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Tokyo stocks close higher ahead of vaccine roll-out

Benchmark Nikkei index closes above 30,000 for the first time since 1990

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Bitcoin hits another record high of US$50,000

Value rises 5.43%, according to CoinMarketCap portal

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March 2 extension for FGV acquisition acceptance

Maybank IB says immediate announcement will be made in event offerer receives valid acceptances

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Maybank IB upgrades banking sector call to ‘positive’

Industry’s loan growth forecasted to grow to 3.8% amidst stable household borrowings and increased corporate lending, says research house

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Saudi pushes companies to move HQs to kingdom

Riyadh says it will stop signing contracts with firms with hubs in other countries from 2024

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Bursa opens higher but retreats, ringgit rises on bullish oil prices

Both benefit from optimism about Covid-19 vaccine roll-outs

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BHP posts higher profits, as iron ore prices soar

Investors will receive record dividend of US$1.01 per share, up 55% from last 6 months

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Controversial social network Parler announces relaunch

Platform back for users who already have app; new users won’t have access till next week

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No need to re-apply for aid under Permai: Ka Siong

Those who are eligible and approved under Bantuan Prihatin Nasional 2020 will be given automatic approvals, says transport minister

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PFLNG Dua to deliver first LNG cargo next month: Petronas

The facility achieved its first LNG production in seven days upon the first gas in, says company

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Nissan denies autonomous vehicle talks with Apple

Denial follows similar statement from South Korea’s Hyundai and its affiliate Kia last week

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Tourism collapse sees Thai economy’s biggest shrink since 1997

Kingdom’s economy contracts 6.1% in 2020, with officials expecting slower 2021 expansion than previously predicted

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UMW Group records healthy January automotive sales

Sustained demand due to sales tax exemption, says conglomerate