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Singapore stocks gain ground; STI rises 0.3% despite Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dive
The three local banks show mixed performance, with DBS declining while OCBC and UOB advance SINGAPORE shares climbed on Thursday (Feb 27) as investors took stock of company earnings....
US multifamily homes, offices find favour among private equity investors
Last year, the supply of multifamily homes in the country grew by the most since the 1980s, although “exceptional” demand has helped to absorb that, says a Freddie Mac...
GuocoLand inks MOU to jointly develop UEM Sunrise’s land bank in Iskandar Puteri
GUOCOLAND will partner Malaysia’s UEM Sunrise to develop selected freehold land parcels in Iskandar Puteri, within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). This is under a memorandum of understanding...
Mercedes set to cut jobs in China as local competition heats up
MERCEDES-BENZ Group and its subsidiaries are planning to cut up to 15 per cent of the automaker’s workforce in China, mainly within its financing and sales units, as the...
China Aviation Oil H2 profit falls 8.1% to US$36 million
CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) reported a 8.1 per cent fall in net profit to US$36 million for the second half ended Dec 31, from US$39.1 million in the previous...
Blackstone in talks to sell China logistics assets in divestment
BLACKSTONE is in advanced talks to sell three logistics projects in China to Ping An Insurance (Group), according to sources familiar with the matter, in a major exit from...
Top Thai hospital operator hastens expansion on foreign demand
THAILAND’S biggest private hospital operator will add more new beds than previously planned on expectations that an ageing local population and foreign demand for affordable healthcare services will further...
PepsiCo’s Apac CEO Tan Wern-Yuen to join Hillhouse Investment
PEPSICO’S Asia-Pacific CEO and global chief commercial officer, Tan Wern-Yuen, is set to join private equity firm Hillhouse Investment in March.The Business Times understands that the executive will lead...
Heavy selling wipes S$1.5 billion off Yangzijiang Shipbuilding’s value as its shares plummet 16%
Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dived around 16 per cent on Thursday (Feb 27) morning, a day after it posted earnings and in a week when the US proposed to...
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s H2 DPS falls 46.7% to US$0.01026
Revenue for the period declines 5.2% year on year to US$84.9 million from US$89.5 million previouslyACROPHYTE Hospitality Trust’s distribution per stapled security (DPS) for the half year ended December...
