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Louis Vuitton sues unit of SGX-listed ValueMax over alleged trademark infringement
[SINGAPORE] Global luxury and fashion goods company Louis Vuitton has sued the wholly-owned subsidiary of mainboard-listed ValueMax Group in the Singapore High Court for trademark infringement and passing off.Louis...
Chip-sector linchpin Resonac seeks to tap China’s AI ambitions
Japan is home to a network of little-known companies that dominate in key materials that are indispensable for semiconductor manufacturing[HONG KONG] Semiconductor materials linchpin Resonac Holdings is eyeing solid...
Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission models
The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices[SINGAPORE] Ride-hailing platform Tada has set its sights on its rivals like Grab and GoJek with a new...
Oil jumps as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
[TOKYO] Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising fresh...
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September.[BEIJING/MADRID] China on Tuesday (Dec 16) sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over...
Singapore inventor wins High Court suit against rivals who passed off similar doors as his design
The Malaysian company by Ng’s former employee Goh Song Guan, manufactures a similar slide-and-swing door known as “SD Door”[SINGAPORE] A Singapore inventor behind a space-saving door system widely used...
China’s market revival hinges on gloomy economy turning corner
[BEIJING] China’s markets shed the “uninvestable” tag this year. To bury it for good, investors say an acceleration in the domestic economy is needed so the bullishness does not...
SBI Shinsei Bank soars 11% from IPO price in Tokyo trading debut
The lender’s listing has boosted the total volume in the country’s IPO market to a seven-year high[TOKYO] SBI Shinsei Bank surged as much as 11 per cent in its...
China chipmaker MetaX debuts after wildly oversubscribed IPO
CHINA will have another major chip debut on Wednesday (Dec 17), eagerly watched by stock-market investors after the stellar gains by its peer Moore Threads Technology earlier this month.MetaX...
Chagee, Mixue, Scarlett, Xiang Xiang: Expanding in Singapore’s cut-throat F&B business
Even industry leaders such as Eggslut and Haidilao have been forced to exit or dial back expansion plans[SINGAPORE] In 2025, eateries have shut down faster than you can say...
US threatens retaliation over ‘unreasonable’ EU tech regulations
THE United States threatened countermeasures against the EU on Tuesday over the bloc’s efforts to tax American firms, pointing to major European companies as potential targets.But the European Union...
Oil jumps 2% as Trump’s Venezuela blockade stokes uncertainty
While many ships lifting Venezuelan oil are sanctioned, others moving crude from Iran and Russia are not[LONDON] Oil prices rallied by nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday (Dec 17)...