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OCBC favours special dividends over buybacks for excess capital, says new CEO

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Yangzijiang Financial falls nearly 16% to 2-year low on expected reversal into red

Companies & Markets

Seatrium H2 profit up 48.3%, full-year profit doubles on margin expansion

Food & Drink
Food & Drink

Celebrity chefs ‘disappear’ from Singapore hotels after high-profile debuts

Singapore

Singapore firms’ 2025 dividend payouts hit US$18.7 billion record high amid boost from banks: study

The civil action, filed in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, puts at stake not only a substantial inheritance, but also the reputation of a Malaysian business dynasty.
Asean Business

Malaysia’s Genting dynasty gripped by RM1.6 billion inheritance battle

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said USTR would open a Section 301 investigation into Indonesia’s trade practices to examine industrial capacity and fishery subsidies.
Global Enterprise

US tariff rate to hit 15% or more for some nations, trade chief Greer says

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Food Empire, AEM, YZJ Shipbuilding, Hong Leong Asia

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia’s results beat estimates, but Wall Street wants more cash return 

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Asean Business

Moody’s says Vietnam’s deficit to increase amid infrastructure splurge

Consumer & Healthcare

Marks & Spencer to exit the Philippines’ shifting retail market

Banking & Finance

South Korea central bank holds policy rates steady as expected

Companies & Markets
HOT STOCK

Yangzijiang Financial falls nearly 16% to 2-year low on expected reversal into red

ESG

Blending developed and emerging market assets draws more private capital to South-east Asia’s energy transition

Companies & Markets

Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta to sign power-cost pledge

Energy & Commodities

Gold gains on softer dollar; Iran-US talks in focus

Companies & Markets
HOT STOCK

AEM shares rise over 10% following positive H2 results

COMPANIES & MARKETS

Consumer & Healthcare

Marks & Spencer to exit the Philippines’ shifting retail market

Banking & Finance

South Korea central bank holds policy rates steady as expected

Companies & Markets
HOT STOCK

Yangzijiang Financial falls nearly 16% to 2-year low on expected reversal into red

Companies & Markets

Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta to sign power-cost pledge

Energy & Commodities

Gold gains on softer dollar; Iran-US talks in focus

Companies & Markets
HOT STOCK

AEM shares rise over 10% following positive H2 results

OPINION & FEATURES

Opinion & Features

The AI agent trap: How Singapore firms can avoid tech’s costliest pattern

Camellia Chan

Opinion & Features

Rethinking coal phase-out in Asia and beyond

Mike Ng

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

As private credit worries rattle investors, mind the risks in the markets

Lee Su Shyan

Lee Su Shyan

ASEAN BUSINESS

After securing Series A funding, TransTrack founder Anggia Meisesari moved the company’s headquarters to Singapore and expanded into Malaysia.
Asean Business

Indonesian fleet management startup TransTrack targets Middle East expansion

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

From Feb 25, it will be mandatory for visitors to Britain to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation to travel.
Global Enterprise

UK requires visitors from 85 countries, including Singapore, to purchase travel permit

INSIDE THE C-SUITE

Singapore has a headstart over Hong Kong and the UAE when it comes to building an ecosystem to attract family offices, said Raymond Ang, global head of private bank and affluent clients, and head of wealth and retail banking, Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank.
Companies & Markets

More family offices turning to Hong Kong or Middle East for extra bases

SGSME

From left: Lam Kee Fisheries' business development manager Royston Chew; his father and managing director Chew Kim Koon; and general manager Sam Tan.
SGSME

Lam Kee Fisheries casts net further in Middle East, S-E Asia

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Nagesh Devata, senior vice president for APAC GTM at Payoneer.
Podcasts
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How Asia’s born-global SMEs are scaling through volatility

How can high-growth, born-global SMEs overcome cross-border complexity, multi-entity management, and payment trust issues? Howie Lim finds out.

Podcasts

Is buying Reits and shares in property developers better than investing directly in physical property?

Podcasts
SPONSORED

Cash, courage and collateral: The share financing debate

Podcasts

Tech jitters, Fed splits, Dollar gains: nerves rise

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Singapore Airshow 2026 and South-east Asia’s aerospace, aviation boom

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LIFESTYLE

One of the furniture industry's challenges is the cost of showroom rentals.
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DESIGN

‘Not just a change in furniture but a new lifestyle’: How furniture retailers are tackling challenges

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Food & Drink
FOOD & DRINK

Celebrity chefs ‘disappear’ from Singapore hotels after high-profile debuts

Tiziana Tan (centre, in pink) started an informal women's lunch group in 2023, that has now expanded to comprise over 70 women.
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