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Vietnam launches long-awaited new trading system, moves closer to market upgrade
[HANOI] Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on Monday (May 5), officially rolled out the most comprehensive infrastructure overhaul to date. This will serve as a foundational step...
Vietnam’s main stock exchange launches long-awaited trading system
Published Mon, May 5, 2025 · 12:06 PM[HANOI] Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange officially launched its new trading system on Monday (May 5), as the country pushes to...
Singapore’s AI large language model Sea-Lion to offer more features as more firms use it in S-E Asia
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s home-grown large language model (LLM), Sea-Lion, is steadily gaining traction, with some 235,000 downloads so far, bolstered by adoption by large companies such as GoTo Group in...
Oil drops more than US$2/barrel as Opec+ accelerates output hikes
Published Mon, May 5, 2025 · 10:17 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices fell more than US$2 a barrel in early Asian trade on Monday as Opec+ is set to further speed up oil output hikes,...
Bank of Japan sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with US President Donald Trump’s tariffs...
GE2025: Ruling party’s strong showing signals flight to safety and a vote for policy continuity, say analysts
[SINGAPORE] Analysts welcomed the results of Singapore’s general election (GE) held over the weekend, calling them a vote for political stability and policy continuity for investors.Citi said in a...
Ajisen Ramen operator Japan Foods warns of ‘substantial’ full-year loss
This is based on a preliminary review of the unaudited management accounts of the group[SINGAPORE] Japan Foods announced on Monday (May 5) that it expects to report a “substantial...
Gold gains on softer US dollar, Fed decision awaited
Chinese markets are closed for the Labour Day holiday from May 1 to 5 and will resume trade on Tuesday, May 6Published Mon, May 5, 2025 · 09:18 AM[BENGALURU]...
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Japan Foods
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (May 5). CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT): The manager of the trust on...
Japan says no plan to threaten Treasuries sale in US trade talks
Published Mon, May 5, 2025 · 07:29 AM[TOKYO] Japan has no plans to threaten to sell its US$1 trillion-plus holdings of US Treasuries in trade talks with Washington, its...
