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BYD seeks to shift mass market image with souped-up race track
The name BYD is mainly associated with mass market electric vehicles. A manufacturing behemoth that churns out more electric cars than…
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Stocks to watch: MPACT, First Resources, Sabana Reit, Lum Chang Holdings, Raffles Education, Creative Technologies
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 25): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial…
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HSBC Swiss unit culls wealthy Middle Eastern clients amid regulator scrutiny: report
HSBC’s Swiss private bank has launched a cull of more than 1,000 wealthy Middle Eastern clients, as it faces scrutiny from regulators over…
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Modern Radicals Diminish Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message | National Review
The iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech urged us to fight against, not double down on, racial resentment. Source link
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Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on grab in South-east Asia
Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across South-east Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart…
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TPG joins Asia’s rush for mid-sized buyouts with latest fund
TPG is among the large alternative asset managers now seeking money to back mid-sized investments in Asia, a move away from its…
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New Zealand central bank proposes reducing deposit takers’ capital requirements
New Zealand’s central bank said on Monday (Aug 25) that it was proposing to reduce the minimum capital requirement for deposit takers, and…
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Circles to benefit from industry consolidation: CEO Rameez Ansar
The recent moves towards more consolidation in the telco space will allow companies such as Circles to focus on innovation, said Rameez…
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Are sell-offs at Sembcorp, ST Engineering and SIA after their earnings reports a harbinger of doom?
The recent reporting season has been something of a reality check for bullish investors in the Singapore market, with a number of…
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Hyphens Pharma bets big on Asean’s medical aesthetics boom
Catalist-listed Hyphens Pharma wants to ride on the growing medical aesthetics market across South-east Asia, with the aim of becoming the…
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Leading benchmark for US small-cap stocks looks set to extend its advance
THE Russell 2000 is a stock market index widely recognised as the leading benchmark for small-cap stocks in the US market. After lagging…
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US Fed’s Jackson Hole exposes hard road ahead for central bankers
The US Federal Reserve’s annual gathering in the Rocky Mountains is usually a time for central bankers and their wonky friends to kick…
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Bank of Japan’s Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wages
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said that wage hikes are spreading beyond large firms and likely to keep accelerating due to a…
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Kate Middleton Debuts New Blonde Hairstyle as Prince William Drives Family to Balmoral Church for Service
Kate Middleton was seen with Prince William and their three children on Sunday as they drove to a church service at Crathie Kirk in…
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Harjinder Singh: Petition Supporting Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Who Killed Three in Florida Crash Receives 2.2 Million Signatures
Over two million people have signed a petition urging leniency for an Indian illegal immigrant truck driver charged with killing three…
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Wealthy California Man Kills Wife, Daughter Before Turning Gun on Self at Lavish Mansion Amid Bitter Divorce Battle
A wealthy California man is suspected of killing his wife and daughter before taking his own life inside their $15 million Los Angeles…
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My Lovely Journey Episode 8 Preview, Spoilers: Trouble Ahead for Kang Yeo Reum?
My Lovely Journey episode 8 will air on Channel A on Sunday (August 24) at 9:20 PM KST. The upcoming chapter teases trouble for Kang Yeo…
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Spotify flags price rises as it introduces new services: FT
Spotify will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets one billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Aug 24)…
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Resources That Serve New and Expectant Mothers Deserve Our Support | National Review
A compassionate community of providers, maternity homes, pregnancy centers, financial aid providers, and nonprofit organizations exists to…
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China Can’t Solve Its Birth Dearth by Throwing Money at the Problem | National Review
State action lowered the birth rate in China, but it won’t be able to raise it — and might, in fact, shrink it even more. Source link
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Secular Schools Need Christian Witness from Incoming Students | National Review
For many young Catholics — especially those already steeped in the riches of the faith — secular universities can be the very mission…
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Get Phones Out of the Classroom | National Review
This nationwide, bipartisan trend is one conservatives should embrace. Source link
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New York City, Taco Town
Santo Taco, one of the newest of the newcomers, opened this spring, in a sliver-slim SoHo space that previously housed La Esquina’s…
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Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Episode 2 to Feature Yeon Ji Young in Survival Mode
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty episode 2 will air on tvN on Sunday (August 24) at 9:10 PM KST. The chapter will feature the struggles of Yeon…