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Singapore stocks close Wednesday higher amid regional gains; STI up 0.2%
Speculations over a Trump-Xi call to ease trade tensions sometime this week add to the upbeat mood[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Jun 4), mirroring regional gains after...
Thailand to buy 12 Swedish Gripen fighter jets, air force says
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 04:54 PM[BANGKOK] Thailand plans to acquire a dozen Gripen JAS 39 fighter jets built by Sweden’s SAAB over 10 years to replace its...
South Korean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after presidential election outcome
[SEOUL] South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election ended a months-long political leadership vacuum. The Kospi Index...
Iron ore markets head for shake-up as Singapore-linked Simandou nears production
[SINGAPORE] Global iron ore trade is facing a pivotal shift as Simandou, a massive iron ore mine in Guinea being developed by a Singapore conglomerate, is about to ramp...
More Chinese corporates eyeing deals in Asean, secondary listings on SGX
[SINGAPORE] Chinese corporates are increasingly looking for deals in South-east Asia amid rising uncertainty from US trade policies, said Jason Saw, head of investment banking at CGS International. Saw expects...
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street up after jobs data, Seoul surges on Lee win
[HONG KONG] Asian shares extended a global rise on Wednesday following data indicating the US economy remained resilient, with South Korean equities and the won standing out as the...
Memecoin platform Pump.fun pursues US$1 billion token sale
[NEW YORK] A platform dedicated to highly speculative cryptoassets is planning to raise US$1 billion by selling tokens, taking advantage of the current wave of positive sentiment buoying digital-asset...
CapitaLand Malaysia Trust proposes sale of 435.4 million units to raise RM250 million
[SINGAPORE] The manager of CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT), a subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment, on Tuesday (Jun 3) proposed a placement of up to 435.4 million new units to raise...
Nio records US$949.6 million net loss for Q1
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio posted a net loss of US$949.6 million for the first quarter of 2025 ended March, representing a 31.1 per cent increase from...
Japfa to delist from SGX on June 6, at 9am
The agri-food company said privatisation would provide the offerors and management with greater flexibility to manage and grow the existing business [SINGAPORE] The agri-food company Japfa will be delisted...
Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue
[NEW YORK] Concerned about the rapid spread of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to keep tabs on a technology that is increasingly taking over human tasks.Canadian...
US efforts to boost crop sales to Asia bear fruit in Vietnam
[SINGAPORE] US efforts to increase exports of agricultural products to Asia, excluding China, look to be bearing fruit, with Vietnam pledging to buy more American goods to strengthen trade...