Posts by Nathan Pine
Hello Kitty owner overtakes Toyota in stock turnover
[ad_1] Shares of Sanrio, which was added to MSCI’s Japan index last month, jumped 12% in May Published Fri, Jun 6, 2025 · 05:45 PM [TOKYO] Hello Kitty owner Sanrio surpassed Japan’s biggest company Toyota Motor in stock turnover last month on the firm’s inclusion to the MSCI index and its perceived resilience to tariff…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise post Trump-Xi talks; STI up 0.4%
[ad_1] Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 266 to 205 as 849.5 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands. [SINGAPORE] The local bourse ended Friday (Jun 6) in a positive territory after a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping boosted investors’ confidence. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose…
Read MoreICE agents detain US Marshal by mistake
[ad_1] By Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.S. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent. He has covered the…
Read MoreDoc On Viral Sensation Ghetto Kids & Founder Kavuma Dauda Set For YouTube Next Month
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: A new YouTube doc will tell the remarkable true story of Ghetto Kids founder Kavuma Dauda and his global viral hit dance troupe, who went from surviving on the streets of Uganda to the 2022 Qatar World Cup and Britain’s Got Talent. Produced by Toy Green, Ghetto Kids: No Plan B will launch…
Read MoreLicensed digital token service providers to mainly serve Singapore-based customers: MAS
[ad_1] The bar for licensing is high and it will generally not issue one, the regulator notes [SINGAPORE] Digital token service providers (DTSP) will not be able to serve only overseas customers, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday (Jun 6). The regulator has clarified the scope of the new DTSP regulations, saying…
Read MoreDigital token service providers need licence to solely serve overseas customers: MAS
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Digital token service providers (DTSP) will need a licence to serve overseas customers only, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday (Jun 6). The regulator has clarified the scope of the new DTSP regulations, saying that the risks of money laundering are higher in such business models and if most of…
Read MoreUS ally intercepts Chinese naval fleet crossing near territory
[ad_1] China has deployed naval vessels beyond an island chain in the Western Pacific—a strategic barrier to contain its forces—passing through waterways near Japan, a close United States ally. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines form the First Island Chain—an…
Read MorePrime Video Goes Big On UK True Crime With Docs About Shannon Matthews, Tinder Predator & Orkney Assassin
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has been on a true crime doc spree, acquiring a trio of documentaries from Firecrest Films on Shannon Matthews, the Orkney assassin and a Tinder predator. The Orkney Assassin will drop on Sunday followed later this year by The Hunt for Shannon Matthews and Hunting the Tinder Predator. The 90-minute feature…
Read MoreJapan curry shops see record bankruptcies as rice prices soar
[ad_1] Thirteen curry shops with more than 10 million yen (S$89,345) in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ending in March Published Fri, Jun 6, 2025 · 03:27 PM [TOKYO] A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors of one of the country’s most…
Read MoreFilmin Buys Series Mania Breakout ‘Putain’ From Panenka For Iberia
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Following its international debut at Series Mania, gritty Belgian drama series Putain has landed homes in Spain and Portugal. Panenka has shopped the show to streamer Filmin in both territories, and is close to several other deals. This comes after Putain launched in French-speaking Belgium on Proximys Pickx and ahead of its debut…
Read MoreElon Musk’s daughter reacts to Trump fallout
[ad_1] By Alia Shoaib is a freelance news reporter for Newsweek based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria. She primarily reports on U.S. politics and current affairs. Alia joined Newsweek in 2024 from Business Insider, where she reported extensively on U.S. politics, far-right extremism, the war in Ukraine and other global events. She is a…
Read MoreContainer shipping rates soar, impact on shippers outside China felt
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Sea cargo rates have surged, with those for the voyage from Shanghai to the US particularly steep, fuelled by pent-up demand and front-loading as shippers rush to beat the US-China trade truce expiry. However, the uncertainty on where the market heads from here has been flagged by analysts, given that new capacity has…
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