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Kerry Logistics Network Secures Top Honour from The Asset ESG Corporate Awards for the Third Year Running

Japanese Yen and US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. — Reuters pic

Dollar rises to fresh one-year high vs battered yen

Specialist trader Ned Zelles works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 21, 2015. — Reuters pic

Morgan Stanley sees S&P 500 ending 2024 at 4,500

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (third left) while visiting the Palm Oil Research and Technical Service Institute of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (PORTSIM) in Shanghai, November 13, 2023. — Bernama pic

MPOB to expand palm oil products for Chinese companies, Muslim regions in China, says Fadillah

A woman buys vegetables from a stall at a main market, on the day President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the island nation’s finance minister, presents the annual budget in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 13, 2023. — Reuters pic

Sri Lanka sets 2024 budget deficit target of 9.1pc of GDP

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Murine Tsui Modelling School launches Modelling Training Course & APAC Super Models Contest

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Mexico's Finance Ministry Rogelio Ramirez de la O hold a bilateral meeting during the Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in San Francisco, California November 12, 2023. — Reuters pic

Report: Apec’s growth to slow as persistent inflation, US-China tensions weigh

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Appier accelerates growth in third quarter with all-time highs in revenue and operating profit

Japan’s tech-heavy Nikkei gave up early gains of more than 1 per cent to end the day almost flat. — Reuters pic

Higher US yields hurt Asia equities; yen hits one-year low

ICBC’s New York-based unit, called ICBC Financial Services, got a cash injection from its Chinese parent to help pay back BNY, and it manually processed trades with the custody bank’s help, Reuters reported on Friday. — Reuters pic

In the market: Inside Wall Street’s scramble after ICBC hack

Stocks in Asia rose today while Treasuries and the dollar kept their composure, as investors took their lead from Wall Street’s Friday rally. —  AFP pic

Stocks gain, bonds calm as Fed outlook trumps Moody’s downgrade

The Japanese yen remained vulnerable, hovering not far from a one-year low against the greenback as markets remained on watch for possible intervention by Tokyo. — Reuters pic

Dollar firm ahead of US inflation data; yen hovers near one-year low

A gantry crane adorned with a logo for ports operator DP World is seen behind company signage at an entrance to the Port Botany compound in Sydney on November 13, 2023. — AFP pic

Australian ports reopen after cyberattack

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ARTTA Concept - Local interior architectural design brand winning multiple international awards through strategic commercial design, breaking the monotony of the business world, contributing to societal design value

The United States and Indonesia will discuss how to advance a potential minerals partnership aimed at stimulating trade of the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal nickel. — Reuters file pic

Sources: US, Indonesia to discuss potential for deal on EV minerals 

Sarawak Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh (2nd right) and others observe a fiberglass boat-making demonstration by the participants. — Borneo Post pic

Sarawak deputy natural resources minister talks up Tg Manis’ potential in fiberglass boat-making