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Spring of Youth Episode 9 Preview, Spoilers, Cast Updates: Seo Kang Jun to Make Special Appearance
Spring of Youth, the SBS teen romance drama, is only a week away from its finale. The followers of this K-drama are eagerly waiting to…
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Looming Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait…
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Possible Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait…
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Private-hire group urges Grab to delay bonus revamp, over fears that drivers’ earnings will be hurt
The National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) has urged Grab to delay changes to its driver incentive scheme, saying it is…
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Are Young People Having Enough Sex?
The virgin allegations emerged about a decade ago. Young people “are so sexually inactive that it practically boggles the mind,” a writer…
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Singapore stocks fall amid mixed regional trading following US strikes on Iran
Local stocks ended lower on Monday (Jun 23) amid a mixed trading session in the region, after the US launched strikes on three of Iran’s…
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OCBC says ‘no intention’ to convert Great Eastern Class C non-voting shares to ordinary shares in five years
OCBC exit offer is final; it does not plan to launch another offer in the foreseeable future OCBC said it has “no intention” to convert…
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Nomura CEO’s pay more than doubles after profit hits record
Nomura Holdings more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest…
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Wing Tai Properties sells entire equity interest in Topworth Enterprises for £43 million
The group will record a gain of approximately HK$31 million (S$5.1 million) from the disposal Wing Tai Properties announced on Monday (Jun…
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Asia: Market trade lower; oil prices spike after US strikes on Iran
Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s…
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UBS downgrades Thai stocks to neutral as political woes weigh
Group strategists downgraded Thai stocks to neutral from overweight, citing recent political uncertainty which could impact policy…
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TrueMoney stands out in Thailand’s virtual banking shake-up after licence win
Thailand is shaking up its sleepy banking sector. The Thai Finance Ministry’s decision to grant virtual bank licences to three consortiums…
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Montage is said to hire banks for US$1 billion Hong Kong listing
The US has been trying to curb Beijing’s ambitions to build a domestic semiconductor industry, Chinese chip designer Montage Technology…
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Cordlife to hold townhalls for affected clients of damaged and high-risk tanks in Singapore
Private cord-blood bank Cordlife announced on Monday (Jun 23) that it will begin holding a series of in-person and online townhalls this…
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Australian, New Zealand dollars fall with global stocks after US strikes Iran
The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell with global stocks on Monday after the US bombed nuclear facilities in Iran, although they…
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Investors wooed with freebies at Japan’s shareholder meetings
More Japanese companies are giving gifts at annual general meetings (AGMs) in a practice that could increase the ranks of loyal retail…
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Gold rises as investors seek safe havens amid Middle East conflict fears
Gold prices inched higher on Monday (Jun 23) as investors turned to safe-haven assets amid growing fears of a broader Middle East…
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Stocks to watch: OCBC, Fu Yu, Keppel Infrastructure Trust
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 23): OCBC: The lender has…
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply in early trade on Monday morning, as oil prices surged and the US dollar reacted, after US strikes…
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, greenback strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets declined in early trade on Monday (Jun 23) morning, as oil prices surged and the greenback reacted, after the US…
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Singapore, Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets declined in early trade on Monday (Jun 23) morning, as oil prices surged and the greenback reacted, after the US…
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Singapore, Asia-Pacific markets pare losses after US strikes on Iran; oil prices give back some gains
Asia-Pacific markets recovered some losses while oil prices gave back some gains by Monday (Jun 23) afternoon,following declines in the…
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US attack on Iran: Market reaction muted, but brace for more volatility ahead, say analysts
Markets reacted in a more muted manner than expected on Monday (Jun 23) after the US launched strikes against three nuclear facilities in…
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SGX lists 6 new Singapore Depository Receipts; 3 HK mega-caps and 3 Thai names
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be listing six new Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) on Monday (Jun 23), comprising three Hong Kong…