Leadership
Amara, Ban Leong pick IFAs for privatisation offers
[SINGAPORE] Hotel group Amara and technology products distributor Ban Leong Technologies on Wednesday (May 7) separately announced that they have appointed independent financial advisers (IFA) as they mull offers...
Alibaba, Xiaohongshu in tie-up as China e-commerce competition intensifies
[SHANGHAI] Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is partnering with popular content platform Xiaohongshu to allow users on Xiaohongshu to directly click on product links to shop on Alibaba’s Taobao platform.
The...
New Singapore GasCo entity to centralise gas procurement; ex-Pavilion Energy chief Alan Heng to lead outfit
[SINGAPORE] Singapore has established a new government-owned entity to centralise natural gas procurement, and appointed Alan Heng, who previously led gas trader Pavilion Energy, as its chief executive.The formation...
Push to allow Norway’s wealth fund to invest in defence companies falters
[OSLO] Opposition efforts to allow Norway’s US$1.8 trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, to invest in large defence companies appear to be faltering, according to lawmakers involved in the...
Rivian cuts EV delivery outlook, sees tariff impact
[AUSTIN] Rivian Automotive said full-year deliveries will decline more sharply than it anticipated just a month ago, citing risks that US President Donald Trump’s trade war will further dampen...
World’s trade superhighway feels strain from US-China decoupling
[HONG KONG] Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the US and China across the Pacific, as US President Donald Trump’s trade war upends the industry...
Nvidia CEO says China AI market is on course to hit US$50 billion
Jensen Huang is lobbying against the tightening of restrictions on his company and peers that limit their access to China, the biggest market for semiconductorsPublished Wed, May 7, 2025...
China ramps up monetary stimulus ahead of US trade meeting
[BEIJING] Chinese authorities on Wednesday announced a raft of stimulus measures, including interest rate cuts and a major liquidity injection, as Beijing steps up efforts to soften the economic...
