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Boeing CEO presses turnaround at embattled planemaker as contract vote looms
BOEING CEO Kelly Ortberg laid out a turnaround plan on Wednesday (Oct 23), including a push for a “fundamental culture change,” as the struggling planemaker grapples with a crippling...
Boeing CEO presses turnaround as loss balloons to US$6 billion
BOEING CEO Kelly Ortberg laid out a turnaround plan on Wednesday (Oct 23), calling for a “fundamental culture change” at the struggling planemaker as its quarterly losses surged to...
Singapore court orders trader to pay investor S$4.7 million after forex trade goes south
THE Singapore High Court has on Wednesday (Oct 23) ordered forex trader Leong Kai Rui to return S$4.7 million to investor Oan Chim Seng for breaching an investment agreement.Additionally,...
Stamford Tyres founder Wee Kok Wah dies at 78
He helmed the company for more than 50 years, growing it from a family-run business to a multinational firm operating in 11 countriesSTAMFORD Tyres founder Wee Kok Wah, the...
Hengrui Pharmaceuticals is said to weigh second listing in Hong Kong
JIANGSU Hengrui Pharmaceuticals is considering a second listing in Hong Kong that could happen as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the situation.
The company is in...
ADIA to invest US$750 million in debt of India’s GMR Group
ABU Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the UAE’s largest sovereign wealth fund, will invest about US$750 million in the debt of India’s GMR Group, giving it a foothold in one...
Vietnam plans capital injection into Vietcombank to support policy goals
VIETNAM is planning to inject 20.695 trillion (S$1.1 billion) of capital into state-owned commercial lender Vietcombank, the country’s biggest bank, to boost its capacity to support government policy, the...
Heineken third-quarter beer volumes hit by weak Americas
HEINEKEN reported worse-than-expected beer volumes due to declines in the Americas and Asia-Pacific as consumers failed to ramp up spending.
The Dutch brewer said on Wednesday (Oct 23) that...
Hyundai testing novel hydrogen production as part of green push
HYUNDAI Motor’s plant in Georgia has been running its internal logistics operations using hydrogen and the South Korean automaker has been testing domestic production of the fuel using biogas...
Ascott China forms JV with Jin Jiang Hotels to grow apartment hotel brands in China
THE China business segment of Ascott has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Jin Jiang Hotels to expand their respective apartment hotel brands in China. Ascott China will...
