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Last spring happenned, perhaps, one of the most outstanding business cases in the history of the state — a very

MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG) – It’s an old saw of India’s Budget documents – the devil lies in details of the fine

SINGAPORE – The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday afternoon (July 10) flagged “unusual price movements” in Cordlife Group’s shares. As

(BLOOMBERG) – Before being detained by police in Shanghai, Lo Ching was lauded as the new-age Hua Mulan, the legendary

SINGAPORE – Sembcorp Industries has injected 516.9 crore rupees (around S$101.6 million) in equity to raise its stake in its

SINGAPORE – Co-working space provider JustCo will open at Manulife Centre in the fourth quarter of 2019, it said on

SINGAPORE – Family businesses face the complex issue of leadership succession, and more must be done to help them pass

NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – Rakesh Gangwal, the billionaire co-founder of Indian budget carrier IndiGo, has sought “regulatory intervention” from the

SINGAPORE – Rents for non-landed private properties continued to soften for the second straight month while they edged up again

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Ride-hailing giant Gojek has secured an investment from Siam Commercial Bank, the Thai lender that counts King

SINGAPORE – The residential and non-residential buildings sector in Singapore will grow at 3.2 per cent this year and 2.3

SEATTLE • It is official. MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos are divorced after 25 years of marriage. A judge in King

ANKARA • Turkey yesterday fired its central bank governor as policy differences between the government and the bank deepened in

When Mr Cha Myung-sub decided to move closer to his two children’s school, he also took the opportunity to declutter

LONDON • Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have held a private christening for their

Mr Yoshimasa Higashihara, an assistant human resources manager, swopped his work desk in Tokyo for a view of the sprawling

It is a quintessential part of everyday life in China during summertime – men rolling up their shirts and baring

TEHERAN • A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has hinted that Teheran could boost its uranium enrichment to 5

TOKYO • US President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between

LONDON • Mr Boris Johnson looks set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to become

Boy’s illness ‘not linked’ to toxic spill GOPENG • There is no proof so far to show that the toxic

On social media sites such as Facebook, news stories can sometimes spark thousands of comments, which continue for weeks after

BANGKOK • A South Korean actress faces up to five years in a Thai jail for catching endangered giant clams

WASHINGTON • US and Chinese officials are working to fix a time for top-level trade talks by telephone this week,