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Singapore’s high costs, Asia demand-supply gap see closure of US firm SI Group’s Jurong Island chemical plant
The company will continue supplying alkylphenol from other manufacturing facilities in Europe and the AmericasCHEMICALS company SI Group will close its alkylphenol manufacturing facility on Jurong Island in the second...
Malaysia’s central bank sees ‘enduring support’ for ringgit
The Malaysian currency has been buoyed by signs of a rebound in China, the nation’s largest trading partnerThe rally in Malaysia’s ringgit is likely to last given the nation’s...
South Korea’s Hanwha hits back at estate of Dyna-Mac’s founding shareholder
SOUTH Korean conglomerate Hanwha rebutted criticism from the estate of Dyna-Mac’s founder that its voluntary conditional offer is not compelling, maintaining that its proposition is based on a “rigorous...
Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website
ITALY’S antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental claims on the site.
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Elon Musk’s X says it’s policing harmful content as scrutiny of the platform grows
Amid rising concerns that X has become less safe under billionaire Elon Musk, the platform formerly known as Twitter is seeking to assure advertisers and critics that it still...
Mozilla hit with privacy complaint over Firefox user tracking
VIENNA-BASED advocacy group NOYB on Wednesday (Sep 25) said it has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority against Mozilla accusing the Firefox browser maker of tracking...
Volkswagen squares off with union over German plant closures
VOLKSWAGEN and unions start negotiations over wide-ranging cost cuts on Wednesday (Sep 25), with tensions between both sides higher than they have been in years.The talks centre on the...
Investors face ‘pain trade’ amid China stimulus: Barclays
INVESTORS who have snubbed stocks tied to Chinese growth may face a “pain trade” after the world’s second-biggest economy unleashed a new stimulus package and the Federal Reserves cut...
New World mulls replacing CEO Adrian Cheng
NEW World Development, the Hong Kong property developer owned by the billionaire Cheng family, is considering replacing third-generation scion Adrian Cheng as chief executive officer after writedowns that led...
Nomura faces fine for Japan government bond market manipulation
NOMURA Holdings faces a 21.8 million yen (S$194,514) fine for allegedly manipulating the Japanese government bond futures market, a setback for the nation’s biggest brokerage during a revival of...
