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Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas

Citing law enforcement officials, multiple media reports named the suspect as Patrick Crusius.

Aug 4, 2019

Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants defy government to join protests

Protest organisers said over 40,000 people participated in Friday's rally, while the police put the number at 13,000.

Aug 3, 2019

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Trump instructed top aide to call China to warn more tariffs were coming: sources

Trump was frustrated by the failure to advance the trade agenda during the Shanghai talks, and had gathered his top advisers in the Oval Office to discuss how to proceed.

Aug 3, 2019

Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi

Japan, US narrow gap on trade, to hold another ministerial meeting in August: Motegi

Japan is wary of making too many concessions on politically sensitive areas like agriculture, without having Washington agree on cutting tariffs on Japanese auto parts.

Aug 3, 2019

Singapore banks brace for slowdown after strong second-quarter results

Singapore's economy grew at its slowest annual pace in a decade in the second quarter due to a drop in manufacturing output and exports.

Aug 2, 2019

Asian shares tumble, dollar firm as Fed dampens bets on more rate cuts

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan faltered 0.6%, extending losses for a fifth day to the lowest since mid-June.

Aug 1, 2019

China probes small bank shareholdings as risk worries persist

The regulator also asked the firms if they had disclosed all business transactions with their main owners.

Jul 31, 2019

Asian shares slip to six-week low, pound pressured by hard Brexit fears

Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7 percent to the lowest since June 19, while Japan's Nikkei declined by one percent.

Jul 31, 2019

Grab commits $2 billion to Indonesia with SoftBank's backing

Singapore-headquartered Grab and Go-Jek have evolved from ride-hailing app operators to becoming one-stop shops for services as varied as making payments and food delivery.

Jul 29, 2019

Singapore's Scoot to convert six Airbus orders to larger A321neos, lease 10

Scoot, which has 37 A320neo family jets on order, had once planned to take 14 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737-800s from Singapore Airlines regional arm SilkAir.

Jul 29, 2019

China's industrial profits fall in June, add to fears of slowdown

In the first six months, industrial firms earned profits of 2.98 trillion yuan, down 2.4% from a year earlier, compared with a 2.3% drop in January-May.

Jul 28, 2019

Mexico to help create 20,000 jobs in Honduras to curb migration

Lopez Obrador did not offer more details, but also said schemes he has championed in Mexico to create jobs via youth apprenticeships and tree planting would come to Honduras too.

Jul 28, 2019

Fall in business travel drags tourism receipts to first decline since 2009

Singapore factory output at near four-year low as electronics take a hit

June's on-year industrial production print was the worst since December 2015 when it fell 11.9%, according to official data.

Jul 27, 2019

Asian shares slip on mixed US earnings, ECB rate hold

On Friday Asian share prices dropped after the European Central Bank unexpectedly held interest rates steady.

Jul 26, 2019

Billionaire Dyson to buy second lavish Singapore property

For foreigners and permanent residents to be allowed to purchase landed property in Singapore they must have made exceptional economic contributions in Singapore.

Jul 26, 2019

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North Korea test fires short-range missiles, casts doubt on nuclear talks

The second, longer-range missile appeared to be a new design, but a detailed analysis was being done to verify that, the official said.

Jul 25, 2019

Aging Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness

Singapore, the world's second-fastest aging society after South Korea, according to UN, is being seen as a test-bed on how to help graying citizens live well.

Jul 22, 2019

Australian territory gives major status to solar plan by Singapore's Sun Cable

This comes despite grid constraints and extra scrutiny from network operators to make sure new projects do not spark blackouts like those suffered two years ago.

Jul 21, 2019

Malaysian oil tanker carrying arrying 900,000 litres of diesel 'hijacked off Malaysia'

Iran says it seized British tanker, denies U.S. brought down drone

The tanker's operator, Stena Bulk, said in a statement the ship was no longer under the crew's control and could not be contacted.

Jul 20, 2019

Singapore fuel inventories hit eight-month low ahead of IMO fuel switch

A backwardated market typically has tight inventories, with the price for immediate delivery trading above future prices.

Jul 19, 2019

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