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Talent fight heats up in India finance hub as DBS, Standard Chartered chiefs quit
Global banks are expanding their presence in Gift City, lured by tax incentives and a lighter regulatory frameworkPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 01:27 PM[MUMBAI] India’s international finance hub...
Japan warns of ‘decisive action’ to defend yen as FX reserves tumble
The 160 level is widely seen in markets as a line in the sand for potential official interventionPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 12:32 PM[TOKYO] Japan is ready to...
Anext Bank’s new CEO leverages CTO stint to grow SME lending by financing AI hardware
[SINGAPORE] It has been about one and a half years since Qiu Kai took over as chief executive of digital wholesale lender Anext Bank, stepping up from his previous...
China speeds past Japan in Australian car imports on EV bonanza
Electric vehicles and hybrids account for almost half of the cars sold in Australia in MayPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 10:47 AM[SYDNEY] China has surged past Japan to...
Vingroup’s 1,000% surge tests limits of Vietnam’s market boom
The conglomerate is now worth more than any Indonesian company and even surpasses regional heavyweights Singtel and JD.comPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 10:06 AM[HANOI/MUMBAI] Unexplained gains in Vietnam’s...
Vingroup’s shares surge 1,000% to overtake regional heavyweights including Singtel and JD.com
Vingroup’s blistering rally has made it the biggest company within frontier markets, and one of the most expensive across AsiaPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 10:06 AM[HANOI/MUMBAI] Unexplained gains...
Qantas weighs order for 20 Boeing or Airbus wide-body jets, sources say
Singapore Airlines has opened discussions to buy at least 50 of the industry’s biggest jets, Reuters reported earlierPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 09:44 AM[PARIS] Qantas is in talks...
South Korean stocks slide as cracks emerge in world-beating rally
Retail investors, once key drivers, are showing less willingness to commit fresh cashPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 09:22 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s US$4.9 trillion stock market is starting to...
Gold steadies as uncertainty surrounds progress in US-Iran talks
The war’s protracted disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices higherPublished Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 08:51 AM[SINGAPORE] Gold was little changed as...
Civmec order book hits record S$1.5 billion on new resources, infrastructure projects
[SINGAPORE] Construction and engineering services provider Civmec announced on Thursday (Jun 4) that its order book reached a new record of S$1.5 billion amid new contracts, panel agreement extensions...
