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Levies on metal imports to raise aluminium, steel prices

NEW YORK - Aluminium and steel will be the most impacted metals under US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from top suppliers Canada and Mexico, according to Citigroup analysts.

GM, Ford shares fall amid Trump's tariff threat

Additional levies would see car prices soar; analysts say move would be 'devastating'

China's industrial profits fall again but decline not as sharp

October profits in most industries improve, but headwinds loom from US tariff threat

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery sees steep revenue fall amid slowdown

China's largest jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group saw revenue plunge 20.4 per cent in the half year ended September, the biggest drop for the period since 2016 as the world's No. 2 economy slows and record high gold prices dent luxury spending.

Post-election euphoria buoys US consumer confidence

Index beats forecast to hit 16-month high amid optimism over labour market, stocks

US consumer spending helps GDP grow by 2.8%

The US economy expanded at a solid pace in the third quarter, largely powered by a broad-based advance in consumer spending as inflation continued to cool.

Australia's monthly inflation rate holds steady in October

Australia's consumer price inflation rate stayed at a three-year low in October as government rebates drove electricity and rent prices down, though core inflation picked up in a sign of lingering cost pressure elsewhere.

Walmart eases diversity push amid pressure

In June 2020, as protesters spilled into the streets after the murder of George Floyd, Walmart's chief executive Doug McMillon promised action.

S'pore stocks dip as US tariff concerns weigh on investors

● STI down 0.1%; ThaiBev leads index, with YZJ in last place ● SingPost up 4.5% after talks on Aussie business' potential sale ● Chinese stocks rise despite country's industrial profit drop

SMRT assistant station manager He resuscitated man who collapsed at station

When SMRT assistant station manager Abdul Hadi Ngadino was alerted in February by his colleague that a man in his 60s had collapsed at Woodlands station, he immediately rushed to the scene.

SBS Transit senior bus captain She stopped bus and put out car fire before firefighters arrived

The Transport Gold Awards is an annual event that recognises and honours transport industry staff who have demonstrated exceptional service and gracious behaviour in the course of their work

Motorcyclist dies in PIE accident with Tower Transit bus

A motorcyclist was killed in an accident with a Tower Transit bus on the PIE on Nov 27.

FirstCom Academy to be suspended for flouting SkillsFuture marketing guidelines

Training provider FirstCom Academy will be suspended for three months for using a referral programme for marketing which goes against terms for training providers by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

New Jurong facility to cut production times for concrete

Related construction plants brought closer; emissions reduced with fewer truck trips

EPL gets court order to block 50 sites, apps showing matches illegally

A court order has been obtained requiring local internet service providers to block access to 50 more pirate domains linked to apps and websites showing English Premier League (EPL) matches illegally.

News analysis Is there a better, more holistic way to track health of MRT system?

Beyond engineering performance, consider the impact on passengers and service quality too

HSA removes over 3,000 illegal health product listings online

Eight platforms take part in operation that sees over 1,470 warnings issued to sellers

Beijing could launch drills near Taiwan over Lai's Pacific trip

China set to use Taiwanese leader's visit to allies and US transit as pretext: Sources

China cautions NZ against joining Aukus

Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong said that if New Zealand were to join security grouping Aukus, it would \"inevitably\" have negative consequences for the country's relationship with China.

Philippine police file complaint against V-P over alleged assault

MANILA - The police in the Philippines said on Nov 27 they had filed a formal complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and several members of her security detail over a recent incident at the Lower House of Congress.

Australia moves closer to social media ban for under-16s

SYDNEY - Australia on Nov 27 moved closer to banning social media for children under 16 after Parliament's Lower House passed the Bill, even as Alphabet's Google and Facebook-owner Meta pressed the government to delay the legislation.

Negotiators must speed up to get plastics deal, chair warns

Negotiators must move \"significantly\" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned on Nov 27, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.

ST Explains Race against time as UN talks tackle plastics crisis

The goal is to develop a legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution

Chinese state media warns of mutually destructive tariff war

China's state media warned US President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows could drag the world's top two economies into a mutually destructive tariff war.

Trump weighs direct talks with N. Korea's Kim

His transition team hopes that a new diplomatic push can lower the risks of an armed conflict

Trump picks veteran of first-term trade war to ramp up tariff plan

US President-elect Donald Trump on Nov 26 chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new US trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade war against China to execute a sweeping tariff agenda that promises to upend global trade.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar leader over Rohingya campaign

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Nov 27 he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity over the alleged persecution of the Rohingya, a mainly Muslim minority.

'Sorry for wrongfully putting you on death row for 46 years'

TOKYO - A senior Japanese public prosecutor on Nov 27 bowed in apology to Mr Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, whose conviction was quashed in 2024.

Japan moves to change consumption tax system for tourists

Refund system slated to be introduced in 2026 in bid to curb fraudulent behaviour

Nearly 1,000 supporters of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested

Pakistani authorities arrested nearly 1,000 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan who stormed the capital this week to demand his release, the city's police chief said on Nov 27.