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WASHINGTON (June 22): Some White House officials are trying to restart talks with China to avoid a trade war before US tariffs on Chinese products take effect July 6, three people familiar with the plans said, setting up a battle with others in the admini

SINGAPORE (June 21): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) with a lower fair value estimate of $1.34 compared to $1.44 previously, after raising its discount rate assumption to 8.2% from 7.8%.

SINGAPORE (Apr 4): Schroders is raising its global growth forecasts for the next two years on the back of buoyant economic activity, but warns of uncertainty for investors amid a corresponding rise in interest rates.

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Concerns about trade tensions seemed to ease early this week on news that China and US officials are negotiating ways to reduce trade imbalances. But investors should not break out the champagne just yet.

SINGAPORE (Mar 28): Asia remains a growth favorite for businesses and investors even if tensions between the US and China escalate into a full-blown trade war, according to Singapore’s Economic Development Board.

GENEVA (Mar 27): China asked the US to provide compensation for lost trade due to President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, in a preliminary step that could lead to a dispute between the two nations at the World Trade Organization

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Mar 26): The US and South Korea reached an agreement on revising the allies’s six-year-old bilateral trade deal and President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported steel, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

WASHINGTON (Mar 8): The US may exempt countries based on national security considerations from steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that President Donald Trump plans to impose, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday.

SINGAPORE (Feb 8): Communication design and production group Kingsmen Creatives says its US-subsidiary, Kingsmen Xperience, has entered into a licensing agreement with Hasbro International to create, build and operate the NERF brand of family entertainmen

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): Singapore jumped ahead of European economies Germany, Switzerland and Finland into third place on the strength of its top ranking in the tertiary-efficiency category in the 2018 Bloomberg Innovation Index.