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Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation on Thursday reported a higher first-quarter net profit due to improved production of palm fruit bunches and better palm oil prices, although it expects prices to ease in the second half of 2021.

In a railway arch in south London, pickers and packers are in a race against time: to get fresh food to the door of Alastair Dean within 15 minutes of his order hitting an app.

Domestic car sales in Thailand surged 93.07per cent in April from a year earlier to 58,132 vehicles, coming off a very low base last year when the country was in a full lockdown, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

REUTERS: Construction software startup Procore Technologies Inc on Thursday priced its U.S. initial public offering at US$67 per share, higher than the range it announced earlier this month. The California-based company said it will offer about 9.5 million shares, seeking to raise a little ...

A selloff in cryptocurrencies, high-growth stocks and other high-flying assets may be signalling a more cautious outlook among market participants after a stretch of rampant exuberance, investors and analysts said.

ABB is looking to tap into a skilled labour shortage in the fast-growing construction sector to help drive the post-pandemic recovery of its robotics business and diversification from the automotive industry, the head of the division said.

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Thursday proposed to parliament a budget deficit of 4.51per cent-4.85per cent of gross domestic product for 2022, as well as potential new taxes to increase revenue amid improving economic conditions.

PARIS: Profits from COVID-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said on Thursday (May 20), calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations' "monopoly control" on vaccine technology. "Between them, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of US ...

Indonesia's exports racked up their strongest rise in 11 years in April, boosted by surging prices of key commodities such as palm oil and coal, data from the statistics bureau showed on Thursday as they beat analysts' expectations.

DEUTSCHE Bank has established a centre for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in Singapore, focusing on innovating at the nexus of ESG and fintech to develop new products addressing gaps in the ESG market.