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First home-grown gold ETF to list on SGX on Mar 26
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s first home-grown physical gold exchange-traded fund (ETF), the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold ETF, will be making its listing debut on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Mar 26. The...
China’s top chip bosses urge supportive policies to create ‘China’s ASML’
The country faces bottlenecks in EDA and basic materials, along with EUV machinesPublished Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 05:37 PM[BEIJING] Top Chinese semiconductor executives have called for a coordinated...
MAS expands environmental risk management guidelines
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday (Mar 5) issued three new guidelines on environmental risk management and transition planning for financial institutions (FIs), which includes banks,...
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific can weather Iran chaos
Published Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 02:38 PM[SINGAPORE] Asian carriers like Cathay Pacific Airway and Singapore Airlines are among the best positioned airlines to weather the war in the...
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers SIA, Cathay Pacific can weather Iran war
Published Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 02:38 PM[SINGAPORE] Asian carriers like Cathay Pacific Airway and Singapore Airlines are among the best positioned airlines to weather the war in the...
China tells top refiners to halt diesel and petrol exports
Across Asia, the country ranks third for seaborne exports, behind South Korea and SingaporePublished Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 01:15 PM[SINGAPORE] China’s government has told the country’s largest oil...
OpenAI tops US$25 billion in annualised revenue, The Information reports
It is laying the groundwork for an IPO that could value it at up to US$1 trillionPublished Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 12:27 PMARTIFICIAL intelligence startup OpenAI topped US$25...
China to inject 300 billion yuan into state banks, deepen reform of state financial firms
Chinese lenders have faced rising bad loans tied to struggling real estate developers and cash-strapped local governmentsPublished Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 12:27 PM[BEIJING/HONG KONG] China said on Thursday...
Billionaire sitting on 16,000 kg of gold says price will rise
The precious metal has surged more than 75% in a year to trade above US$5,000 an ounce Published Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 12:03 PM[DUBAI] Joy Alukkas, an Indian...
UOBKH’s ‘Alpha Picks’ outperform STI in February; Keppel, Singtel added for March
Lendlease Global Reit, DFI Retail, ChinaSunsine and Reclaims Global are removed from the portfolio[SINGAPORE] With volatility heightened by geopolitical tensions, UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) has repositioned its “Alpha Picks”...
South Korea’s Kospi leaps 12%, rebounds from worst-ever crash
Published Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 10:46 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index surged as much as 12 per cent on Thursday, swiftly erasing almost all of its worst-ever...
Shippers and oil traders seek details on Trump’s convoy plan
Multiple attacks on vessels in recent days have choked off traffic through the narrow waterwayPublished Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 10:35 AM[HONG KONG] Traders were on Wednesday (Mar 4)...