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The Zambian Sensibility of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
Most people who see the Zambian British director Rungano Nyoni’s extraordinary new film, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” will not be Zambian.…
Swedan Margen
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Business
Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture to launch stablecoin
Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture will launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, it said in a statement on Tuesday, after…
Business
Average growth of 8% a year in last decade by Singapore’s general insurance sector
The Republic’s general insurance sector has grown at an average annual rate of around 8 per cent in the last decade, reflecting its…
Business
US: Wall St opens slightly higher after Trump-led rally
Wall Street’s main indexes edged up on Tuesday (Mar 25) as investors assessed implications of impending reciprocal tariffs on the heels of…
News
Employee Attendance: Track Without Being a Tyrant
Managing employee attendance can be tricky. You want to keep track of who’s showing up and who isn’t, but you don’t want to come off as a…
Business
Cold Storage, Giant in Singapore to focus on ‘superior’ customer service, elevated offerings: buyer Macrovalue
As the acquirer reaps economies of scale from larger import volumes, consumers can expect cheaper prices and a wider range of products in…
Business
'When you walk into a Cold Storage, you must feel like you’re (boarding) Singapore Airlines': New owner Andrew Lim
As the acquirer reaps economies of scale from larger import volumes, consumers can expect lower prices and a wider range of products in…
Business
Nanofilm takes out 50 million yuan loan to fund Chinese subsidiary
Nanofilm Vacuum Coating (Shanghai), a wholly owned subsidiary of mainboard-listed Nanofilm Technologies, has obtained a 50 million yuan…
Business
Size and sponsor matter for investors in new S-Reit listings, say observers
One analyst notes that many are wary of locally listed Reits with foreign assets, due to higher cost of capital and potential market…
Business
BlackRock debuts Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe
The European instrument is BlackRock’s first foray into crypto-linked ETPs outside of North America BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…
Business
Chocolate Finance takes a S$500 million hit in ‘bank run’; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
Business
Japan's Nikkei snaps losing streak as tariff jitters ease
Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday (Mar 25), as indications that impending US tariffs may be more…
Business
AstraZeneca seeks to move past China probe with Beijing R&D hub
Ever since AstraZeneca shocked investors in October with news its China chief was under investigation, the British pharmaceutical giant…
Business
Norinchukin becomes latest big Japan bank to quit climate group
Norinchukin Bank left the banking industry’s largest climate alliance, walking away from a group that’s already been abandoned by US and…
Business
Malaysia’s Macrovalue is buying Cold Storage and Giant: Who are its owners and what’s the game plan?
Supermarket and retail operator DFI Retail, which owns Cold Storage and Giant in Singapore, said on Mar 24 that it will sell its food…
Business
Cold Storage, Giant customers can expect cheaper products, more variety after takeover, buyer says
Customers of Cold Storage and Giant can expect more value for money, a greater variety of merchandise and new outlets following the sale…
Business
Hyundai Steel unveils US factory plan, shares skid
Hyundai Steel will invest US$5.8 billion along with Hyundai Motor Group to build a plant in Louisiana in the United States with an annual…
Business
Asia: Most markets track Wall Street on tariff hope
Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s rally on easing fears over Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, while traders…
Business
StanChart boosts private credit presence with new hires in India
The bank has also appointed Ankit Dokania as director for the same team, and S Siddharth as executive director for private and traded…
Business
Trump Media taps Singapore’s Crypto.com for Made-in-America ETFs
The products will be available this year in the US, Europe and Asia, pending regulatory approval Trump Media & Technology Group plans to…
Business
Ex-Goldman analyst’s hedge fund reaps 300% on small Japan banks
Katsunori Tanaka spent most of his 19 years at Goldman Sachs scrutinising Japan’s biggest banks as an equity analyst. Now he’s making…
Business
China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
Business
23andMe’s bankruptcy puts 15 million users’ DNA info on auction block
Millions of Americans who sent their saliva to 23andMe in the hopes of finding lost relatives or identifying health risks buried in their…
News
Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea deal in deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets: WSJ
Boeing is seeking to withdraw an agreement to plead guilty in a criminal case that blamed the company for deceiving regulators before two…