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JGB yields slide as US CPI data snags focus from BOJ policy
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields edged down on Wednesday (May 15) as investors hit pause on a recent sell-off in bonds to await a US inflation report believed to...
Honda moves to cut China workforce with voluntary layoffs
HONDA Motor is scaling down its full-time production workforce in China, with roughly 1,700 employees having agreed to leave thus far, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday (May 15),...
China allows visa-free entry for overseas groups on cruise ships
CHINA will allow visa-free entry for foreign tour groups that come to the country via cruise ships in a further bid to attract international visitors and boost its sluggish...
Asia: Markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
ASIAN markets wobbled on Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall...
Chinese firms make headway in producing high bandwidth memory for AI chipsets
TWO Chinese chipmakers are in the early stages of producing high bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets, according to sources and documents.The progress in HBM...
Seatrium, CDL, Jardine C&C among stocks battered after MSCI index exclusion
FIVE index counters were all trading lower as at the midday break on Wednesday (May 15), after they were named as constituents to be removed from the MSCI Singapore...
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data centre performance five-fold
GOOGLE parent Alphabet on Tuesday (May 14) unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence (AI) data centre chip family that it says is nearly five times as...
Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California
TESLA plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, according to its notice to government agencies on Monday.The electric carmaker said last month it will lay off...
