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‘Asian crisis in reverse’ as currencies soar against dollar
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world’s export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in US assets.
YouTube optimistic on shopping affiliate intitiative
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/10/2024
» YouTube has launched its shopping affiliate programme in Thailand, making Thailand the fourth country in the world and the second in Southeast Asia where it is available.
Shopee Live 9.9 sparks eightfold jump in sales
Business, Published on 12/09/2024
» Shopee recorded an eightfold surge in sales from its Shopee Live 9.9 campaign, despite weakening consumer purchasing power.
Shares boosted by growing hopes for a soft landing
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/08/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks closed in on a fourth month of gains, lifted by hopes of a soft landing for the US economy. The dollar was poised for its worst monthly performance in nine months on the view that US interest rates are all but certain to start falling next month.
Shopee launches reality TV show for online sellers
Business, Published on 27/06/2024
» E-marketplace operator Shopee has joined forces with the ONE31 digital TV channel and Southeast Asia e-commerce enabler aCommerce to launch a reality show to find online sellers, dubbed Sellvivor Project.
Shopee puts live sales as its key to growth
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/03/2024
» E-marketplace Shopee has set an ambitious target to grow beyond e-commerce by offering upgraded services, in a bid to compete with the fast-growing TikTok Shop in live-stream sales.
Adani losses top $100bn after fraud claims
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» MUMBAI: The business empire of under-fire Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has lost more than $100 billion in value over the past week as shares in several firms plunged again on Thursday, a day after the group cancelled a multi-billion-dollar public offering.
Indian Adani empire strikes back after fraud report
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» MUMBAI - Stocks in several of Gautam Adani's companies clawed back on Monday some of last week's heavy losses that wiped out almost $45 billion from the Indian tycoon's vast business empire.
Asia’s richest man battles fraud allegations
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 25/01/2023
» Shares in Adani Group companies fell on Wednesday after a US fund said it was shorting the Indian conglomerate’s stocks and accused companies owned by Asia’s richest man of “brazen” market manipulation and accounting fraud.
Singapore’s reopening boom draws big money and bubble fears
Bloomberg, Published on 02/11/2022
» Earlier this month, a record 302,000 people attended Singapore’s first Formula 1 car race in three years. Some forked out $900 for a grandstand seat for three days, while others booked hotel suites overlooking the Marina Bay track for as much as $10,000. Nightclub tables were fetching up to $70,000 per evening.