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Sony ups annual profit forecast to ¥700 bil after solid Q1

Japanese conglomerate’s earnings in music, electronic products businesses offset decline in gaming sector

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Toyota Q1 net profit rockets to US$8.2 bil, forecast unchanged

World’s top-selling automaker sees 460% surge on strong sales due to eased Covid-19 restrictions

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S. Korea posts record online shopping quarterly figures

Amid resurgent Covid-19, e-commerce transactions up over 25% from April to June

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SilTerra enters RM1.69 bil deal with China’s ChipOne Technology

DNeX unit will supply wafers used in production of semiconductor devices

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Research houses positive on Hartalega after strong Q1 results

Analysts expect glovemaker to kick on from good performance in April-June

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Solarvest bags RM66 mil contract for 17.36MW solar farm in Perak

Deal boosts new EPCC orders from LSS@Mentari programme to around RM196 mil

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Japan’s farm, food exports soar 30.8% to ¥540.7 bil in 1H 2021

Surge thanks to robust shipments of beef, alcoholic beverages like sake

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Asian marts mostly up as recovery optimism takes centre stage

Delta’s spread remains major stumbling block, with sharp spike in fresh infections across globe forcing some govts to reimpose strict curbs

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Bursa lower in tandem with regional peers

Ringgit, too, retreats as oil prices slide

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Stocks rebound, oil slips as Chinese concerns linger

Rebound attributed to bargain hunting, analysts say sentiment ever-changing from day to day

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Up direct fiscal injection to RM150 bil, govt urged

Emir Research also calls on Putrajaya to increase debt ceiling to 65% to further stimulate economy

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Hartalega rakes in RM2.26 bil net profit in Q1

This comes on back of higher average selling prices, increased sales volume

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China gaming shares dive after ‘spiritual opium’ warning

Tencent falls more than 10%, Rivals NetEase and XD Inc down 11%