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The rise and fall of New Silk Road, one of the longest-running hedge funds in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] Investment management firm New Silk Road announced earlier in July that it will be closing its doors after a 16-year run in Asia. Based in Singapore, it is...

Sony buys stake in ‘Gundam’ owner to grow anime business
Published Fri, Jul 25, 2025 · 11:34 AM[TOKYO] Sony has bought a strategic 2.5 per cent stake in Japanese game franchise giant Bandai Namco, which owns Gundam and arcade...

Asia: Markets turn lower as trade war rally fades
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks fell on Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row back their expectations...

Gold holds dip as traders pare rate cut bets on US job strength
Published Fri, Jul 25, 2025 · 10:42 AMGOLD held a decline on Friday - but remained on track for a small weekly gain - as resilient US jobs data reinforced...

China Reits see ‘significant turnaround’, with growth outpacing regional peers: Aprea
[SINGAPORE] Chinese real estate investment trusts, or C-Reits, have outpaced some of their regional peers, including Singapore’s, in the first half of this year. The performance of C-Reits this...

China Reits make ‘significant turnaround’, with growth outpacing regional peers: Aprea
[SINGAPORE] Chinese real estate investment trusts, or C-Reits, have outpaced some of their regional peers, including Singapore’s, in the first half of this year. The performance of C-Reits this...

US prepares to allow limited oil operations in Venezuela, starting with Chevron, sources say
[HOUSTON] The United States is preparing to grant new authorisations to key partners of Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA, starting with Chevron, to allow them to operate with limitations in the sanctioned...

Samsung pushes for diverse AI agents in Galaxy mobile devices
Published Fri, Jul 25, 2025 · 09:29 AMSAMSUNG Electronics is in talks with the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity AI to integrate more AI services in upcoming Galaxy devices,...