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BLOOMBERG Sembcorp Industries Ltd, a Singaporean energy company backed by state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte, is considering selling its waste management unit, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is working with a financial adviser on the potential divestment of SembWaste Pte and could seek as much as $700 million for the unit, the people said. Other ...

BLOOMBERG A Singapore-based fintech investment firm is close to raising $100 million to back finance and blockchain startups in China and Southeast Asia. BitRock Capital, backed by logistics real estate operator GLP Pte, targets a closing of the new fund by the third quarter, Alfred Shang, its chief executive officer and co-founding partner, said in an interview. It would more ...

BLOOMBERG GoTo Group reported a narrower adjusted loss for the fourth quarter, helped by extensive cost cuts at the Indonesian ride-hailing and e-commerce provider. The adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) shrank to 3.1 trillion rupiah ($202 million) in the quarter through December from 6.5 trillion rupiah a year earlier, the Jakarta-based company said. Net revenue, which ...

HANOI / WAM Vietnam is attracting more Japanese investments to digital transformation and green growth, as recommended in the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJI), the state news agency VNA reported. Phase VIII of the initiative, launched in 2003, concluded in March 2023, under which 497 out of the 597 items were completed. To promote its role, the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning ...

BLOOMBERG Sea Ltd has made the changes it needs to deliver profits over the long haul, billionaire founder Forrest Li said in a memo to staff, assuring workers who had survived months of steep job cuts that the worst is over. The Asian internet giant’s first-ever quarterly net profit marks a turning point for the company, the chief executive officer ...

BLOOMBERG Takeda Pharmaceutical’s newly purchased oral psoriasis drug was safe and effective in a mid-stage study, highlighting its potential for treating the painful, incurable skin condition. Patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who received TAK-279 had significantly clearer skin after three months than those given placebo, according to the study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting. Skin damage ...

BLOOMBERG As concerns mount over soaring temperatures in India and the impact on growth, a key adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the economy can withstand any potential weather shock. The nation’s weather bureau predicted hotter temperatures over the coming months, stoking worries about a repeat of the devastating heat last year that damaged crops, raised food inflation and ...

BLOOMBERG China saw its biggest gain in imports in a year last month, while a slide in exports decelerated, adding to evidence that the world’s second-largest economy is recovering from the impact of pandemic lockdowns. Imports rose 4.2% from a year ago to $197 billion in February, following a slump of 21.4% in January and snapping four months of decline, ...

BLOOMBERG Shares of Korean electronics makers surged after Japan said it’ll roll back export restrictions of key semiconductor materials, laying to rest concern about the fragility of an important link in the tech supply chain. SK Hynix Inc jumped as much as 7.3%, the biggest intraday rise in more than two months. Samsung Electronics Co rose more than 2% and ...

BLOOMBERG The UK government offered a 5% pay rise to nurses, midwives and ambulance workers in England for the next financial year, in a bid to end months of strikes. The proposal for National Health Service (NHS) workers includes a one-time bonus worth 2% of salary for 2022-23, along with an “NHS backlog bonus” worth at least £1,250 per person, ...