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Taka Jewellery sets sights on overseas trade shows for post-pandemic growth revival
WITH international borders fully reopened since the lifting of pandemic restrictions, Taka Jewellery is pinning its hopes on overseas trade shows as a primary growth driver in the post-pandemic...
Cordlife to table resolutions from Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store, says TransGlobal ‘not entitled’ to table resolutions
TROUBLED cord-blood bank Cordlife Group on Sunday (Mar 24) said it will table seven ordinary resolutions listed in a requisition notice from substantial shareholder Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store at...
Vividthree affirms chairman Ho Choon Hou’s suitability after his arrest in relation to Cordlife probe
DIGITAL content production house Vividthree Holdings on Sunday (Mar 24) noted the arrest of its board chairman and independent director Ho Choon Hou by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD)...
China’s yuan a standout funder for emerging-market carry trade
THE historic end to super-easy monetary policy in Japan and a surprise rate hike in Taiwan have strengthened the yuan’s appeal as a funding currency for the global emerging-market...
Sinopec 2023 profit falls 13% on oil prices, refining record
SINOPEC’S annual profits declined 13 per cent, after oil prices fell and Chinese refiners posted a record year for processing and imports. China’s largest fuel processor, officially known as...
Best World International seeks to delist by selective capital reduction; shareholders requisition EGM on cash reserves, dividends, directors’ pay
MAINBOARD-LISTED Best World International is looking to delist from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) by way of a selective capital reduction, citing the poor consumer sentiment and growth headwinds in...
Raffles Medical chair continues acquisitions; Sam Goi ups stake in PSC
INSTITUTIONS were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 21, with S$257 million of net institutional inflow, as 23 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks...
Disney criticizes Peltz remarks about casting of ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Marvels’
WALT Disney Co on Friday (Mar 22) said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence...