Anytime Fitness Asia’s owner is considering selling the gym operator in a deal that could be valued at as much as US$400 million (RM1.62 billion) including debt, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Anytime Fitness Asia’s owner weighing US$400 mil sale — Bloomberg

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc is considering options for its Chongqing, China-based facility, including bringing in an investor to help accelerate growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

SK Hynix mulling options for US$3 bil Chongqing plant — Bloomberg

(Aug 4): Vast, a 3D-modeling startup, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to people with knowledge of the matter.


The company is working with Bank of America Corp and China International Capital Corp (CICC) on a potential sha...

Alibaba-backed 3D-modelling startup Vast said to weigh HK IPO — Bloomberg

Shein Global Holdings Ltd is considering lowering the cost of investment for late backers that came in at an up to US$64 billion (RM262.14 billion) valuation, people familiar with the matter said, as the fast-fashion retailer prepares for a Hong Kong listing at a much lower value.

Shein to weigh cost reset for late backers before Hong Kong IPO — Bloomberg

DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its second fundraising round that it’s suspending the deal for now, people familiar with the matter said, days after comments widely attributed to founder Liang Wenfeng about US-Chinese AI competition went viral.

DeepSeek to tell backers of funding pause after viral posts — Bloomberg

A lack of recent multibillion dollar deals made the race for a role on CATL’s Hong Kong listing even more competitive, despite low fees for bankers and a US blacklisting hanging over the world’s biggest battery maker.

Wall Street bankers race to grab slice of US$5 bil CATL deal

(June 15): Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of batteries for electric cars, has priced its jumbo stock offering at 410 yuan per share, people familiar with the matter said. 

The Chinese company, better known as CATL, was seeking about 45 billion y...

Chinese battery maker CATL prices jumbo stock offering

Chinese technology giant Tencent kicked off its offer of bonds worth up to US$6 billion in Hong Kong today, launching the sale even as riot police fired pepper spray to disperse protesters in the city's central business district.

Tencent seeks US$6 billion in bond sale as protests hit Hong Kong

Malaysia welcomes investment from Bahrain and is ready to expand cooperation in various fields, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Malaysia welcomes Bahrain investment, seeks to expand cooperation

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday attended the Formula One (F1) Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying session at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC), where he also inspected preparations and the overall running of the race.

Anwar visits Sepang International Circuit for pit tour, welcome dinner

A Malaysian pilot held in Jakarta over a drug-smuggling case will stay in custody for another 30 days under a court order, after his initial 60-day detention lapsed.

Detention of pilot in Jakarta extended another 30 days — police

Four areas in Johor and Sarawak recorded air pollutant index (API) readings at unhealthy levels as of 6pm on Saturday.

Haze: Four areas in Johor, Sarawak record unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 6pm

India’s markets regulator is considering easing position limits for non-agricultural commodity derivatives and changing settlement rules for some farm contracts, as it seeks to deepen trading and attract more genuine hedgers.

India mulls commodity derivatives changes to boost liquidity

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that the government will announce a special allocation for youth in Budget 2027, which will be tabled on Oct 9.

Anwar hints at special allocation for youth in Budget 2027

Pakatan Harapan (PH) is expected to announce its candidates for the Melaka state election within the next one or two weeks, says PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Melaka polls: PH to announce candidates in one or two weeks, says Amirudin

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet both of the frontrunners to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, people familiar with the matter said.

Merz will meet frontrunners for Lagarde job as ECB race heats up — Bloomberg

Barisan Nasional (BN) is open to discussions on the form of cooperation with any political party for the Melaka state election, including anyone interested in using the coalition’s logo, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

BN open to cooperation talks, use of coalition logo in Melaka polls, says Mohamed Khaled

Malaysia has formally gazetted the removal of import duty on qualifying minted gold bars, a “timely and practical” move two business groups said would strengthen the competitiveness of the local gold and jewellery industry.

Malaysia scraps 10% import duty on minted gold bars, business groups welcome move

Meta has acknowledged that a technical error in its system had caused legitimate WhatsApp user activity to be wrongly identified as rule violations, affecting more than half of the cases in the first batch submitted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Meta admits technical error affected some WhatsApp accounts — MCMC