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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...
China boosts supervision of fund firms, launches inspections, newspaper reports
CHINA’S securities regulator has launched onsite inspections of some mutual fund companies as part of efforts to strengthen management of the industry, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on...
Singapore stocks fall at Friday’s open; STI down 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks opened weaker on Friday (Mar 22) morning, despite overnight gains in US and European markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 5.07 points...
Alibaba sells ADRs in streaming site Bilibili for US$357.8 million
ALIBABA Group Holding has raised US$357.8 million by selling securities in Chinese streaming platform Bilibili, according to sources familiar with the matter. Alibaba priced the sale of 30.85 million...
Your questions about sodium, answered
WITHOUT sodium, you wouldn’t be able to survive. Nerves would fail to fire; muscles wouldn’t contract. But experts say most people consume far too much of it, increasing their...
