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China’s Unitree expected to file for IPO in fourth quarter

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics is expected to submit its listing application documents between October and December, according to a statement on its X account on Tuesday. The startup said in July that it has begun the process for a potential IPO. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Susan Fenton)

DBS’s bid for Alliance Bank stake stalls on regulatory delay, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -DBS Group’s effort to acquire a stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia has hit a snag as Singapore’s largest bank awaits regulatory approval to begin discussions, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Vertical Theme, the largest shareholder in DBS and Alliance Bank, filed separate applications with Malaysia’s central bank about …

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Indonesia’s central bank wants rupiah to trade around 16,300 a dollar

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s central bank has been guiding the rupiah to a stronger level and will try to get it to trade around 16,300 a dollar, its governor said on Tuesday, after the currency fell amid unrest across the country. “The rupiah, which yesterday morning had reached 16,560 (per dollar) … today we have stabilised …

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Russia’s Novatek hires Leonard Neo as LNG marketing manager in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Novatek has hired Leonard Neo as an LNG marketing manager in Singapore, according to Neo’s LinkedIn post on Tuesday. Neo was previously with French utility Engie for more than seven years, per his LinkedIn profile. He was previously a senior LNG trading analyst there before becoming …

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Thailand foreign visitors drop 7.16% y/y in first eight months of 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s foreign tourist arrivals this year up to the end of August fell 7.16% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday. There were 21.9 million foreign visitors during the period, it said in a statement, with China the largest source market with 3.1 million arrivals. In August, …

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Japan PM to ask ministers to compile economic package, Sankei says

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to ask ministers as early as this week to compile an economic stimulus package to address inflation and Trump administration tariffs, the Sankei newspaper said on Tuesday, citing government sources. The plan follows a meeting on Tuesday between the secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and its …

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China’s stock margin financing hits record high as investors chase rally

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s outstanding margin financing has reached a new record high of 2.29 trillion yuan ($320 billion), surpassing the previous peak set a decade ago, as investors ramp up leveraged bets to join a liquidity-fuelled stock market rally. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Outstanding margin financing – money investors borrow to buy …

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