore various types of business websites that can be profitable, along with…
Read MoreApple’s China smartphone shipments slide 9% in first quarter
The government subsidies for smartphones and some other consumer electronics refund consumers 15 per cent of products with a sticker price under 6,000 Published Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 12:43 PM [BEIJING] Apple’s shipments of smartphones in China slumped 9 per cent in the first quarter from a year earlier and it was the only…
Read MoreAsia: Markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
[HONG KONG] Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Friday (Apr 18) as investors keep tabs on countries’ tariff talks with the White House, while Donald Trump’s remarks that he was reluctant to hike levies on Beijing even more provided a little support. Governments around the world are lining up to visit the US…
Read MoreAdani to sell Australian terminal to his port firm in stock deal
More than 30 million tonnes of thermal and metallurgical coal are exported annually through the termina Published Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 10:48 AM [MUMBAI] Billionaire Gautam Adani will transfer ownership of an Australian terminal to his listed company at an enterprise value of about US$2.5 billion as India’s largest port operator seeks to expand…
Read MoreTrump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 17) signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait. “I don’t want them to go higher because at a certain point you…
Read MoreIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan streamlines leadership team, names new technology chief: memo
The company has also promoted networking chip chief Sachin Katti to be chief technology officer and artificial intelligence chief, according to the memo Published Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 08:48 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is streamlining the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to…
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