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Competition watchdog seeks feedback on SIA, Garuda’s proposed cooperation
Competition watchdog seeks feedback on SIA, Garuda’s proposed cooperation
SINGAPORE’S competition watchdog is seeking public feedback on the proposed collaboration between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Garuda Indonesia. The airlines jointly submitted an application on their proposed cooperation to...
Changi Airport’s February passenger movements surpass pre-pandemic level; China is again top source of tourists
Changi Airport’s February passenger movements surpass pre-pandemic level; China is again top source of tourists
CHANGI Airport passenger movements came in at around 5.3 million in February, 4.3 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels for the month, statistics from Changi Airport Group (CAG) have...
Changi Airport’s February passenger movements surpass pre-Covid level; China again top source of tourists
Changi Airport’s February passenger movements surpass pre-Covid level; China again top source of tourists
CHANGI Airport passenger movements came in at around 5.3 million in February, 4.3 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels for the month, statistics from Changi Airport Group (CAG) released...
Rising mortgage defaults bring more pain to Chinese households
Rising mortgage defaults bring more pain to Chinese households
CHASED by debt collectors over a mortgage delinquency in a southern Chinese city, former finance worker Lei Xiaoyu no longer answers her phone as she tries to delay the...
Volkswagen’s 2023 profits rise, outlook for this year cautious
Volkswagen’s 2023 profits rise, outlook for this year cautious
GERMAN auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday (Mar 13) reported a forecast-beating rise in profits for 2023, boosted by higher vehicle deliveries, but gave a cautious outlook for this year....
Toyota agrees to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump: report
Toyota agrees to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump: report
TOYOTA Motor has agreed to fully meet its union’s request for annual pay increases, the Mainichi newspaper said on Wednesday (Mar 13), as top Japanese companies look likely to...
Seatrium gets SGX nod for 20-to-1 share consolidation
Seatrium gets SGX nod for 20-to-1 share consolidation
SEATRIUM has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) regarding its proposed 20-for-1 share consolidation exercise. This concerns the listing of and quotation for up to 3.4 billion...
Global corporate dividends hit record US.66 trillion in 2023
Global corporate dividends hit record US$1.66 trillion in 2023
CORPORATE dividends globally hit an all-time high of US$1.66 trillion in 2023, with record payouts by banks making up half of the growth, a report showed on Wednesday (Mar...
Coinbase Global plans to offer US billion in convertible notes
Coinbase Global plans to offer US$1 billion in convertible notes
COINBASE Global, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, said it plans to offer US$1 billion in convertible senior notes to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes. The notes...
Pentagon scraps plan to spend US.5 billion on Intel grant
Pentagon scraps plan to spend US$2.5 billion on Intel grant
THE Pentagon pulled out of a plan to spend as much as US$2.5 billion on a chip grant to Intel, sources familiar with the situation said, putting the onus...