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CCCS okays Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of TalkMed
[SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has cleared Tamarind Health’s proposed acquisition of tertiary healthcare service provider TalkMed Group on Friday (Jun 27).The competition watchdog assessed...
Singapore stocks track overnight Wall Street gains on Friday; STI up 0.7%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks tracked overnight Wall Street gains to end higher on Friday (Jun 27).
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.7 per cent or 27.74 points to 3,966.2....
Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May
Published Fri, Jun 27, 2025 · 03:55 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache...
Thailand central bank vows to step in if baht moves are unhinged
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank is ready to tackle excessive baht volatility by managing any moves “unhinged” from its fundamentals, a deputy governor said, amid calls from local businesses to...
HSBC private banking arm names new Apac head of wealth planning
Ann Ling brings more than two decades of financial services experience to the role, which she will assume on Jul 1 [SINGAPORE] HSBC Global Private Banking has appointed a...
Masayoshi Son hints at succession plan while chasing AI ambition
[TOKYO] Masayoshi Son acknowledged the outlines of a succession plan, addressing what may be the single biggest concern among investors, and name-checked the head of SoftBank Group’s telecom unit...
SoftBank aims to become leading ‘artificial super intelligence’ platform provider
[TOKYO] SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday said he wants the Japanese technology investment group to become the biggest platform provider for “artificial super intelligence” within the next 10 years.“We...
US says deal with Beijing will expedite rare earth exports from China
[WASHINGTON] The United States has reached an agreement with China on how to expedite rare earth shipments to the US, a White House official said on Thursday, amid efforts to end...
India oil law revamp unlikely to draw foreign drillers amid red tape and weak incentives
[SINGAPORE] India’s first rewrite of its 77-year-old oilfield rules kicked in on Apr 15, with New Delhi hoping it’ll help turn around a decade of sluggish output and and...
Nike profits sink but company says it is turning a corner
[NEW YORK] Nike reported sharply lower quarterly profits on Thursday, but signalled it was past the worst stage of a corporate retooling as it implements “surgical” US price increases...
