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[BEIJING] JD.com founder Richard Liu vowed to speed up an overseas foray and compete with Meituan in new arenas from food delivery to travel, describing his boldest attempt yet to revive an online retailer that’s languished since a 2020 government crackdown.The past half-decade was the darkest period for his company, Liu said during a rare news conference at JD’s Beijing headquarters on Tuesday (Jun 17). The company lost its way, the 52-year-old tech mogul said, at a time when rivals such as PDD Holdings surged ahead. JD’s future growth should all be about leveraging a battle-tested logistics network in areas…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — To outsiders, the Facebook group chat reads like a snarl of nonsensical emojis and letters. To uninsured Argentine cancer patients, it’s a lifeline.The surreptitious network connects advocates who have spare drugs to Argentines with cancer who lost access to their treatment in March 2024 when President Javier Milei suspended a federal agency, known as DADSE, that paid for their expensive medications.Whenever Facebook cracks the coded pleas and removes the group for violating its rules on drug sales, another appears, swelling with Argentines who say they’ve grown sicker since the radical libertarian president took a chainsaw to…
[SINGAPORE] Wilmar International is buying the remaining stake it does not already own in a Nigeria-incorporated palm oil business from its joint venture partner, British manufacturer PZ Cussons, for US$70 million. Once its acquisition of the 50 per cent equity stake in PZ Wilmar held by the London Stock Exchange-listed company is complete, Wilmar will hold 100 per cent equity in the palm oil business, the group said on Wednesday (Jun 18). This purchase comes as Wilmar intends to invest in the Nigerian palm oil sector, which offers “significant opportunity” for growth in the food and nutrition business, given the…
NEW INDUSTRY BODY It was also announced on Wednesday that the Singapore Estate Agents Association (SEAA) and the Institute of Estate Agents will merge to form a new industry body called the Singapore Institute of Estate Agents. The merger comes at a time when the real estate industry is undergoing rapid changes such as digital transformation and heightened regulatory focus, the two industry associations said in a joint statement. The new entity, currently pending approval from the Registry of Societies, will “provide a united front” to address these challenges, while fostering innovation and collaboration within the sector. Senior Minister of…
Published Wed, Jun 18, 2025 · 12:38 PM[SINGAPORE] The Workers’ Party has co-opted two of its rookie MPs and its two new Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs) into its central executive committee – its highest decision-making body.Sengkang GRC newcomer Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik has been appointed deputy organising secretary, while Aljunied GRC rookie Kenneth Tiong has been appointed deputy treasurer, the party said in a statement on Jun 18. NCMP Eileen Chong will be the new president of the party’s youth wing, while fellow NCMP Andre Low is now the deputy head of its media team, it added. Chong will take the post…
TOKYO — Japan’s exports fell in May as shipments of autos to the U.S. dropped nearly 25% from a year earlier due to higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.Exports fell 1.7% year-on-year, which was less than the decline analysts had forecast, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday. Imports sank 7.7%, reflecting weakening domestic demand and worse than the 2% fall recorded in April.The trade deficit in May was 637.6 billion yen, or $4.4 billion. Japan has yet to reach a deal with Trump on resolving the tariffs issue, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba saying after he met with the U.S.…
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TOKYO: The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rates again, but it has still left scope for action this year by signalling caution over broadening price pressures that could sow the seeds of too-high inflation. While investor focus at this week’s BOJ policy meeting centred on its dovish decision to slow the pace of its bond stimulus withdrawal, the bank provided plenty of arguments for why it should persist with rate hikes. Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the BOJ’s near-term focus was on downside risks to Japan’s economy with the hit from US tariffs…
After learning about CT angiogram , also known as computed tomography angiography cta, done by a procedure called CT-angiography, we move ahead to learn more about it, and its uses.In this article we will learn how doing a CT-angiography done in a suspected case of coronary heart disease can help the patient to prevent future events like heart attack. A multislice ct angiography can help us learn aboutSo, let’s begin by-Stages in Assessing Plaque Health in the HeartTo begin with, let’s understand what a plaque means. Plaque is a deposit of cholesterol in the wall of the coronary or heart…
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s exports rose by their fastest annual rate in more than three years in May, beating expectations after shipments to the United States soared, and the commerce minister said on Wednesday (Jun 18) that they would continue to perform well in 2025.May exports jumped 18.4 per cent from a year earlier to a record US$31 billion, compared with a forecast year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent in a Reuters poll. The surge in exports, a key driver of the Thai economy, was driven by accelerated shipments ahead of the expiry of a US tariff pause in early July, the ministry…