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Investment interest in Vietnam still high Vietnam came in second in terms of countries Singapore businesses were most keen to venture into. Of the 440 companies who said they are planning for future expansion, 31 per cen…

Apple shareholders approve CEO Cook's annual compensation, civil rights proposal Cook, who took the helm in 2011, last year received a compensation package with a total value of US$98.7 million, a sum 1,447 times that of…

Elon Musk says Russia's war means more oil production needed now "Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately," the billionaire tweeted Saturday (Mar 5). "Obviously, this would negatively affect…

Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices as crude surges on Ukraine war State-controlled Saudi Aramco hiked its Arab Light crude for next month's shipments to Asia to US$4.95 a barrel above the benchmark it uses. That is an increas…

Ruble down over 20% for week in Moscow as sanctions bite; drops 32% in offshore trade Russia's credit rating was also cut deeper into junk by S&P Global, following similar moves from Moody's and Fitch, as international s…

#BTLifestyle: International Women's Day special feature — The meat women In Singapore, where female chefs are still a growing breed, lady butchers are even rarer. But that could change, as 3 meat women share their love f…

North Korea conducts ninth missile test of the year ahead of South Korea election It appears to be preparing to launch a spy satellite in the near future, and has suggested it could resume testing of nuclear weapons or i…

LVMH, Hermes, Chanel pause business in Russia over Ukraine war Chanel, which has 17 stores in Russia, said that "major uncertainty and the complexities of operating" had led it to temporarily suspend its operations in th…

Mapletree to pick banks for US$1b Singapore Reit IPO, sources say The company owns 51 student accommodation facilities with over 22,000 beds located across 34 cities in the United Kingdom, the US and Canada worth about S…

Singapore imposes sanctions on 4 Russian banks; export of certain goods also banned The sanctions will also involve a ban on the export of certain goods to Russia, including electronics, computers and military goods, sai…