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SINGAPORE (Jan 18): CapitaLand’s acquisition of two subsidiaries of Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) is a pretty sweet deal for Temasek.

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Singapore is getting ready for polls. Because a single party has ruled uninterrupted since 1959, the real importance of the next election lies in the rare leadership transition that will take place afterwards.

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): Singapore may need to review its economic growth projections for next year as a trade spat between the world’s two biggest economies increases uncertainty and crimps business investment, the city state’s finance minister said.

WASHINGTON (June 19): The US Senate passed legislation on Monday evening that would restore penalties on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp., complicating President Donald Trump’s efforts to ease sanctions on the company.

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Sembcorp Industries today announced the launch of its new Climate Change Strategy, which is guided by the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

BEIJING (Jan 2): China starts three years of " critical battles" against debt, poverty and pollution in 2018 as policy makers also face rising US interest rates, renewed trade-war threats, and nuclear saber-rattling from North Korea.

WASHINGTON (Nov 10): US stocks stumbled Thursday, with losses widening after the Senate revealed that its tax plan would delay cuts to the corporate rate until 2019. Treasuries turned higher and the dollar extended losses.

SINGAPORE (June 28): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday announced its intention to streamline existing the regulatory requirements for banks seeking to conduct or invest in permissible non-financial businesses.

WASHINGTON (May 5): House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a doomed mission to repeal and partially replace Obamacare under intense pressure from President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (April 17): President Donald Trump explained the decision to not label China a currency manipulator, which reversed a promise he made during the election campaign, as a function of receiving Beijing’s help in reining in North Korea.