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Toyota Motor Corp plans a US$1.8 billion share buyback, Japan's biggest automaker said on Thursday, after beating quarterly forecasts on higher global vehicle sales and an improved performance in North America.

ENTERPRISE Singapore's investment arm SEEDS Capital has launched a call for co-investor partners to catalyse close to S$60 million worth of investment in early-stage maritime tech startups. The call for partnership was launched together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

<p>THE Straits Times Index extended gains, rising 23.03 points or 0.71 per cent to 3,285.72.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

India's IndiGo announced a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways Thursday, just days after ordering 300 Airbus planes, as the low-cost airline boosts its foreign ambitions and the Gulf carrier taps into the booming domestic market.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is planning to impose a cash transaction limit of RM25,000 starting next year, in a bid to strengthen the country's financial integrity, an official from the nation's central bank said on Thursday (Nov 7). “This is to address the abuse of physical cash used for illicit ......

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Lufthansa flight attendants went on a 48-hour strike over pay and pensions on Thursday, forcing the biggest German airline to cancel hundreds of flights.

<p>Bricks-and-mortar vendors in Thailand saw receipts from both online and offline sales increase after adopting e-commerce, a survey has found.</p>

JAKARTA: Indonesia should prioritise locally produced goods over imports in order to boost the domestic economy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday (Nov 6).  Speaking at a National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) event, Mr Widodo said gardening tools such as hoes, for example, could be ...

<p>TWO freehold ground-floor units with F&amp;B potential located at mixed-use development Alexis in Alexandra Road are up for sale at an indicative price of S$10 million, said marketing agent CBRE on Thursday.</p>