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Chinese EV giant BYD to unveil plug-in hybrid pickup in Mexico
BYD, the leader in electric vehicles (EVs) in China, plans to debut its first truck in Mexico, next door to the world’s largest pickup market. BYD is set to...
Fast-fashion giant Shein wants to sell skincare, toothpaste and toys, too
ONLINE fast-fashion retailer Shein is courting brands such as toothpaste conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive and toymaker Hasbro as it tries to sell more household names on its platform.Known for cheap own-brand...
Diamond giant De Beers is in the shop window, but the potential buyers are few
[LONDON] De Beers – the world’s largest diamond miner by volume – is likely to be listed or sold in the near future, with the implications expected to be...
France moves to acquire key activities of tech giant Atos
FRENCH Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said he had moved to acquire the “sovereign activities” of debt-laden French tech giant Atos and prevent foreign ownership of them.Atos,...
Saudi PIF merges mobile tower firms to create regional giant
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund agreed to buy a majority stake in Saudi Telecom’s tower unit for 8.7 billion riyals (S$3.15 billion) and plans to merge it with other...
Vietnam mounts ‘unprecedented’ US$24 billion rescue for bank engulfed in giant fraud, documents show
VIETNAM has mounted an “unprecedented” rescue of Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB), a lender engulfed in the nation’s biggest financial fraud, according to three bank documents and new...
Buyout giant CVC seeking more than one billion euros in Amsterdam IPO
CVC Capital Partners is set to revive plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in Amsterdam and may seek to raise between about one billion euros (S$1.4 billion) and...
Who is Fu Bao? Giant Panda gets Teary-eyed Farewell, as She Leaves to China from South Korea
Despite the rain, a touching scene unfolded at Everland theme park in South Korea as people gathered to bid farewell to Fu Bao, a much-loved giant panda, before she...
