Man suspected of supplying small boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested at Amsterdam airport 
Spain flooding: New weather warnings issued – as country counts flooding cost 
Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall sells for £3.7m 
Donald Trump picks controversial MAGA loyalist Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general 
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Singapore sets sights on becoming world force in e-sports
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Singapore may not compete for gold in many Olympic events, but the city-state is emerging as a...
ByteDance lays off hundreds after China’s tutoring crackdown
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - TikTok-owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees as the social giant shuts down a significant...
Luxury car distributor EuroSports Global CEO Melvin Goh under probe by CAD, cellphone retained
SINGAPORE - Luxury car distributor EuroSports Global said on Thursday night (Aug 5) that its executive chairman and chief executive Melvin...
Sembcorp swings back to black with $46 million first-half profit
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Sembcorp Industries has swung back into the black with a $46 million net profit for...
Former Hong Kong exchange CEO starts venture to invest in China’s small firms
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - The man who engineered the landmark programme linking stock markets in mainland China and Hong Kong...
Kakao Bank becomes South Korea’s biggest lender by market value in stellar debut
SEOUL (REUTERS) - Digital lender Kakao Bank made a stunning debut on Friday (Aug 6), surging 65 per cent from its...
AEM first-half profit falls 46.6% as revenue normalises
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - AEM Holdings on Thursday (Aug 5) posted earnings of $29.5 million for the first half...
Wall Street’s poor performance weighs on Singapore stock
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Local shares headed south on Thursday after lacklustre hiring data in the United States and...
Hong Leong Finance H1 net profit rises 22.4% to S$44.7m
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Hong Leong Finance on Thursday said it made a net profit of S$44.7 million in...
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records
NEW YORK (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday (Aug 5), lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh...