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Vietnam central bank cuts credit growth target to 15% this year
[ad_1] The new target is lower than the 16% the bank initially set for 2025 before raising it during the year[HANOI] Vietnam’s central bank has cut its target for credit...
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
[ad_1] Since the 2010 scare, the Japanese government and private companies have built stockpiles of the minerals[SHIZUOKA] A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday (Jan 12) for a remote coral...
Budget 2026: SBF, PwC jointly propose centralised digital IP registry, expanding JS-SEZ to include Indonesia
[ad_1] The expanded JS-SEZ could create a more integrated and attractive proposition for global investors, say SBF and PwC[SINGAPORE] Developing Singapore as an intellectual property financing hub to maintain its...
Chinese semiconductor firm OmniVision jumps 16.2% in Hong Kong trading debut
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Shares of OmniVision Integrated Circuits jumped 16.2 per cent in their Hong Kong debut on Monday (Jan 12), after the Chinese semiconductor design company raised HK$4.8 billion...
UOI bets on hybrid insurance model as customers seek both digital ease and human touch
[ad_1] It also offers specialised products that meet specific consumer needs, such as Singapore’s first dedicate cruise insurance [SINGAPORE] Even as insurance processes become increasingly digitalised, boosting speed and convenience,...
Five S-Reits that saw strong growth in trading activity in H2 2025
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Trading activity in the Singapore real estate investment trust (S-Reit) sector rose overall in the second half of 2025 compared with the first half, amid new Reit listings and a...
Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI – starting with this US$50 gadget
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Several months after Amazon.com bought artificial intelligence (AI) hardware startup Bee, the company said that it’s working to make its US$50 always-listening wearable more proactive, and indicated...
Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus
[ad_1] The idea of a combination of the two companies has been discussed several times over more than a decade[LONDON] Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious...
Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%
[ad_1] Lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican Parties have raised concerns about high rates and have called for those to be addressed[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Friday...
Chevron could see US$700 million-a-year boost from Venezuelan oil
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] Chevron could grow its cash flow by as much as US$700 million a year from increasing oil production in Venezuela as the Trump administration seeks to control the...
