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SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat was on Wednesday (Apr 28) conferred the Medal of Honour during the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) May Day Awards held at Downtown East. The top May Day Award is given to “special individuals who have rendered distinguished services to the ......

Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it has acquired privately-held Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a new treatment for drug-resistant "superbug" fungal infections in patients with compromised immune systems.

China's Huawei says sales down 16.5per cent amid US sanctions

SAO PAULO: Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is leading a 300 million reais (US$54.95 million) funding round in Brazilian financial startup Warren, the company said on Wednesday (Apr 28). Existing investors such as Ribbit, Kaszek and Quartz also participated in this new round. In total, Warren ...

WHILE the recent implosion of US investment fund Archegos Capital Management continues to dominate headlines, a number of mega banks around the world have nonetheless reported major improvements to their financial performance this earnings season.

DBS, JPMorgan and Temasek jointly announced plans to establish an open industry platform to accelerate value movements for payments, trade and foreign exchange settlement in an increasingly digital era.

DBS, JPMorgan and Temasek will set up an open industry platform to tackle the age-old pains behind facilitating flows for payments, trade and foreign exchange settlement.

SINGAPORE: Employment in Singapore grew in the first quarter of 2021 for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, advance estimates released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed on Wednesday (Apr 28). Resident employment grew at a moderated pace but outstripped a smaller ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports jumped 31 per cent in March from a year earlier, rising at their fastest pace in nearly four years, as the Southeast Asian country continued to shake off the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed on Wednesday. The jump last month was the highest...

NEW YORK: Ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalisation, touched a new peak on Wednesday (Apr 28), with participants citing media reports about the European Investment Bank's plans to launch a "digital bond" sale on the ethereum blockchain network. Ether is ...