manufacturing

CHICAGO (April 18): Boeing Co. plans to lay off hundreds of engineers in Washington state and other locations -- and may eliminate more jobs later this year as the planemaker contends with slowing aircraft sales.

SINGAPORE (April 7): Maybank Kim Eng is anticipating robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates to register at over 2.8% y-o-y, prior to the 1Q17 GDP flash estimate announcement schedule for release next Thursday on April 13.

SINGAPORE (April 4): Singapore’s firms turned in a mixed payment performance for the first quarter of 2017, with improvements seen in manufacturing and retail sectors while the construction industry’s payment performance continues to decline, accordin

SINGAPORE (April 4): China’s spending on robotics and related service is projected to more than double in the years to come, growing to US$59.4 billion ($83 billion) in 2020 from US$24.6 billion currently, according to IDC’s latest edition of its Worl

SINGAPORE (March 30): CIMB Research has issued a non-rated report on NSL Limited following the release of the industrial group’s FY16 annual report last Wednesday.

SYDNEY (March 28): South Korean workers' wages are rising faster than those of regional rivals, and the power of the nation's sprawling conglomerates, or chaebols, remains unchecked, highlighting a lack of serious economic reform. Yet manufacturi

SINGAPORE (March 27): Top Glove Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Top Glove Sdn Bhd (TGSB), last Friday entered into an agreement with Japan’s Fimatec to establish a joint venture (JV) with the purpose of engaging in the business of manufacturing

SINGAPORE (March 24): With solid cash flows and little debt, tech and electronic component manufacturers have long been favourites among yield-seeking investors.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (March 20): Higher labor costs and stricter regulations keep nudging Eric Li’s glass factory in southeast China toward insolvency, even though his lampshades are on the shelves at Home Depot. President Donald Trump’s threatened tar

SINGAPORE (March 6): Maybank Kim Eng Research has downgraded its rating on Q&M Dental from “buy” to “hold”, lowering its target price on the stock to 71 cents from $1 previously on the group’s FY16 core earnings miss.