Leadership
Cordlife new CEO to focus on introducing ‘stringent measures’ to enhance operational standards
BELEAGUERED cord-blood bank Cordlife is working with experts to introduce “stringent measures” to enhance its operational standards, including implementing a more advanced lab monitoring system and fortifying its fail-safe...
FedEx jumps on profit beat, improved margins in its Express unit
FEDEX shares surged in premarket trading on Friday (Mar 22) after the parcel giant beat estimates for quarterly profit and reported a higher operating margin at Express, its largest...
Hong Kongers flocking to China spur CK Hutchison retail revamp
CK HUTCHISON Holdings’ retail businesses in Hong Kong faces pressure from residents flocking to mainland China to wine, dine and shop. “Inevitably, many residents heading north to shop in...
Singapore Airlines to suspend flights to Chengdu and Chongqing from Mar 31
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will suspend flights to Chengdu and Chongqing from Mar 31, fewer than five months after flights to the two Chinese cities resumed. In response to queries,...
India’s biggest airline sees capacity growth slowing next year
INTERGLOBE Aviation, which operates India’s biggest airline IndiGo, forecast slower capacity growth in the fiscal year starting Apr 1. The budget carrier expects capacity to grow in the “early...
Clothing giant Shein in focus as France targets fast fashion
WITH jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes, Shein has taken the world by storm – and found itself in the crosshairs of French lawmakers...
PetroChina set to take Venezuelan oil after US sanctions eased
PETROCHINA is set to receive a cargo of Venezuelan oil, which will be used at its mega refinery in Guangdong, after the United States rolled back sanctions on the...
Thai central bank to weigh recalibrating neutral stance in April
THAILAND’S monetary policymakers will weigh the need to adjust the central bank’s neutral interest-rate stance at its meeting next month after reviewing any structural drags on economic growth, assistant...
Prudential looks to add 800 financial representatives in Singapore via enhanced management associate programme
PRUDENTIAL is boosting its Singapore footprint with plans to hire 800 financial representatives (FRs) this year through an enhanced Management Associate Programme (MAP). The added representation, across Prudential Singapore...
