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Petronas to beef up exploration and production in next three years
This includes maintaining domestic output at close to two million barrels of oil equivalent a day between 2026 and 2028Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:56 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s...
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
The Chinese nation and the US are competing to become the first to exploit the military and strategic advantages of space dominancePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:17 PM[BEIJING]...
India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:08 PM[MUMBAI] India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will open a trading office in Singapore next month, as the state-owned refiner seeks to become...
GuocoLand H1 net profit rises 14% to S$85.4 million despite lower revenue
[SINGAPORE] Property developer GuocoLand on Thursday (Jan 29) posted a net profit of S$85.4 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2025, up 14 per cent from the...
Japan’s Mitsui OSK, PSA Singapore to form RoRo terminal JV in Singapore
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:13 PM[SINGAPORE] Mitsui OSK Lines, Japan’s second-largest shipping company, said on Thursday (Jan 29) that it had agreed with PSA Singapore to create...
Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising licence for H200 chip
Huang says Nvidia needed to compete quite vigorously as China has many strong chip companiesPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 05:58 PM[TAIPEI] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday...
Nokia chair to step down, AI push supports Q4 profit
The company is carrying out one of its biggest restructuring drives since it sold its mobile phone business Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 05:01 PM[ESPOO, Finland] Finland’s Nokia...
Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: say analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Bursa Malaysia Q4 net profit falls 11.8% to RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment
[KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia ended 2025 with lower revenue and profit as muted sentiment and decreased daily trading dampened securities market performance, the company said in a bourse filing...
CAAS to sign nine agreements at Singapore Airshow
The agreements will cover sustainability, innovation and human capital development[SINGAPORE] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is set to sign nine agreements with various partners at the upcoming...
Singapore, Asia markets steady after Fed pause and MAS hold; spotlight turns to earnings
Investor attention is shifting towards fundamentals and AI-linked growth themes in the region[SINGAPORE] Market reactions in Asia were broadly muted on Thursday (Jan 29) after the US Federal Reserve...
Toyota retains top auto crown in 2025 with record sales
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 01:01 PM[TOKYO] Toyota Motor sold a record 11.3 million vehicles globally in 2025, the company said on Thursday, retaining its crown as the...