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‘Tangible progress’: SIA defends Air India investment in response to Sias
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) said its investment in Air India gives the national carrier access to growth opportunities that cannot be fully realised through a single hub model, where...
Airbus wins major order from Air China to firm regional hold
The deal adds to a series of successful sales campaigns for the European planemakerPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 07:15 PM[BEIJING] Airbus won an order from Air China for...
Rising fees are changing the role of South-east Asia’s e-commerce enablers
The economics of e-commerce have changed in recent years amid rising marketplace commissionsFOR a long time, South-east Asia’s e-commerce enablers rode the region’s online shopping boom by helping brands...
Singapore stocks fall on Friday as local banks take a hit; STI down 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 226 to 365, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion change handsPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 06:10 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended...
Chinese startup Moonshot’s powerful new AI model closes gap with US rivals
The Kimi K3 is said to outperform all rivals except Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 on overall capabilityPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 05:30 PMCHINESE artificial intelligence...
Japan’s Nikkei slides into correction zone on tech selloff, Middle East conflict
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 04:20 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei tumbled into correction territory on Friday (Jul 17), as a global rout in chipmakers and an escalation in the...
Philippine bourse seeks to boost retail trading with new reforms
The aim is to attract retail investors away from online gambling and cryptocurrency tradingPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 04:02 PM[MANILA] The sole stock exchange in the Philippines is...
Asia-Pacific airlines’ 2025 revenues climb 4.3% to US$223.7 billion on travel surge
Combined net profit hit US$12.1 billion, but rising fuel prices cloud outlook for carriers[SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific airlines’ combined operating revenue in 2025 climbed 4.3 per cent year on year to...
Volvo Cars scraps sales-growth target due to slump in China
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 03:35 PM[STOCKHOLM] Volvo Cars scrapped its target of selling more cars this year due to a sharper-than-expected deterioration in China which cut into...
Financial astrology: Is the STI really hoping for Spain to win the World Cup
Since 1990, a European winner sees the index rise 8.7%, while a South American winner sees it fall 5.7%[SINGAPORE] On Monday (Jul 20), at 3 am in Singapore, the...
