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Cash-strapped UK squeezes troubled companies for unpaid taxes
The UK tax office is taking a tougher approach to clawing back debts, insolvency specialists said, in a bid to squeeze £5 billion (S$8.5 billion) in extra revenue that...
CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes
INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net institutional outflow, partially reversing the preceding...
Canada firms can request temporary relief from tariffs on China EVs, metals
CANADIAN firms can request a temporary remission of tariffs on the imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), steel and aluminium products, the finance ministry said on Friday (Oct 18).The...
Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto targets growth spurt with big projects
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo leaves office on Sunday (Oct 20) with high approval ratings thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an...
Chinese drone maker DJI sues Pentagon for military designation
SZ DJI Technology said it has sued the US Department of Defense for adding the Shenzhen-based drone maker to a list that designates it as a Chinese military company.
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FDA approves Astellas’ gastric cancer therapy
THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Astellas’ therapy to treat a type of gastric cancer, the health regulator’s website showed on Friday (Oct 18).The therapy, branded as...
Hong Kong regulators move to speed up company listings
HONG Kong’s bourse and securities regulator on Friday (Oct 18) moved to shorten the approval time for company listings, the latest effort to boost the attractiveness of Hong Kong...
Western Digital owes US$315.7 million for infringing data security patent, US jury says
DATA storage provider Western Digital must pay US$315.7 million in damages for violating a patent owner’s rights in data security technology, a jury in California federal court said on...
