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Sanofi opens new $800m Tuas plant to produce biopharma products
It will hire 200 people by 2026 in roles such as engineering, data analysis and tech
Apple misses out on big smartphone sales rebound in 2024: Study
Global smartphone sales rebounded strongly in 2024 after two successive years of decline, but Apple barely managed growth, an independent study showed, underscoring the speed with which Android-based rivals are gaining ground in China and emerging markets.
Fintech firm backed by Temasek, DBS secures new Series B funding
A blockchain-based fintech firm that counts DBS Bank and Singapore investment firm Temasek among its founding backers has secured new funding, bringing the total investment to US$80 million (S$107.5 million).
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.