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LG Display draws interest in China plant sale
AROUND four parties have shown interest in buying South Korean display panel maker LG Display’s Guangzhou, China plant including Chinese rivals BOE and CSOT, a South Korean newspaper reported...
China restricts quant fund Lingjun in effort to boost market
CHINA’S stock exchanges on Tuesday (Feb 20) said major quant fund Lingjun Investment had broken rules on orderly trading and barred it from buying and selling for three days,...
Singapore stocks rise after China cuts mortgage reference rate; STI up 0.6%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.6 per cent or 18.15 points to 3,244.06 on Tuesday (Feb 20). Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 281 to 251 after...
Asia: Stocks struggle even as China slashes rates
ASIAN shares were pinned below 1-1/2 month highs on Tuesday as even a larger-than-expected interest rate cut in China failed to excite investors jaded at the lack of bigger...
Louboutin’s famous red sole heels tread winding path to trademark protection in China
ABOUT three decades ago, renowned French footwear designer Christian Louboutin drew inspiration from his assistant’s red nail polish to create the iconic red soled high heels that would eventually...
China seen cutting mortgage reference rate for first time since June
CHINA is widely expected to trim its benchmark mortgage reference rate at a monthly fixing on Tuesday (Feb 20), as banks’ improving net interest margins give authorities some leeway...
China state banks earmark 60 billion yuan for property projects
CHINA’S state-owned lenders have earmarked at least 60 billion yuan (S$11.4 billion) of loans for property projects eligible for support, heeding Beijing’s call to boost lending to the beleaguered...
Asia: Stocks mixed as China enjoys Lunar New Year bump
CHINESE stocks were buoyant after Lunar New Year but other Asian markets were mixed on Monday as a hot US inflation report rekindled worries over the timing of Fed...
