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Creative Technology CEO Freddy Sim to step down for health reasons; Tan Jok Tin will serve as interim CEO
[SINGAPORE] The chief executive officer of , Freddy Sim, will step down from his role on Jul 11 for health reasons, shortly after taking on the top job in...
China urges Canada to ‘correct wrongdoing’ over Hikvision shutdown
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:35 PM[BEIJING] China’s commerce ministry on Monday (Jun 30) urged Canada to “immediately correct its wrongdoings” after Ottawa ordered the Chinese surveillance camera...
Another interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second interior fit-out company is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board in as many weeks, as Dezign Format Group lodged its preliminary prospectus on...
Singaporeans big buyers of Quayside JBCC amid Johor’s RTS boom
[KUALA LUMPUR] Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border...
Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon’s pay up 16.8% to S$8.2 million; S$2.8 billion cash holdings to help group navigate challenges
[SINGAPORE] Singtel’s leadership struck a cautiously optimistic tone on its near to medium-term outlook, even as group chief executive officer Yuen Kuan Moon’s total remuneration for financial year 2025...
Singtel CEO’s remuneration rises 16.8% to S$8.2 million in FY2025 as group eyes growth amid trade tensions
[SINGAPORE] Singtel’s leadership struck a cautiously optimistic tone on its near to medium-term outlook, even as group chief executive officer Yuen Kuan Moon’s total remuneration for financial year 2025...
Thai coconut water maker IFBH’s shares jump in Hong Kong debut
[HONG KONG] Shares of Thai coconut-water maker IFBH rose as much as 67 per cent on their first day of trading in Hong Kong following a HK$1.16 billion (S$188...
What traders have gotten wrong in 2025
[LONDON] Six months since Wall Street laid out its predictions for 2025, world conflicts and US President Donald Trump’s turbulent policy making have shattered assumptions about the strength and...
Gold falls to one-month low as trade optimism spurs risk appetite
[BENGALURU] Gold prices fell to their lowest in more than a month on Monday (Jun 30) as easing trade tensions between the US and China dampened safe-haven demand and...
Oil falls on prospect of more Opec+ supply, easing risks in Middle East
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:54 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices fell 1 per cent on Monday as an easing of geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the prospect...
Apple supplier Lens Technology seeks up to HK$4.8 billion in Hong Kong listing
The Shenzhen-listed company expects the shares to start trading in Hong Kong on Jul 9Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:28 AM[HONG KONG] Lens Technology, a supplier to Apple,...
Shein to file confidentially for Hong Kong IPO in rare move: sources
CHINA-FOUNDED fast-fashion retailer Shein plans to file a draft prospectus confidentially for its Hong Kong listing, marking a rare departure from the usual practice of companies making public filings...