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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...
Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 11:40 AMNVIDIA, Amazon and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday.Nvidia, an existing...
Indonesia shares pare losses after authorities pledge to address MSCI’s transparency concerns
Indonesia shares are hit by second trading halt after MSCI flags transparency concerns[JAKARTA] Indonesian shares pared earlier losses on Thursday (Jan 29) to close lower after the authorities pledged...
MBS Q4 earnings surpass S$1 billion to set new record
[SINGAPORE] Marina Bay Sands (MBS) delivered “simply the greatest quarter in the history of casino hotels”, said Las Vegas Sands (LVS) chairman and chief executive officer Rob Goldstein in...
Meta leans on improved ad business to fuel massive AI spending
Investors have historically been anxious about whether the company’s businesses will benefit meaningfully from its hefty AI investmentsPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 10:04 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms’ better-than-expected...
Goldman Sachs cuts rating on Indonesian equities after MSCI flags investability risk
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:59 AM[SINGAPORE] Goldman Sachs lowered its rating on Indonesian equities on Thursday, a day after index provider MSCI flagged investability risks, predicting passive...
ServiceNow strong results overshadowed by AI disruption fear
Like its peers, the company has worked to weave generative AI features through its tools and charge more for themPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 07:48 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] ServiceNow...
Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military, lawmaker says 
Nvidia’s H800 chip was designed for the China market and sold there before H800s were put under US export controls Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:52 AM[SAN FRANCISCO]...