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Global smartphone market faces record annual decline as chip crunch worsens
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 04:03 PM[BEIJING] The global smartphone market is heading for its steepest annual contraction on record, with shipments projected to slump by 13.9 per...
China investors turn sellers of Hong Kong stocks in rare reversal
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 03:02 PM[HONG KONG] Chinese mainland investors turned net sellers of Hong Kong stocks for the first time in nearly three years in May,...
SoftBank set to become Japan’s most valuable company
Investor tastes have shifted towards companies that are benefiting from the AI buildoutPublished Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 02:54 PM[TOKYO] SoftBank Group is set to overtake Toyota Motor as...
Nvidia enters Windows laptop market, taking on Intel and AMD
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 01:33 PM[TAIPEI] Nvidia is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel technology in that arena...
Samsung, LG shares rally ahead of Nvidia CEO meetings with Korean executives
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 11:21 AM[SEOUL] Shares in Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and other South Korean tech firms rallied on Monday (Jun 1), as expected meetings between...
DBS to open 18 new and 36 upgraded wealth centres across Apac by 2027
First centre expected to open in Q3 2026; will roll out in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia and Taiwan[SINGAPORE] DBS will open 18 new and 36 upgraded wealth...
HSBC CEO pitches Hong Kong clients, hires more bankers after setbacks
[HONG KONG] HSBC is redoubling efforts to revive its flagging Hong Kong investment banking franchise, deploying its top leadership to win back market share as competition intensifies in Asia’s...
HSBC CEO pitches to Hong Kong clients, hires more bankers amid stiff competition
Lender trying to rebuild market share after a major global restructuring of its investment bank early last year triggered many senior departures[HONG KONG] HSBC is redoubling efforts to revive...
Dell rivals Apple’s MacBook Neo with US$699 touch-screen XPS 13 laptop
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 09:00 AM[NEW YORK] Dell Technologies introduced a redesigned XPS 13 laptop, positioning the device as a direct answer to Apple’s popular MacBook Neo,...
Oil prices rise more than 2% as Israel steps up incursion into Lebanon
Published Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 08:09 AM[BEIJING] Oil prices rose more than 2 per cent in early trading on Monday (Jun 1) after Israel ordered troops to move...
‘Singapore cannot afford to keep losing clients to Dubai and Hong Kong’: Industry says faster onboarding vital for wealth hub edge
The city-state is racing to remove procedural friction as the battle for the ultra-rich intensifies[SINGAPORE] As the battle for Asia’s ultra-rich gets more heated, Singapore is moving to sharpen...
