Evergrande resumes work on more than 10 property projects
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China Evergrande Group said on Sunday (Oct 24) it had resumed work on more than 10 projects in six cities including Shenzhen – a statement that comes […]
Job portal for seniors, intergenerational cafe among ideas to improve ageing experience in S’pore
SINGAPORE – A specially tailored platform to help older people find meaningful employment could do the job to improve the ageing experience in Singapore. Other proposals made during a Citizens’ […]
Robinhood takes aim at college students
(NYTIMES) – Robinhood, the free stock-trading app with 21 million active users and counting, is about to hit the road for a college coffee house tour to drum up new […]
Dow ends at record, capping strong week for US stocks
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Dow finished at a record Friday (Oct 22), capping a strong week for US stocks following mostly solid corporate earnings that have offset worries about […]
Kopitiam, Delifrance among 24 F&B outlets penalised for breaching Covid-19 measures
SINGAPORE – Kopitiam and Delifrance were among 24 food and beverage (F&B) outlets penalised for breaching Covid-19 safe management measures in the past two weeks. Fifteen of these outlets were […]
Jail for cop who drove negligently, killing elderly pedestrian in accident
SINGAPORE – A policeman driving a car failed to slow down or stop before making a left turn, hitting an elderly pedestrian who later died in hospital. After hitting her, […]
Fed limits trading by top officials in wake of ethics scandal
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The Federal Reserve will ban top officials from buying individual stocks and bonds, as well as limit active trading, after an embarrassing scandal that led two officials to resign […]
Bitcoin briefly crashes by 87% on Binance’s US exchange due to algorithm bug
CHICAGO (BLOOMBERG) – Another day, another major snafu in cryptocurrency trading. The price of Bitcoin rapidly plunged by about 87 per cent on Binance’s US exchange on Thursday morning (Oct […]
NextPlay Technologies, Inc. Announces Plans to Launch a New Class of Tokenized Medical Real Estate in Conjunction with NextPlay’s Extension into Medical Tourism
SUNRISE, FL, Oct 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP) (the ‘Company’ or ‘NextPlay’), a digital business ecosystem for consumers, digital advertisers, video gamers […]
Evergrande scraps $3.5b unit stake sale as Chinese officials seek to calm nerves
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Teetering Chinese property giant China Evergrande formally abandoned plans to sell a US$2.6 billion (S$3.5 billion) stake in one of its key units on Wednesday, as […]
BNP Morningstar Initiates Coverage of CCMGT (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD […]
BNP Morningstar Initiates Coverage of CCMGT (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD […]
BNP Morningstar Initiates Coverage of CCMGT (9982) with “BUY” rating
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD […]
S’pore businessman wanted by FBI fined $210k over falsified invoices to hide dealings with North Korea
SINGAPORE – A businessman on the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) most-wanted list for allegedly laundering millions of dollars for North Korea was fined $210,000 in a Singapore […]
Joseph Schooling’s former spokesman jailed 18 months for cheating victims of over $83k
SINGAPORE – A former sports agent who was Olympic champion Joseph Schooling’s spokesman was jailed 18 months on Wednesday (Oct 20) for cheating his friends into paying him for tickets […]
Some disorder in roll-out of Covid-19 testing, isolation protocols at Jalan Tukang dormitory: MWC chairman
SINGAPORE – A confluence of factors had led to delays in moving Covid-19-positive workers living in the Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory to off-site care and recovery facilities, the Migrant Workers’ […]
Brent Crude closes above US$85 a barrel for first time since 2018
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Global oil benchmark Brent has closed above US$85 a barrel for the first time since October 2018, amid a stronger equity market and ongoing concerns around […]
Hitachi, Tohoku University and Kyoto University Become World’s First to Establish Technology for Highly Efficient, High-quality Production of Actinium-225, a Material Required for Internal Radiation Therapy Called TAT
TOKYO, Oct 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), Tohoku University and Kyoto University have become the world’s first (1) to establish technology for the […]
Singapore hawkers welcome convenience CDC e-vouchers would bring
Hawkers and merchants The Straits Times spoke to expressed optimism about the upcoming paperless Community Development Council (CDC) Vouchers Scheme. Mr Anthony Low, who runs Xin Sheng Ngoh Hiong at […]
Evans and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Seal Second in Spain
Toyota City, Japan, Oct 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Elfyn Evans finished second overall at the Rally de Espana to set up a final-round FIA World Rally […]