TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kalle Rovanpera has become the youngest ever winner of an FIA World Rally Championship title* …
Facebook parent Meta to cut headcount for first time, slash budgets across teams
SAN FRANCISCO – Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has outlined sweeping plans to reorganise teams and reduce headcount for the first time ever, …
Singapore’s crypto scene: Hits, misses and what’s next
Like it or not, cryptocurrencies are fast becoming mainstream around the world, with more investors and businesses jumping on the digital assets bandwagon. Singapore, too, …
Macau plans November return for mainland Chinese tour groups
HONG KONG – Macau aims to open to mainland Chinese tour groups in November for the first time in almost three years, the city’s chief …
As Putin escalates Ukraine war, China stands awkwardly by him
BEIJING – China’s President Xi Jinping is unlikely to abandon his “old friend”, Mr Vladimir Putin, even as the Russian leader’s decision to send thousands …
China’s Evergrande starts mass production of first EV model
SHANGHAI – China Evergrande Group said its electric vehicle unit started mass production of the Hengchi 5 model at a plant in the northern city …
Queen consort of Kelantan’s Sultan Muhammad V has first public meeting
KOTA BHARU – The new queen consort of Malaysia’s Kelantan state held her first public engagement on Tuesday, following her secret marriage to Sultan Muhammad …
A ‘visit’ to Shaolin temple and more in China’s first metaverse Xirang
BEIJING – In Xirang, dubbed China’s first metaverse, users can “visit” the famous Shaolin temple, and watch a “monk” demonstrate the sanctuary’s trademark boxing tactics. …
Developer backed by tycoon Li Ka Shing to launch Perfect Ten’s second tower in Bukit Timah
SINGAPORE – Freehold luxury project Perfect Ten, built by a unit of Hong Kong developer CK Asset Holdings, will launch 55 units of its second …
Hong Kong finds first monkeypox case in quarantined traveller
HONG KONG – Hong Kong reported its first monkeypox case, diagnosed in a 30-year-old man who reported symptoms while in hotel quarantine after flying into …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Heading Home to Fuji
TOKYO, Sep 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s GR010 HYBRID Hypercar will make its home debut when the FIA World …
Disapproval of Japanese PM’s Cabinet edges above 40% for first time
TOKYO – Disapproval of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet edged above 40 per cent for the first time, propelled by doubts over whether his …
MHI Finalizes Terms of First Transition Bond Issuance
TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has finalized the issuance terms of the transition bond being …
MOOW Announces the Launch of $TAC Token
Yerevan, Armenia, September 01, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – MOOW, the first Move-To-Earn fitness app based on the Heart rate algorithm with the huge role of Art and Social-Fi …
Latest property curbs, higher mortgage rates putting off some HDB upgraders
SINGAPORE – Housing Board upgraders’ love affair with private property cooled in the first half of this year following the Dec 16 round of property curbs …
China’s Baidu reveals its first quantum computer called Qianshi
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday (Aug 25) and is ready to make it available …
First Reit makes cash offer for $60 million in perpetual securities
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – First Real Estate Investment Trust (First Reit) on Monday (Aug 22) launched a tender offer to buy back $60 million …
She is loved in China, so can ex-Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos play peacemaker?
MANILA – For all her surfeit of shoes, former Philippine first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos is fondly remembered by millions of Chinese as a debonair …
First Reit: Building a global healthcare portfolio
SINGAPORE – First Reit listed in 2006 as the first healthcare real estate investment trust on the Singapore Exchange after previously being under the stewardship …
UOL first-half profit quadruples to $371m on fair-value gains, higher revenue
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Property and hospitality group UOL Group on Friday (Aug 12) posted earnings of $371 million for the first half-year ended …