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Vietnam’s Digital Economy Set to Hit $39 Billion by 2025
The gross merchandise value (GMV) of Vietnam’s digital economy is expected to increase from $34 billion in 2024 to $39 billion in 2025. With a 17% increase to $25 billion,…
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Thai prices hit near 4-month high; India prices ease on weak demand, soft rupee
Thailand’s 5% broken rice was quoted at US$370 per metric tonne, its highest since July 31 [BANGKOK] Thailand’s rice prices jumped to a near four-month high this week as flooding…
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China Taiping Insurance shares hit by over US$200 million exposure to Hong Kong fire
[HONG KONG] Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8 per cent on Thursday (Nov 27) on concerns about its coverage exposure of more than US$200 million…
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Philippines mulls rate cut to spur demand after scandal hit
[MANILA] The Philippine central bank will consider another reduction in the benchmark interest rate next month to help spur demand, its top official said, after the economy was hit by…
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Bank Hit With Nearly $40K Penalty Over Aggressive Debt-Collection Tactics
Scotiabank has been ordered to pay nearly $40,000 after Consumer Protection BC found the bank harassed a Vancouver customer by making more than 100 collection calls in 90 days, despite…
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Stocks Fall Sharply As AI Jitters, Rate-Cut Doubts Hit Wall Street
A powerful early rally on Wall Street collapsed Thursday as renewed concerns about the durability of the artificial intelligence boom and fading expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut sent…
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Singtel users get hit by mobile service disruption on Nov 18
[SINGAPORE] Singtel was hit by an outage on Tuesday (Nov 18), with more than 1,600 users affected at its peak at 4.55 pm. Reports of outages spiked on Downdetector at…
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Google hit by fresh EU probe into suspected news search abuse
There are suspicions that it is pushing down results for publishers’ websites when they include content from commercial partners [BRUSSELS] Google is under investigation by the European Union antitrust watchdogs.…
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South-east Asia’s digital economy revenue set to hit US$100 billion in 2025: e-Conomy report
The region’s gross merchandise value is also expected to grow to US$305 billion this year [SINGAPORE] The digital economies of South-east Asia are projected to hit a revenue of US$100…
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Vietnam’s Fruit, Vegetable Exports Hit Record US$7 Billion in First 10 Months
In the first 10 months of 2025, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports totaled over US$7.09 billion, up 15.1% year over year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s most…
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OCBC shares continue rally to hit all-time high after strong Q3
[SINGAPORE] Shares of OCBC hit a new all-time high on Monday (Nov 10), continuing a rally from last week. The counter rose 1.4 per cent to reach a new intraday…
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Super Typhoon Uwan Makes Landfall: Aurora Hit By Extreme Winds, Puts Millions At Risk
The air is shattered by the sound of tearing metal and the fury of the sea. Super Typhoon Uwan, known internationally as Fung-wong, has officially made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora,…
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Honda cuts annual operating profit outlook on EV cost hit, slow Asia sales
It cut its operating profit forecast for the year through March 2026 to 550 billion yen (S$4.67 billion) from 700 billion yen [TOKYO] Honda Motor slashed its full-year profit forecast…
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OCBC shares hit record high after Q3 earnings beat expectations; ends 3.4% higher
[SINGAPORE] Shares of OCBC jumped by more than 4 per cent on Friday (Nov 7) morning after the release of its financial results for the third quarter ended September. At…
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Toyota Recall: Lexus and Subaru Models Hit by Camera System Fault
Toyota has announced a sweeping recall affecting over one million vehicles in the United States, after regulators identified a software defect in its rear-view camera systems. The malfunction, which may…
