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Boeing’s Starliner capsule is launched from Florida on first crewed space flight
BOEING’S new Starliner astronaut capsule was launched from Florida on Wednesday (Jun 5) in a much-delayed first test flight carrying a crew, a milestone in the aerospace giant’s ambitions...
QatarEnergy signs LNG supply deal with Taiwan’s CPC
QATARENERGY signed a deal on Wednesday (Jun 5) to supply Taiwan’s state-owned oil firm Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 27 years and giving it...
McDonald’s chicken ‘Big Mac’ trademark axed in EU
MCDONALD’S lost the European Union trademark rights to chicken versions of its iconic “Big Mac” burgers after judges ruled that the fast food giant failed to do enough to...
OCBC eyes rising investment flows as Greater China companies expand into Asean
MORE companies in Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) are looking to set up shop in Asean – and OCBC is looking to capture these flows, said...
NXP, Vanguard to invest US$7.8 billion in Singapore wafer plant
NXP Semiconductors and TSMC-backed Vanguard announced a US$7.8 billion joint venture to produce silicon wafers on Wednesday (Jun 5), joining other chipmakers setting up plants in Singapore to diversify...
Zara owner Inditex boosted by pick-up in Spring sales
ZARA owner Inditex reported a pick-up in recent sales from its Spring/Summer collections, boosting its shares on Wednesday (Jun 5) as the world’s top fashion retailer delivered quarterly results...
Singapore retail sales miss forecasts with reversal into 1.2% decline in April
SINGAPORE’S retail sales fell 1.2 per cent year on year in April, reversing from the 2.8 per cent growth posted in the month before, with most industries recording declines...
Nium raises US$50 million in Series E round
GIC and Temasek-backed payments startup Nium has raised US$50 million in a Series E funding round, which values the company at US$1.4 billion post-money. The funding round was led...
