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China’s murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors
[CHINA] When a Chinese pork producer filed for bankruptcy in 2019, the news came as a jolt to Alan Hill.The retired Apple executive from Albuquerque had invested about US$100,000...
ST Engineering group COO Ravinder Singh to retire; Vertex Holdings’ managing director Mervyn Tan to take his place
[SINGAPORE] After 11 years at ST Engineering, Ravinder Singh, group chief operating officer (technology and innovation) and president for defence and public security (DPS), will retire on May 31....
CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion
[SINGAPORE] City Developments Ltd (CDL), which was recently embroiled in a family power struggle, has responded to questions from shareholders, spanning from its share price decline to its responses...
CDL answers shareholders’ concerns on NAV-share price gap, board cohesion, Sherman Kwek’s strategy
[SINGAPORE] City Developments Ltd (CDL), which was recently embroiled in a family power struggle, has responded to a wide range of questions from shareholders spanning its share price decline...
Q&M Dental proposes secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia; issues letter of demand to Aoxin Q&M CEO
[SINGAPORE] Q&M Dental Group is proposing a secondary listing on the main market of Bursa Malaysia.The move would broaden its investor reach and base, as well as potentially increase...
Toyota meets “aggressive” Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – but also combustion engines 
[SINGAPORE] Facing fierce regional competition from Chinese carmakers, Japanese automotive giant Toyota is banking on a strategy of continuing to offer combustion engine cars alongside ramped-up electric vehicle (EV)...
Deutsche Bank sees more China clients moving out of US assets
The outlook for European markets has improved due to Germany’s approval of a landmark spending package and scope for more interest-rate cuts by the European Central BankPublished Fri, Apr...
Apple’s China smartphone shipments slide 9% in first quarter
The government subsidies for smartphones and some other consumer electronics refund consumers 15 per cent of products with a sticker price under 6,000Published Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 12:43...
Asia: Markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
[HONG KONG] Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Friday (Apr 18) as investors keep tabs on countries’ tariff talks with the White House, while Donald Trump’s remarks...
Adani to sell Australian terminal to his port firm in stock deal
More than 30 million tonnes of thermal and metallurgical coal are exported annually through the terminalPublished Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 10:48 AM[MUMBAI] Billionaire Gautam Adani will transfer ownership...
Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 17) signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a...
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief: memo
[SAN FRANCISCO] Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen...