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SINGAPORE: Sales of new private homes fell by about 60.5 per cent in February following January's strong numbers, as developers held back on launches over the Chinese New Year period. Developers sold 645 units last month compared to 1,632 units in January, excluding executive condominiums ...

The Bank of Japan may phase out a numerical target for its risky asset buying at a policy review on Friday, highlighting the rising cost of prolonged easing and marking a turning point for Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's massive stimulus programme.

Bitcoin consolidated around US$60,000 on Monday, taking a breather from the weekend's record high as investors prepared for inflation worries and U.S. stimulus spending to propel it even higher.

A surge in bond yields, fears about rising inflation and a jump-forward in interest rate expectations will be top of mind for investors at this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.

BEIJING: Chinese search giant Baidu Inc said on Monday that its artificial intelligence chip unit Kunlun recently completed a round of fundraising, which according to one source with direct knowledge of the matter values the business at about US$2 billion. The fundraising, which comes as the ...

UOB said its solar financing programme U-Solar has facilitated the generation of close to 160 gigawatt hours of solar power across Asean since its launch in October 2019.

THE General Insurance Association Singapore (GIA Singapore), Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) and Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) are jointly seeking proposals to develop an end-to-end health insurance claims platform.

SINGAPORE'S push to speed up insurance claims took another step forward, with the pilot platform now calling for proposals. 

TOKYO: Japan's core machinery orders fell in January for the first time in four months due to a big drop in service-sector demand as new curbs to stem the spread of the coronavirus clouded the outlook for business spending. Policymakers in the world's third-largest economy are counting on capital ......

BEIJING: China's industrial output grew 35.1 per cent in January to February from a year ago, faster than the 7.3 per cent gain in December, official data showed on Monday (Mar 15), adding further momentum to a recovery that is set to underpin solid economic growth. The figure beat...