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Asia's ultra rich men willing to give away 9% of their wealth for charity

Asia's ultra rich men willing to give away 9% of their wealth for charity

Donations from people with more than $100M rose by 10% in 2011, with giving increasing most in North America and Asia Pacific.

Thai Beverage profit soars 55.4% to 9,419m baht

Thanks to the 44% sales growth in international market.

Singapore world's 5th favorite second home location for ultra rich

Assuming a luxury home buyer has US$20M to spend, where should they start looking beside Singapore?

Wilmar gets the jitters with 70.2% profit crash to US$117.1

Blame the nasty results on losses in oilseeds and sugar.

Here's the truth behind Noble's sour gains from sugar production

Looks like Noble has to rethink its newly acquired Brazilian sugar mills.

Singapore high-end residential prices dip amidst rental declines

Average prices in Singapore’s luxury prime market declined by 2.9% q-o-q, says Jones Lang LaSalle.

Chart of the Day: Total trade reaches S$252b

Total exports and total imports grew by 1.4% and 4.6% respectively.

ST Engineering profit up 10% to $143m

Aerospace, Electronics and Marine sectors led the way with stronger revenues.

Yanlord Land profit up 1,702.7% to RMB735.6M

Tremendous growth attributed to vast unit deliveries, and revaluation and disposal gains.

Bicycle and dwelling thefts on the rise

3.3% increase a blemish in what was otherwise a solid crimefighting 1H12.

Public procurement rules overhauled to discourage fraud

New system will discourage single bids and lengthen bid submissions.

Company bosses complain Singaporeans too choosy on jobs: survey

1 in 2 companies claim the Singaporeans are choosy when it comes to work.

Check out these extreme scenarios in Singapore's inflation trend

Headline inflation plateaued to 4.7%, but core inflation matters more for policy.

Why SMRT struggles with energy cost inflation and ComfortDelGro does not

CD has hedged 90% of its fuel needs and 60% of its electricity needs for 2H12, says CIMB.

Cosco's urgent need to refill its order book intensifies

The company will exhaust the delivery of the 39 bulk carriers by June 2013.

Noble Group severely hit by US drought

The agriculture segment was down mainly due to negative oilseed crush margins.

Here's why Golden Agri-Resources' 2Q12 results are not as bad as it looks

The 33% profit plunge was due to intentionally delayed shipments, says Nomura.