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Singapore haze worsens, Malaysia closes schools
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore urged people to remain indoors because of record air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby...
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ANZ, UOB said considering bid for Wing Hang Bank
Singapore's United Overseas Bank and the Australia New Zealand Banking Group are reportedly considering a bid for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank. Wing Hang, which has a market capitalization of $4.7...
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Tan looks to list Cardiff City in Singapore
English Premier League soccer club Cardiff City is seeking to list on Singapore's stock exchange after plans by its Malaysian billionaire owner Vincent Tan to list in his home country were thwarted by...
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Apple's Red Friday launches in Asia
Red Friday is comparable to the U.S.'s Black Friday in that it offers discounts on products all day, in this case Apple products. Apple opened a new branch of its retail store in Beijing on January 10...
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Global internet speeds strengthen
Akamai Technologies''State of the Internet' report shows an average increase in global internet speeds by about 10%. The top five countries with the highest speeds are Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan,...
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Singapore called 'best place for business'
Singapore has been ranked the best country to do business for a ninth consecutive year, according to an annual survey by the World Bank. The BBC writes:New Zealand came second and Hong Kong third in...
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Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia plane pulled from sea
Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday, prompting relatives of those on board watching TV...
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AirAsia searchers hope for break in weather
Search teams trying to find the black box flight recorders from a crashed AirAsia jet and recover bodies of victims scrambled on Tuesday to take advantage of a brief respite in the bad weather that has...
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Singapore's founding father dies at 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91, reports the BBC.The city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was...
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Singapore founder Lee lies in state
The body of Singaporean statesman Lee Kuan Yew has been moved by gun carriage from his official residence to parliament where it will lie in state, reports the BBC.Thousands lined the streets to pay...
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