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Hong Kong’s bourse reports 3% drop in H1 profits, Q2 activities pick up
HONG Kong’s bourse operator said that it is cautiously optimistic for the year despite a 3 per cent drop in first-half profits on sluggish trading and subdued listing activities,...
Muslim Illinois Father Who Beat Teen Daughter to Death Following Argument Over Her Attending Prom, Convicted
An Illinois father has been found guilty of beating his teen daughter to death following an argument the two had regarding her prom in 2022.Mohammed Almaru, 42, of Tinley...
FPT consortium commences work on US$173 million AI centre in southern Vietnam
VIETNAM’S top tech firm FPT and its subsidiaries kicked off construction on a US$174 million artificial intelligence (AI) project in south-central Binh Dinh province, its latest push to tap...
DBS launches 500 million yuan green loan facility for Envision Energy to develop wind turbine farm in China
It is the first South-east Asian bank to tap the People’s Bank of China’s carbon emission reduction facility programmeDBS, in a tie-up with Envision Energy, on Wednesday (Aug 21)...
Temasek launches dual tranche offering of 10-year and 30-year offshore Chinese yuan bonds
TEMASEK Financial (I), otherwise known as TFin-I, will launch a dual tranche offer of 10-year and 30-year Chinese yuan bonds. TFin-I, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek, said on...
Netflix upfront ad commitments surge as NFL games, Squid Game boost appeal
NETFLIX saw a more than 150 per cent surge in upfront ad commitments for this year, the streaming giant said on Tuesday (Aug 20), thanks in part to the...
Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territory on Wednesday (Aug 21), mirroring overnight gains in the global markets.As at 9.04 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) inched down 0.1...
Sembcorp inks in-principle agreement to export green ammonia to Japan
This comes after the company, together with Kyushu Electric Power and Sojitz, signed a heads of terms in June for green ammonia offtakeSEMBCORP Green Hydrogen, a wholly owned subsidiary...
