Entrepreneurship

Qian Hu posts 87.7% fall in H1 profit on higher costs
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed integrated fish service provider Qian Hu on Friday (Jul 18) reported a net profit of S$30,729 for its first half ended June, 87.7 per cent down from...
Tariff uncertainty pummels South-east Asia’s private equity dealmaking in H1; caution likely to reign for rest of 2025
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) deal value in South-east Asia plunged by nearly half in the first six months of 2025, as macro uncertainties slowed dealmaking after US President Donald...
Will NTT DC Reit recover from its weak debut?
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] It was a good week for investors in the Singapore market, except perhaps for those who took a chance on the initial public offering (IPO) of NTT DC...
China EV brands Zeekr, Neta inflated car sales using insurance scheme
[ad_1] CHINESE electric vehicle brands Neta and Zeekr inflated sales in recent years to hit aggressive targets, with Neta doing so for more than 60,000 cars, according to documents reviewed...
Tokenize Xchange to exit Singapore after being denied digital payment token licence
[ad_1] All 15 employees of Tokenize Singapore will be laid off by Sep 30 but some may be offered work in the company’s international operations[SINGAPORE] Cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange will...
Bevy of Chinese mega listings propel Hong Kong to top global exchange in H1 2025
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] A parade of China’s mega listings in Hong Kong since the turn of the year has helped restore some of the shine to the city as the world’s largest...
IPCG accuses Deutsche Bank of breaching agreement, files lawsuit
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Asset manager Invest Partners Capital Group (IPCG) is suing Deutsche Bank for allegedly breaching a contractual agreement governing their external asset management arrangement, according to court documents filed...
Trump tariffs to decimate China profits: Bloomberg Economics
[ad_1] Most of China’s industries can’t survive US President Donald Trump’s tariffs at current levels, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg Economics (BE). Tariffs now set at roughly 40 per...
Aberdeen extends Clint deemed interest to 6%
[ad_1] OVER the five trading sessions from Jul 11 to 17, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$113 million adding to the S$94 million...
Third-Party Validation: The Secret Weapon for Business Growth
[ad_1] Success in business isn’t just about what you know—it’s about who knows you. I discovered this firsthand during the early days of Hawke Media when a simple Forbes article...
Trump signs stablecoin law as crypto industry aims for mainstream adoption
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for...
Oil steadies as mixed US economic and tariff news offset new Russia sanctions
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Crude oil futures were little changed on Friday on mixed US economic and tariff news and worries about oil supplies following the European Union’s latest sanctions against Russia for its war...