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SK Hynix says some customers brought forward orders ahead of US tariffs
South Korea’s SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday (Mar 27) that some customers have brought forward…
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AirAsia flight to China turns back due to engine issue, lands safely
An AirAsia flight bound for China returned to Kuala Lumpur due to an engine issue shortly after takeoff and landed safely with no injuries…
Business
Foxconn plans EV event in Japan to woo manufacturers: sources
Foxconn is set to hold a seminar in Japan on April 9 to lay out its strategy on electric vehicles, two sources with direct knowledge of…
Business
Hong Kong lures investment firms Ardian, Arga seeking expansion
Two investment firms are setting up offices in Hong Kong to attract money from the region, the latest sign of renewed financial activity…
News
Asia: Autos lead market losses after Trump’s latest tariffs salvo
A plunge in automakers hit Asian equities on Thursday after Donald Trump announced painful tariffs on all imported vehicles and parts as…
Business
UOB set to issue US$2 billion in dollar-denominated notes across 3 tranches
UOB is set to issue US$2 billion in a three-tranche US dollar-denominated senior bond offering, it said on Thursday (Mar 27). The notes…
News
Gold firms on concerns over Trump’s reciprocal tariff plans
Markets will be scanning the US personal consumption expenditures data due on Friday, which could shed more light on the US interest rate…
News
Japan putting ‘all options on table’ in dealing with US auto tariffs, PM Ishiba says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday Tokyo will put “all options on the table” in dealing with Washington’s…
News
Auto industry rocked by Trump’s 25% tariffs on US imports
US automakers and their global rivals were rocked on Wednesday by President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would impose 25 per cent…
Business
China banks ramp up bad property loan disposals to boost economy
China’s big banks are accelerating a drive to write off soured property loans to clean up their balance sheets as they heed calls by…
Business
OpenAI nears record US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank
OpenAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group – with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
Business
Citigroup hiring dealmakers in Japan with fee pool seen reviving
Citigroup is expanding its investment banking team in Japan as the Wall Street firm bets that the country’s deal fee pool will finally…
Business
UOB taps rising South Korean interest in Asean with new FDI advisory centre in Seoul
South Korean firms eyeing expansion into Asean can now tap UOB’s support, following the launch of its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)…
Business
Tesla troubles: Speed bump or early signs of impending crash?
Tesla, the Elon Musk-run auto company, has had a turbulent time recently, fueled by its chief executive’s close ties to Donald Trump and…
Fashion
Alibaba debuts AI model that can process video, audio on phones
The internet company co-founded by Jack Ma plans to spend more on its AI and cloud computing network than it has over the past decade…
Business
Oil settles up 1% on US crude and fuel stock draw, Venezuela supply worries
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by government data showing US crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week and by mounting concerns…
Culture
The Cinematic Glories of Manoel de Oliveira’s Endless Youth
The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who died in 2015, at the age of a hundred and six, is the Benjamin Button of filmmaking,…
Business
US: Stocks slip as auto tariffs approach
US stocks veered off course on Wednesday (Mar 26) after the White House said President Donald Trump would announce fresh tariffs on the…
Business
Jefferies profit drops on pullback in deals, capital markets
Jefferies Financial Group’s fiscal first-quarter earnings declined amid a drop in investment-banking and capital-markets revenue, with…
Business
As Malaysia’s Sapura Energy tumbles, Petronas’ silence is telling
The country’s national oil giant had propelled Sapura Energy into the big league but is now watching on the sidelines as the once-sector…
Business
Rivian spins out startup focused on small, lightweight electric vehicles
Rivian, known for its large electric trucks, is setting its sights on small and lightweight vehicles. The Irvine-based automaker said…
Culture
Women Who Made Amanda Seyfried Feel Less Alone
As an actress, Amanda Seyfried regularly inhabits the lives of others, real and imagined. As a reader, too, Seyfried gravitates toward…
Culture
“Airless Spaces” Captures the Nadir of the Second Wave
At one point in “Airless Spaces,” a largely autobiographical book about madness and institutionalization by the radical feminist Shulamith…
Culture
Deadlifting in Your Nineties, in “Strong Grandma”
At ninety-five years old, Catherine Kuehn became a world-record-holding powerlifter. “It’s been very easy for me,” she explains with a…