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South Korea’s top 5 billionaires grow $20.1B richer as Samsung chairman’s fortune nearly triples

South Korea’s top 5 billionaires grow $20.1B richer as ...

The five richest billionaires in South Korea added US$20.1 billion to their comb...

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Mangosteen prices surpass durian in Malaysia amid farming shift

Mangosteen prices surpass durian in Malaysia amid farmi...

Mangosteen, dubbed by locals the “queen of fruits,” has become more expensive th...

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VPBank partners Western Union to launch real-time remittance payouts in Vietnam

VPBank partners Western Union to launch real-time remit...

Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) has expanded its partner...

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Singapore’s biggest supermarket chain FairPrice freezes prices on 100 items to ease cost of living

Singapore’s biggest supermarket chain FairPrice freezes...

Supermarket operator FairPrice Group will roll out a price freeze on 100 of its ...

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Son of Singapore’s ‘Popiah King’ Sam Goi named CEO of consumer goods firm PSC Corp

Son of Singapore’s ‘Popiah King’ Sam Goi named CEO of c...

Singapore’s consumer goods company PSC Corporation, chaired by popiah billionair...

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Dollar strengthens against dong

Dollar strengthens against dong

The U.S. dollar strengthened against the Vietnamese dong Friday morning while it...

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Worker wins nearly $4,500 as Singapore court rejects company’s bid to pay overtime with allowance

Worker wins nearly $4,500 as Singapore court rejects co...

A migrant worker has prevailed in a two-year legal dispute after the High Court ...

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Malaysian billionaire Syed Mokhtar Albukhary reportedly considers $125M IPO for property developer WM Senibong

Malaysian billionaire Syed Mokhtar Albukhary reportedly...

Malaysian billionaire Syed Mokhtar Albukhary and Australia's Walker Corporation ...

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Singapore's Olam Group CEO, chairman to step down in leadership reshuffle

Singapore's Olam Group CEO, chairman to step down in le...

Singapore-listed Olam Group's founder and group CEO ​Sunny Verghese, along with ...

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Thailand launches used cooking oil-for-fuel exchange campaign

Thailand launches used cooking oil-for-fuel exchange ca...

A major Thai oil company has launched a campaign allowing people to exchange use...

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Thailand revises growth outlook with 4 scenarios amid Middle East tensions

Thailand revises growth outlook with 4 scenarios amid M...

Thailand’s economic outlook is facing mounting uncertainty as the ongoing confli...

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Vietnam cuts all fuel taxes to zero through June

Vietnam cuts all fuel taxes to zero through June

Vietnam's lawmaking body, the National Assembly (NA), has approved cutting all f...

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GDP rises 7.83% in Q1, highest in 16 years

GDP rises 7.83% in Q1, highest in 16 years

Vietnam’s economy in the first quarter expanded 7.83% year-on-year, highest in 1...

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Vietnam secures fuel supply through April as Middle East crisis surpasses 1970s oil shocks

Vietnam secures fuel supply through April as Middle Eas...

Vietnam’s domestic fuel supply is sufficient to meet demand through the end of A...

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From ruins to opportunity: Why foreigners are buying Japan’s abandoned houses

From ruins to opportunity: Why foreigners are buying Ja...

Foreign buyers from the U.S., Canada and Australia are increasingly purchasing a...

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South Korean CEO Lee Seung-gun to sell home to help cover employees’ rent

South Korean CEO Lee Seung-gun to sell home to help cov...

What started as an April Fool’s joke by South Korean startup founder Lee Seung-g...