04 March 2026
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Lim Hui Jie

Articles by Lim Hui Jie

South Korean retail giant Coupang to compensate $1.1 billion to affected users over data breach - CNBC

BusinessDecember 30, 2025

South Korean online retail giant Coupang said it will offer 1.69 trillion South Korean won ($1.17 billion) in compensation to 34 million users affected by a massive data breach disclosed last month. …...

Asia-Pacific markets climb after AI trade lifts Wall Street overnight - CNBC

BusinessDecember 24, 2025

Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Tuesday, after AI trade lifted major Wall Street indexes overnight. Nvidia shares rose more than 1% after Reuters said the company was looking to start shi…...

China keeps benchmark lending rates steady for a seventh straight month despite weak economic data - CNBC

BusinessDecember 23, 2025

China's central bank kept its loan prime rates steady on Monday, even as the world's second largest economy has seen weak economic data and an extended slump in its property sector. The People's Ba…...

Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2% - CNBC

BusinessDecember 20, 2025

Japan's central bank on Friday raised its short-term rates to a three-decade high, marching ahead with its policy normalization, and driving a sell-off in government bonds. The Bank of Japan raised…...

Bank of Japan is poised to raise rates to a 30-year high despite economic weakness - CNBC

BusinessDecember 19, 2025

Japan's central bank on Thursday kicked off its last policy meeting of the year, with expectations that it will raise benchmark interest rates to their highest in 30 years, as it seeks to move ahead …...

Japan's exports record fastest growth in nine months, sharply beating expectations - CNBC

BusinessDecember 18, 2025

Japan's exports in November rose at their fastest rate in nine months this year, growing at 6.1% year on year, data from the country's finance ministry released Wednesday showed. The growth sharply…...

Korea Zinc sinks 14% as largest shareholder group challenges U.S.-backed plans for Tennessee smelter - CNBC

BusinessDecember 17, 2025

Korea Zinc shares nosedived on Tuesday, as its largest shareholder is reportedly opposing plans to create a U.S.-backed joint venture that will see a dilution of its equity stake in the South Korean …...

Korea Zinc sinks 13% as largest shareholder group challenges U.S.-backed plans for Tennessee smelter - CNBC

BusinessDecember 17, 2025

Korea Zinc shares plunged over 13% on Tuesday, as its largest shareholder is reportedly opposing plans to create a U.S.-backed joint venture that will see a dilution of its equity stake in the South …...

Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as AI sell-off on Wall Street continues - CNBC

BusinessDecember 17, 2025

Asia-Pacific market fell across the board Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors continued to rotate out of the artificial intelligence trade in the U.S. Shares of AI plays, like Oracle…...

Bank of Japan faces a policy dilemma as government bond yields keep hitting new highs - CNBC

BusinessDecember 5, 2025

Japan's central bank is caught in a bind as soaring government bond yields risk upending its policy normalization process. The Bank of Japan faces a stark choice: sticking with its policy of raising…...