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PINTEC’s Subsidiary ZIITECH Makes Its Debut at Tech Week Singapore 2025
BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: PT) (“PINTEC” or the “Company”), a leading technology platform committed to enabling innovative financial and digital solutions for businesses worldwide, today...
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IMO Delays Vote on Global Shipping Carbon Tax by One Year After U.S. Pressure Campaign
Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of the world’s first global carbon pricing system on shipping at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee in...
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Trump Just Torpedoed Investors’ Big Bets on Decarbonizing Shipping
Today, members of the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone a major vote on the world’s first truly global carbon pricing scheme. The yearlong delay came in response to a pressure campaign led by the U.S. The Net-Zero Framework —...
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US-led alliance wins a year’s delay in adoption of green shipping deal
A landmark deal to clean up the global shipping industry’s emissions has been postponed for at least a year, after a successful campaign by the US and Saudi Arabia to delay its adoption. In April 2025, governments provisionally agreed the...
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MiCA Was Just the Start – The EU Could Have a Far Greater Role to Play in Cryptocurrency
By Peter Curk MiCA marked a turning point for Europe, proving the EU can lead in crypto regulation. But to stay ahead, it must build on this foundation, expanding MiCA to include DeFi, NFTs, and staking, creating a cohesive, enforceable framework...
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GIC sues Nio: Singapore shares of Chinese EV maker bounce back after $1.6 billion wipeout
SINGAPORE - The Singapore-listed shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio rebounded on Oct 17, a day after the stock’s plunge wiped off more than $1.6 billion in market value. The sell-off on Oct 16 came after news that Singapore...
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Trafigura acquires warehousing firm Grafton’s Singapore business
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The Business Times Singapore
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The deal marks the metal trader’s return to the London Metal Exchange warehousing industry [SINGAPORE] Trafigura Group has acquired a metals warehousing firm with sizable operations in Singapore, as a mountain of surplus inventory in the Asian...
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Georgia can become «Singapore of the Caucasus» - Mikhail Namadov
CEO of Kairos Logistics Mikhail Namadov believes that Zangezuri at this stage is just a project that will not have a significant impact on Georgia in the next 2-3 years. “Currently it is a concept, and I do not expect that in the next 2-3 years we...
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Trump sinks global shipping climate tax
“They killed [the agreement]. The lack of leadership from the EU makes my blood boil,” said one person with knowledge of the discussions, also granted anonymity to speak candidly. However, the move garnered support from major fossil fuels...
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U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on regulations to move the...
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Malaysia, Singapore to conduct feasibility study for second power interconnection
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Xinhua News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Singapore's energy solutions firm SP Group and Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI), signed a joint development agreement on Friday to conduct a full...
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Leveling up as a developer: The soft skills that define global engineering leadership
Every developer begins the same way, solving problems one pull request at a time. The early years of a software career are shaped by syntax, frameworks, and clean architecture. But over time, as the problems grow larger and the systems more...
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Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise closes 0.9% below IPO price in mainboard debut
[SINGAPORE] Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise debuted on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Oct 16), closing 0.9 per cent below its initial public offering (IPO) price of S$0.58. It opened the day 8.6 per...
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Floating Power: ST Engineering, Siemens Energy to Build Estrella del Mar IV
ST Engineering’s Marine business and Siemens Energy have been awarded a second contract by Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda), a subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation, to deliver Estrella del Mar IV, a barge-mounted power plant to Santo...
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Business : SHB Opens First Overseas Manufacturing Facility In Johor With RM600 Mln Investment
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 17 (Bernama) – Automotive motor manufacturer SHB today opened its first overseas manufacturing facility in the Senai Airport City (SAC) Free Zone, with an investment of RM600 million. SHB chief executive officer Carolyn Wang said...
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LTMS project a key success in Asean energy cooperation, says Fadillah
KUALA LUMPUR: The 43rd Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) highlighted Asean's ongoing progress towards building a connected energy future, with the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore (LTMS) Power Integration Project being recognised as a key...
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HMI Medical group CEO Chin Wei Jia named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 Singapore
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The Business Times Singapore
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She will represent the country at the prestigious EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award in June next year [SINGAPORE] Chin Wei Jia, group chief executive officer of healthcare provider HMI Medical, has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year...
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LTMS power project key success in ASEAN energy cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR: The 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting highlighted ASEAN’s ongoing progress towards building a connected energy future. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration...
Philippines DoE unveils framework for carbon credits in energy sector
The Department of Energy (DoE) in the Philippines has introduced the nation’s initial set of regulations for carbon credits within the energy sector. This initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, draw investments in clean energy, and...
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'Papaya rules' can derail Lando Norris as Singapore clash threatens McLaren drivers' split
Lando Norris has admitted that there will be “repercussions until the end of the season” after his costly clash with teammate Oscar Piastri in Singapore, a rare but telling moment of pressure that threatens to define McLaren’s championship battle....
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