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China plans 200 billion yuan capital injection into biggest insurers: sources
It would be the first time Beijing has used special bonds to inject capital into insurersPublished Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:00 PM[BEIJING] China is mulling the sale of...
Yuan set to extend decade‑long win streak into Lunar New Year
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 04:23 PM[BEIJING] The Chinese yuan, riding its longest weekly rally in more than a decade, is expected to strengthen further as exporters boost...
Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 11:45 AMNINTENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console...
RWS ‘better positioned’ to win back high-rollers from MBS: DBS
Integrated resort on Sentosa could attract higher-value traffic after renovations, launch of luxury hotel [SINGAPORE] While Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has capped off “the greatest quarter” in its latest...
Raffles Education unit’s land in China to be acquired by government for urban planning
The group says it cannot currently assess the impact of the proposed repossession[SINGAPORE] Raffles Education on Thursday (Jan 29) announced that land in China owned by its subsidiary will...
CDLHT posts 0.4% rise in H2 DPS to S$0.0282
Stapled hospitality group records first increase in net property income after five quarters of decline[SINGAPORE] After five consecutive quarters of posting year-on-year declines in net property income (NPI), CDL...
Bitcoin slide below US$85,000 leads to US$1 billion in liquidations
The digital currency is down more than 30 per cent from an all-time high on Oct 6Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 07:28 AMBITCOIN can’t catch a break these...
Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 06:22 AMAPPLE beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday (Jan 29), powered by strong demand for its iPhones and a sharp...
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:46 AM WALL Street’s main indexes finished lower on Thursday with technology-heavy Nasdaq leading declines as investors were rattled by the latest earnings...
Waymo under scrutiny after hitting child near Santa Monica elementary school
A Waymo self-driving taxi recently struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school during drop-off hours, triggering an investigation into the incident by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Bitcoin drops below US$86,000 as traders retreat from risk assets
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 12:20 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin dropped below US$86,000 for the first time in about six weeks amid a pullback in risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency...
Petronas to beef up exploration and production in next three years
This includes maintaining domestic output at close to two million barrels of oil equivalent a day between 2026 and 2028Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:56 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s...