Singapore
Alibaba’s Taobao shopping app launches AI-powered English version in Singapore, jumps to first place in Apple’s App Store
The logo of Alibaba’s e-commerce app Taobao is displayed next to mobile phones displaying the app, in this illustration picture taken October 25, 2023. Reuters | Florence Lo Singapore — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba‘s Taobao shopping app topped the Apple App Store charts in Singapore after releasing an English version on Tuesday — thanks to […]
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‘Economy class syndrome’ is a medical issue that can happen on flights — no matter where you sit
Experts call it “economy class syndrome” — but it can happen to anyone in any class of an airplane. Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT as it’s known, occurs when blood clots in one or more veins. It can happen at any time, but people who travel on long-haul flights are at a higher risk because […]
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Investors are ‘dramatically overestimating’ an oil glut, Carlyle’s Jeff Currie says
An oil pump jack is shown in a field on June 27, 2024 in Stanton, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Global markets are severely overplaying an oil supply glut, said Jeff Currie, chief strategy officer of energy pathways at private equity giant Carlyle. Concerns about a supply glut […]
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India and Singapore agree to cooperate on chips as countries seek to strengthen partnership
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks prior to a meeting with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan on September 4, 2024. Dean Kassim | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — India and Singapore on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding for cooperation on a number of key areas including semiconductors, […]
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Chinese consumer companies have a ‘disproportionate’ advantage over Asian peers in winning the global market
Pictured here in Nov. 2023 is a storefront for Chinese retailer Miniso in London. Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese brands turning to global markets for growth have a major advantage over the first wave of Asian businesses that went global: a large ethnic Chinese diaspora. That’s according to […]
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Chinese consumer brands look to crack the global market with Singapore as a testbed
Hangzhou-based toy company Dodo Sugar, pictured here at the Pop Toy Show in Singapore on Aug. 23, 2024, is expanding to Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia. CNBC | Sonia Heng Chinese consumer brands are using Singapore as a cultural testbed in their quest to expand globally, thanks to the city-state’s unique blend of […]
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Has Boeing shaken your confidence to fly? A new MIT study could restore it
Airfare, departure times, flight length — these are the usual considerations for travelers who want to book a flight. But now, more are looking at a new factor: the aircraft itself. One in five travelers said they are doing more research into the plane they may be flying on before they book, while slightly […]
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Here’s how much athletes at the Paris Paralympics earn for winning medals
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games logo, on July 22, 2024, in Paris France. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As the dust of the 2024 Paris Olympics settles, venues across the City of Light welcome a new crop of athletes for the Paralympic Games. While the International Paralympic Committee does not dole out prize money for […]
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Shares of this insurer are set to soar 100% as interest rates fall, Jefferies says
Shares of British insurer and asset manager Prudential could double over the next 12 months, according to analysts at Jefferies — which expect it to be a surprise beneficiary of interest rate cuts. In research published on Aug. 18, the U.S. investment bank gave the stock a target price of £13 ($16.90) — giving it […]
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Singapore introduces measures to cool the public housing market
The Pinnacle@Duxton, a Housing & Development Board (HDB) public housing estate, center, in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore has tightened the maximum loan that home buyers can take out in a bid to cool the country’s public housing resale market. From Tuesday, buyers of HDB flats won’t […]
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