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Japan’s Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000Published Fri, May 9, 2025 · 05:20 PM[TOKYO] Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9) it...
Indonesia eyes cut in fuel imports from Singapore as part of tariffs negotiations
Indonesia could shift as much as 60% of its total fuel imports from Singapore to the United States in the early stagesPublished Fri, May 9, 2025 · 04:18 PM[JAKARTA]...
Singapore banks set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
[SINGAPORE] The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment.DBS, OCBC and UOB each said this...
Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
[HONG KONG] Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he reached a...
Nissan drops plan for Fukuoka battery plant to focus on recovery
The company is betting on a broad restructuring and new leadership team helmed by chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa, who took office in April and pledged to turn things...
F&N H1 net profit rises 0.3% to S$84.1 million as F&B sales grow
[SINGAPORE] Fraser and Neave (F&N) posted a 0.3 per cent rise in net profit to S$84.1 million for its first half ended Mar 31, from S$83.8 million a year...
Frasers Property H1 profit rises 147.6% to S$142.2 million on tax reversal; revenue up 2.7%
[SINGAPORE] Higher contributions from residential projects in Singapore, as well as a one-off reversal of tax provisions, pulled up Frasers Property’s first-half earnings – but the group said it...
Frasers Property H1 profit rises 147.6% to S$142.2 million on tax reversal; revenue rises 2.7%
[SINGAPORE] Frasers Property posted a 147.6 per cent jump in net profit to S$142.2 million for the first half ended Mar 31, 2025, from S$57.4 million in the year-ago...
