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(4 Oct) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is putting pressure on Standard Chartered Plc to appoint more independent directors, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Temasek, which is StanChart's biggest shareholder, however, has no immediate plans to sell its stake in the Asia-focused... 

(1 Oct) - Zadig & Voltaire, a French fashion brand, is taking over a mansion on the Left Bank of Paris to turn into a boutique hotel. Sounds nice right? Well, who exactly would the hotel cater for? Here's what the brand's founder, Thierry Gillier, reportedly told Woman's Wear Daily last week: “It will be a slightly private... 

Sylvia Lim, chairman of the Workers' Party, center, chat with her constituents at a coffee shop near her office at the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council in Singapore. (Photo Bloomberg) Now the Workers’ Party’s No. 2 official, Lim avoided the fate that befell some predecessors even after her tenacity earned a comparison...