-- Rex International (SGX:5WH) named Mike Hopkinson as its new chief operating officer, according to a Wednesday filing with the Singapore Exchange.
Shares of the oil and gas exploration company were down over 1% in Thursday trading.
Hopkinson succeeds Svein Kjellesvik, who is retiring, the filing added.
Hopkinson has been the general manager of the company's subsidiary, Masirah Oil, since 2023.
Humanwell Healthcare (SHA:600079) unit obtained China's regulatory approval to begin clinical trials for RFUS-188 to treat acute pain, according to a Thursday filing with the Shanghai bourse.The drug targets peripheral kappa opioid receptors without crossing the blood-brain barrier, potentially eliminating the addiction, respiratory depression and other severe side effects of traditional opioidsShares of the pharmaceutical company declined 1% in recent trade.
A Tibet Huayu Mining (SHA:601020) shareholder plans to reduce part of its holdings to meet its own business development needs, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Thursday.Qinghai Western Rare Precious Metals will offload 8,200,000 shares, or around 1% of the mining company's total shares, between May 29 and Aug. 28.Qinghai Western Rare Precious Metals currently owns 72,336,364 shares, or 8.8% of the company's total shares.
Taiwan Mask (TPE:2338) board approved a plan to privately place up to 20 million shares in one to three tranches within a year, according to a filing with the Taiwan Exchange on Wednesday.Shares of the photomask manufacturer jumped about 10% in Thursday's midday trade.Proceeds from the offering are earmarked for working capital, factory expansion, machinery and equipment procurement, debt repayment, and other long-term development needs.Potential subscribers may include insider and related parties such as Luminous Rise Investment, TrueLight Corp., Star Fusion Group, and ALi Corp. (TPE:3041), although no final placees have been selected, it said.