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During their meeting in Abu Dhabi, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the inking of three agreements on energy cooperation, water cooperation and disease vector control.
BOJ's Himino signals readiness to raise borrowing costs
The memo said the tech group would also launch an AI-first enterprise platform named Sea Cloud.
Top hyperscalers likely to have more AI-linked debt than now known, S&P Global warns
Services affected in Singapore include wallet top-ups, currency exchange and payment authentication.
Indonesian stocks slide to six-year low as MSCI warning weighs
French luxury house Louis Vuitton has closed five stores in mainland China in the past two years - including a chocolate boutique in Shanghai - while Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette shut its Beijing flagship in May.
Major development banks step up support for critical minerals value chains
Protest organisers called on institutions like the International Monetary Fund to focus on climate financing and tax reforms that aid poorer citizens, rather than demand governments cut subsidies and social spending.
Malaysia has benefited from a global boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure that has driven demand for its tech products and semiconductors.
The US firm said earlier this year that investors had raised concerns about "ongoing opacity in shareholding structures" as well as coordinated trading behaviour that affected price information.
Nasdaq slides to near one-month low as AI rout deepens
Hong Kong franchised bus operator Citybus sought the highest increase at 17.7 per cent, followed by Kowloon Motor Bus Company at 16 per cent.
South Korea's KOSPI triggers circuit breaker in tech-led selloff
Seoul and Tokyo bore the brunt of the selling as traders bailed out of once-imperious chipmakers.
Prolonged war, renewed disruptions pose biggest risk to Middle East region, IMF says
IMF vows continued support for Sri Lanka
Analysis:Japanese insurers are poised to bring money back home - gradually
Vietnam says trade talks with US nearly completed; US officials more cautious
88.6% of Japan households expect prices to rise a year from now, BOJ says
Japan cabinet backs plan to help oil importers pay for higher transport costs
South Korea's Lee says country cannot avoid raising interest rates
Xpeng executive says EV maker will expand European production ahead of local content rules
Euro falls as oil moves off lows, set for fifth straight weekly drop
Softbank seeks $100 billion from Gulf investors, FT reports
Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns
WTO hikes 2026 trade growth forecast on AI boom
South Korea may ban foreign banks arranging global bond deals, Bloomberg News reports
Nine Crystal Jade restaurants remain open in Singapore, with no further outlet closures expected, its receivers say.
Major Japanese beer companies raided over accusations of cartelisation
Euro bounces as falling French bond yields temper debt concerns
China’s reported suspension of fuel exports for October could tighten diesel supplies in Asia and have knock-on effects on markets further afield, analysts say.
BOJ may signal underlying inflation has hit 2% goal, sources say
The 200ha site could house hydrogen-ready natural gas-fired power plants, a liquefied natural gas terminal and other low-carbon energy technologies.
Thai August factory output rises 4.44% y/y, beats forecast
Rising global fuel prices could push tariffs higher next quarter, say SP Group and City Energy.
In the first phase of the investigation, 45 businesses that admitted to purchasing bogus reviews from the sole director of digital marketing firm Reputifly will have to apologise publicly and commit to removing such reviews.
The programme allows customers to see the price per unit of measurement of a product, making it easier to compare value across different product sizes and brands.
Thailand's August car production rises 10.9% on year
China says US trade truce extension creates space to advance talks
Training will run two to six months and can be taken part-time, with a shorter track for drivers who already hold a Class 4 licence.
Exclusive-SK Hynix's Solidigm weighs IPO that could value the unit at up to $150 billion, sources say
Philippines suspends LPG, kerosene excise over Mideast war
Australia's Firmus to launch $5 billion IPO on October 6, term sheet shows
While the labour market continued to expand from April to June 2026, some indicators pointed to "signs of softening", said the Manpower Ministry.
South Korea government to brief National Assembly on $350 billion US investment project, Yonhap News reports
The scrutiny is the latest in a crackdown on India’s US$100 billion (S$127 billion) food industry which has included surprise factory visits and product testing.
Speaking after his visit to Ottawa, Dr Balakrishnan described Canada as an energy "superpower" in both fossil fuels and renewable energy.
Indonesian nickel smelters group says new price formula provides operational certainty
Equity markets across Asia were mostly higher in early trade as Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Wellington and Jakarta all advanced.
US Fed to deliver rate decision with markets betting on hike
Impulse Space's Series D round grows to $808 million as backlog expands
Analysis:Crypto bill's defeat shows limits of industry's political machine
India's payment firms jump as UPI fee boosts revenue outlook
Apollo Global Management provides $585 million financing to office provider TEC
Tech stocks slide on AI slowdown talks
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which has been used to reroute around 4 million barrels per day to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, was shut on Friday following drone attacks.
Speculators turn net long on yen for first time since February
Vietnam Airlines places provisional order with Airbus for five Airbus A350-900s
Saudi wealth fund weighs EA-Savvy merger, Bloomberg News reports
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