Entrepreneurship

Chinese tea drinks firm Guming aims to raise US$202 million in Hong Kong IPO
CHINESE bubble tea drinks company Guming Holdings is aiming to raise up to US$202 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to regulatory filings on Tuesday...
BNP expands Australia presence by hiring banker for leverage finance market
BNP Paribas has hired a senior leveraged finance banker in Sydney as the French bank expands its presence in one of Asia Pacific’s busiest markets for the debt class.Peter...
Singapore shares open higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday (Feb 4) after US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month. At the...
Keppel Infrastructure Trust posts 54.2% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0195
KEPPEL Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted a 54.2 per cent lower distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0195 for the second half ended Dec 31, from S$0.0426...
Shein to face EU consumer law probe under e-commerce crackdown
THE Chinese-founded massive online marketplace Shein faces potential fines with the European Union imminently set to open a probe into its compliance with consumer laws over the sale of...
CapitaLand Investment to seed future data centre fund with US$700m investment in Japan
It is making disciplined acquisitions without acting like ‘a kid in a toy store’, says CLI’s Manohar KhiataniASSET manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) will invest more than US$700 million in...
Opec+ rolls over oil policy, ditches US government data
OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output from April on Monday (Feb 3) and removed the US government’s Energy Information Administration from the sources...
Lendlease Global Commercial Reit reports 14.3% lower H1 DPU of S$0.018
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Lendlease Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) fell 14.3 per cent to S$0.018 for its first half ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$0.021...
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100 billion yen (S$879.3 million),...
Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers sayTHE Chinese government’s recent move to allow foreign healthcare players to wholly own hospitals in certain regions will...
Bank of Japan debated weak-yen risk, scope for more rate hikes at Jan meeting, summary shows
BANK of Japan (BOJ) policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could inflict on...
Panama offers concessions to US after Marco Rubio meets president
PANAMA promised free passage for US warships through the Panama Canal and said it will withdraw from China’s signature lending programme after Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the...