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Hong Kong prepares sweeping rules to foil stealthy crypto purchases
Hong Kong prepares sweeping rules to foil stealthy crypto purchases
February 27, 2024
DOTTED across Hong Kong are small shops that convert between cash and crypto with few questions asked, a modern-day echo of the city’s freewheeling past. Soon, many may shut...
China airlines can boost US flights to 50 per week, US says
China airlines can boost US flights to 50 per week, US says
February 27, 2024
CHINESE passenger airlines will be allowed to boost their weekly round-trip US flights to 50 starting on March 31, up from the current 35, the US Transportation Department said...
Chinese airlines can boost US flights to 50 per week, US says
Chinese airlines can boost US flights to 50 per week, US says
February 27, 2024
CHINESE passenger airlines will be allowed to boost their weekly round-trip US flights to 50 starting on March 31, up from the current 35, the US Transportation Department said...
Microsoft strikes deal with France’s Mistral, an OpenAI rival
Microsoft strikes deal with France’s Mistral, an OpenAI rival
February 26, 2024
MICROSOFT, under mounting political scrutiny globally for its deep ties to OpenAI, has cut a deal with the startup’s primary competition in Europe. On Monday (Feb 26), the French...
Oil gains over US on possible shipping disruptions
Oil gains over US$1 on possible shipping disruptions
February 26, 2024
OIL prices gained on Monday as European diesel demand, constrained by Russian sanctions and shipping disruptions, pulled prices higher in a market jittery with US refinery output limited by planned...
Cordlife needs a fresh start amid its ongoing scandal, not ‘old blood’ in a new bottle
Cordlife needs a fresh start amid its ongoing scandal, not ‘old blood’ in a new bottle
February 26, 2024
SINGAPORE’S longest-running cord blood bank, Cordlife Group, has finally appointed a new group chief executive officer (CEO), amid the drawn-out saga over the mishandling of cord-blood units.But the appointment...
Cordlife needs a fresh start amid its ongoing scandal, not ‘old blood’ in a new bottle
Cordlife needs a fresh start amid its ongoing scandal, not ‘old blood’ in a new bottle
February 26, 2024
SINGAPORE’S longest-running cord blood bank, Cordlife Group, has finally appointed a new group chief executive officer (CEO), amid the drawn-out saga over the mishandling of cord-blood units.But the appointment...
Amazon’s AWS to invest over US billion to boost cloud computing in Mexico
Amazon’s AWS to invest over US$5 billion to boost cloud computing in Mexico
February 26, 2024
AMAZON Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com, announced on Monday (Feb 26) it will invest over US$5 billion to open a cluster of data centres in Mexico,...
Micron starts mass production of its memory chips for use in Nvidia’s AI semiconductors
Micron starts mass production of its memory chips for use in Nvidia’s AI semiconductors
February 26, 2024
MICRON Technology has started mass production of its high-bandwidth memory semiconductors for use in Nvidia’s latest chip for artificial intelligence, sending its shares up more than 4 per cent...
SIIC Environment Q4 net profit falls 90.1%, guiding full-year profit down 22.6%
SIIC Environment Q4 net profit falls 90.1%, guiding full-year profit down 22.6%
February 26, 2024
WASTEWATER treatment company SIIC Environment posted a 90.1 per cent fall in net profit to 20.6 yuan million (S$3.9 million) for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2023,...