Hong Kong’s windfall from posterboy Ant’s impending IPO
HONG KONG – Summer may be over but the financial world is sizzling with an impending historic debut on Nov 5 of ground-breaking proportions. Chinese […]
China’s factory activity slows slightly in October as it rebounds from Covid-19
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s factory activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in October but was slightly above analysts’ expectations, suggesting a continuing economic recovery […]
Tech slide, pandemic surge slam Wall Street as stocks suffer biggest weekly loss since March
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stock indexes closed lower on Friday (Oct 30) to cap Wall Street’s biggest weekly sell-off since March, as losses in […]
STI tumbles 1.1% as uncertainty in US, Europe spooks investors
Singapore shares extended their losses yesterday, capping a bruising week riddled with consternation over a renewed Covid-19 wave in the United States and Europe, lockdown […]
Big Tech’s solid earnings fail to stop sell-off by investors
NEW YORK • Solid quarterly earnings from America’s biggest tech firms were not enough to keep investors from selling late on Thursday, the latest sign […]
The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2020: About the sponsor and partners
The Singaporean Of The Year award is in its sixth edition and UBS has again partnered The Straits Times for the yearly event. The presenting sponsor […]
Valarhash Launches New Service Series for its Mining Hosting Operations
CHENGDU, CHINA, Oct 31, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Valarhash, a leader in digital asset services, officially launches a new series of cryptocurrency miner hosting […]
Agreement on New Business and Capital Alliance between Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation have agreed on a new business and capital alliance today with […]
MHI to Issue First Green Bond
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today submitted a revised shelf registration statement to the Director-General of the […]
Fujitsu Honored with Top Award in Recognition of Achievements to Promote Work-Style Transformation through Remote-Working for the ‘New Normal’ Era
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu today announced it has been recognized with the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award, receiving […]
Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Strengthen Partnership in Sustainable Energy
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas), a world leader in sustainable energy solutions, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. […]
The Edvantage Group (0382.HK)’s Edvantage Institute (Singapore) Benefits from Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble
HONG KONG, Oct 30, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Edvantage Group Holdings Limited (“Edvantage Group” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock […]
NEC Supports INTERPOL’s Virtual Cybercrime Investigation Training
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., an NEC Group company, today announced their support […]
Honda Sets Half of Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production in China
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results […]
NEC to Host Inaugural NEC Visionary Week, a Fully Virtualized Conference and Exhibition
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it is hosting the NEC Visionary Week, which will be […]
Singapore bank lending down for 7th straight month in September: MAS data
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Bank lending in September dipped for the seventh straight session on weaker business loans, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority […]
Nanofilm IPO turns former NTU professor into a billionaire
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Dr Shi Xu once said that financial stability and job security were the two dreams he and his wife had when they […]
Asia shares falter again on Covid-19 fears, US election jitters
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A gauge of Asian shares fell for a third straight session on Friday (Oct 30) as jitters over upcoming US presidential elections […]
Japan factory output rises for 4th month on jump in car, machinery production
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s industrial output rose for the fourth straight month in September as the world’s third-largest economy continued to shake off the drag […]
Nanofilm shares jump on SGX trading debut after IPO heavily oversubscribed
SINGAPORE – Shares of Nanofilm Technologies International surged above its initial public offering (IPO) price in its debut on Friday (Oct 30), in Singapore’s biggest […]