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Taiwan imposes technology export controls on Huawei, SMIC
[ad_1] Taiwan has blacklisted Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), dealing another major blow to the two companies spearheading China’s efforts to develop cutting-edge AI chip technologies.Taiwan’s International...
Oil market, long numb to war risk, confronts weekend of worry
[ad_1] The past two years of escalating tensions in the Middle East have taught oil traders to be sanguine about the risk of disruption to oil supplies.The barrage of headlines...
Diversified S-Reits’ operating performance remains resilient amid market uncertainties
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Diversified real estate investment trusts (Reits) hold a mixture of assets across multiple sub-sectors such as industrial, retail, office and hospitality, offering investors the prospect of portfolio stability...
Boeing resumes China deliveries with 787-9 jet to Juneyao Airlines, Yicai reported
[ad_1] Published Sat, Jun 14, 2025 · 01:05 PM[BEIJING/HONG KONG] Boeing delivered a new 787-9 aircraft to China’s Juneyao Airlines on Saturday (Jun 14), Chinese media outlet Yicai reported, as...
US: Stocks fall as investors pare risk on Middle East clash
[ad_1] Published Sat, Jun 14, 2025 · 06:03 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Friday (Jun 13) as Iran launched counterstrikes in response to an Israeli siege, leaving...
Oil settles up 7% as Israel, Iran trade air strikes
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] Oil prices jumped on Friday (Jun 13) and settled 7 per cent higher as Israel and Iran traded air strikes, feeding investor worries that the combat could widely...
Thakral associate GemLife inks underwriting agreement for Australian IPO launching ‘very shortly’ 
[ad_1] The company holds an effective interest of 31.7 per cent in GemLife, a lifestyle resorts business in Australia[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Thakral Corp’s associate GemLife has signed an underwriting agreement for...
Emirates to hire 5,000 cabin crew amid expansion drive
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Dubai’s Emirates airline is looking to hire 5,000 new cabin crew globally this year, with a recruitment roadshow set in Singapore next week, as the group embarks on...
Chinese firms may join group seeking to buy Li Ka-shing’s ports: sources
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people...
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider...
Gold tops one-month high as Middle East tensions spur safe-haven demand
[ad_1] GOLD prices climbed on Friday to their highest point in more than a month, on track for a weekly gain, as investors sought safe-haven assets after Israel’s strike on Iran...
Jetstar Asia shutdown: Income Insurance extends ‘goodwill’ coverage outside of ticket expenses
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Income Insurance said on Thursday (Jun 12) that it will offer coverage to eligible customers affected by Jetstar Asia’s upcoming shutdown, even though such events are not typically...