Technology
Thomson Medical, OUE Healthcare subsidiaries partner on surgery centre in Vietnam
FV HOSPITAL and O2 Healthcare have partnered to establish a surgical centre in Vietnam, which began operations on Thursday (Aug 15).FV Hospital is the first 100 per cent foreign-invested...
US: Wall Street opens higher on retail sales boost
WALL Street’s main indices opened higher on Thursday (Aug 15) as retail sales data for July indicated resilient consumer spending, allaying fears of an imminent recession in the world’s...
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com beats profit forecasts in Q2
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com on Thursday (Aug 15) reported forecast beating second-quarter profits, helped by price cuts that attracted cost-sensitive consumers to its platform.JD.com’s US-listed shares rose as much...
Who Is Ksenia Karelina? American Ballerina Jailed for 12 Years in Russia for Treason after Donating $51.80 to Ukrainian Charity
Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American spa worker, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday by a Russian court after being convicted of treason for donating money to a...
Shareholders at RE&S scheme meeting approve privatisation offer from Southern Capital Group unit
RE&S shareholders present at the group’s scheme meeting agreed to a proposed acquisition by Relish Investments that would take the company private, said the food services group on Thursday...
Paragon Reit unitholders to get special S$0.0185 DPU from The Rail Mall divestment
UNITHOLDERS of real estate investment trust (Reit) Paragon Reit will receive S$0.0185 per unit from a special distribution, following the completion of The Rail Mall divestment on Thursday (Aug...
Samsonite board approves plan to pursue second listing in the US
THE board of Samsonite International has authorised the luggage maker to pursue a dual listing in the US to improve liquidity and make its shares more accessible to investors...
David Yong from Netflix’s ‘Super Rich in Korea’ handed fourth fraud charge, granted bail
DAVID Yong, chief executive of Evergreen Group Holdings (GH), was on Thursday (Aug 15) slapped with a new charge under Section 477A of the Penal Code, related to falsification...
