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Trip.com scales up outside China to capture post-pandemic travel rebound
TRAVEL portal Trip.com continues to expand beyond its roots in China, seeking customers and increasing headcount in other markets, including its international headquarters in Singapore.The post-pandemic rebound in travel...
Blackstone agrees to buy Japanese manga firm for US$1.7 Billion
Blackstone has agreed to buy Japanese e-comics provider Infocom Corp, according to people familiar with the matter.The world’s largest alternative asset manager has emerged as the buyer of a...
Malaysia’s Petronas Q1 profit falls on high costs, low prices
Malaysia’s state energy firm Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) reported a near 11 per cent decline in first-quarter net profit on Friday (May 31) due to higher operating costs and lower...
Mandai Park appoints DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as board chair
MANDAI Park Holdings has appointed Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) and director of DBS Group, as its board chairman.Chong Siak Ching, who has served as director of Mandai...
Thailand exploring small modular nuclear reactor technology, says PM
THAILAND is exploring small modular nuclear reactor technology as South-east Asia’s second-largest economy looks to diversify its energy mix, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday (May 31).“Our green...
Country garden seeking exit from Chinese chipmaker CXMT: sources
AS CHINESE property developer Country Garden Holdings struggles under a mountain of debt, its venture capital arm is considering selling its stake in a chipmaker that may become a...
Malaysia’s ringgit overcomes this year’s slow start as inflows gather pace
THE Malaysian ringgit has raced ahead of all its Asian peers in the past three months and if market watchers are right, the move is set to gain traction.The...
ECB seen making fewer rate cuts in fight to curb inflation risks
Economists are dialling back their expectations for how far the European Central Bank (ECB) will lower interest rates after it starts cutting next week, according to a Bloomberg survey.Respondents...
