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        <title><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram - Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Blocks Meta’s Manus Takeover, Upending a Bet on Singapore’s AI Sanctuary Role]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A 54-character directive from Beijing has unwound a $2 billion deal — and with it, the idea that Singapore could serve as a neutral bridge between Chinese AI talent and American capital.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Manus AI logo arranged on a computer in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Chinese officials are reviewing Meta Platforms Inc.&apos;s $2b purchase of artificial intelligence platform Manus for possible technology export control violations, the Financial Times reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Novartis to Buy Breast Cancer Drug for as Much as $3 Billion]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fosun Shares Rebound on Shareholders’ Pledge to Boost Stake]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore to Ban Caged Lorries for Worker Transport From 2027]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tata’s Outsider CEO Battles Multiple Crises After Bad Year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Natarajan Chandrasekaran’s legacy will shape India’s appetite for professional management in a country still devoted to dynasties.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanjai P R]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:30:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Munich Airport Disruptions Ease After Drones Halt Flights]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-03/german-authorities-suspend-flights-at-munich-over-drone-sighting</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:11:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Boeing Plans New Airplane to Succeed 737 Max, WSJ Reports]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labubu Craze to Spur 350% Surge in Profit, China’s Pop Mart Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-15/labubu-craze-to-spur-350-surge-in-profit-china-s-pop-mart-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ola Electric Plunges as Losses More Than Double Amid Sales Drop]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 03:57:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An advertisement hang at a newly-opened Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. store in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. Ola Electric announced opening of 3,200 new stores in a single day, as India’s biggest e-scooter maker seeks to expand its local footprint and address customer frustration related to shortcomings in service.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Raises Charges on Small Parcels, Targeting Chinese Retailers]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-09/us-slaps-higher-taxes-on-small-parcels-in-tit-for-tat-trade-war</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Parcels wait for delivery outside a Deppon Logistics Co. sorting center in Shanghai, China, on Friday, April 4, 2025. De minimis tariff exemptions, which currently allow packages worth as much as $800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the US duty free, will end on May 2. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bigger Than Musk’s X Takeover, Seven & i’s Proposal to Rank Among Top Buyout Deals]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/seven-i-management-proposal-to-be-among-biggest-buyout-deals</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jinshan Hong]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Sees 2024 GDP Growth at Upper Half of Forecast]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Orchard Road area in Singapore, on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Orchard Road shopping strip is a global hub for tourism and high-end retail that’s boomed along with the nation’s rise, reshaping a swath of nutmeg plantations and pepper farms first cultivated over a century ago.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Most in Asia Sustain Manufacturing Growth Even as China Slows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnam Exports Post Biggest Monthly Gain Since January]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 02:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Orders Facebook, X to Block Chinese Tycoon Guo’s Posts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 02:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s MAS Sees 2024 GDP Growth Near Upper Half of Forecast]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Exports Fall More Than Expected on Weak Electronics]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Containers stacked at the Tanjong Pagar Terminal in Singapore, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Singapore’s port, already one of the busiest in the world, is facing a sustained period of congestion as vessel diversions to avoid the Red Sea push more container ships to the Asian maritime hub.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Growth Quickens, Fueled by Manufacturing Revival]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Sundaram]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Buildings under construction in Singapore, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Singapore expects its budget to swing back to a surplus in the fiscal year beginning April, as recent tax increases shore up revenue and help pay for social assistance seen as priority for the city-state&apos;s new generation of leaders.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia in Talks With Chinese Investors to Build Data Centers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ram Anand]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:21:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnam Appoints New Enforcer of Its Anti-Corruption Campaign]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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