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Japan, US remain aligned on FX policy to foster stable markets, Katayama says
TOKYO, Sept 8 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that Tokyo and Washington remain aligned in their approach to currency markets and will continue close communication to ensure orderly foreign exchange movements.”Our policy stance has not changed at all since the Japan-U.S. coordinate
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Trump threatens sales in US of Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump threatened Monday (Sep 7) to block US sales of Canadian plane maker Bombardier unless it builds aircraft in the country, complaining of “unjust and unfair” bilateral trade provisions as he escalates a tariff war.The angry social media post marks the second stunning potential
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Elijah Pies opens Joo Chiat flagship with souffle pies, ‘pizza pies’ and treats for dogs
Twelve years after starting as a home business, the Instagram-famous pie brand has taken over a heritage shophouse for its biggest cafe yet.
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Chinese data storage firm makes tepid Hong Kong debut after $900 million share sale
HONG KONG, Sept 8 : Shares of Shenzhen Longsys Electronics were barely changed in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, after the Chinese data storage products maker raised about HK$7.08 billion ($903 million) in a share sale.The stock last traded at HK$235.8, marginally lower than its offer price of HK$236. Hong
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PM Wong, Chan Chun Sing to address political salaries review in parliament
Singapore last adjusted the salaries of political office holders and parliamentarians in 2011.
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Rybakina’s recovery fuels US Open run, puts top ranking within reach
NEW YORK, Sept 7 : Doubts over Elena Rybakina’s fitness lingered until the eve of the U.S. Open and the Kazakh said she was amazed by her progress from an ankle injury after reaching the quarter-finals on Monday to edge closer to the world number one ranking.The second seed arrived in New York without having
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Commentary: ‘Shameful’ racist comments after Nepal disaster should never become normal in Singapore
Most Singaporeans reject the idea that race decides who belongs. But hateful views held by a minority become dangerous the moment the majority stops objecting to them, say Mathew Mathews, Teo Kay Key and Melvin Tay from the Institute of Policy Studies.
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‘We need to stop using the sky as an open sewer’: Former US Vice-President Al Gore on unprecedented climate danger
Speaking to CNA in Singapore, the climate advocate warned of rising temperatures, melting ice and increasingly erratic weather, saying predictions he highlighted 20 years ago in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth had proved “exactly accurate”.
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Japan upgrades Q2 GDP on slight capex improvement
TOKYO, Sept 8 : Japan’s economy grew faster than initially estimated in the April-June quarter from the previous three months, supported by business spending that was less weak than the first reading, revised data showed on Tuesday.The figure released by the Cabinet Office showed the economy expanded an an
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Oil rises as risks of prolonged Mideast conflict heighten supply worries
Sept 8 : Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, heightening worries over supply disruption.Brent crude futures climbed 34 cents, or 0.35 per cent, to $97.34 a barrel by 0000 GM
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