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NTT Docomo to buy SBI’s online bank for 420 billion yen in cut-throat market
[TOKYO] NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier’s financial offerings in a hyper-competitive...
Sony says spinoff will give financial arm its own fundraising capabilities
It is the first partial spinoff by a company in Japan with a direct listing – the first in Japan in more than two decades – set for Sep...
What are private markets, and what risks should investors take note of?
[SINGAPORE] Private markets have grown increasingly popular in recent times in South-east Asia, with Singapore accounting for 45 per cent of the private equity market in deal value and...
Foxconn to soon announce second Japanese auto partner, chairman says
The Apple supplier’s interest in working with Japanese car makers comes as they face growing competition from Chinese brandsPublished Thu, May 29, 2025 · 01:45 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s Foxconn will...
Top Thai wind power firm to fund 65 billion baht of spending with IPO
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s largest wind power producer plans to spend 65 billion baht (S$2.6 billion) to almost triple its generation capacity over the next 12 years, and will go public...
Australia aims to avoid Panama repeat in China port showdown
[CANBERRA] Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is confronting a fresh diplomatic dilemma with China: How to fulfil a pledge to regain control of a strategic port without jeopardising improved relations...
Gold touches over one-week low after US court blocks Trump’s tariffs
Published Thu, May 29, 2025 · 09:32 AM[BENGALURU] Gold hit a more than one-week low on Thursday (May 29), as the US dollar rallied and risk sentiment improved after...
Singapore’s STI, Asia markets rise after US court blocks Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (May 29) morning, after a US trade court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect.As at...
