Posts by Nathan Pine
CJ ENM Hong Kong Sells Package Of Thai Dramas To Amazon MX Player In India
CJ ENM Hong Kong, an international production division of the Korean entertainment giant, has sold a package of six Thai dramas produced by True CJ Creations to Amazon MX Player India. All episodes of the six series – Dear My Secretary, Good Doctor, 23:23, Start-Up, Happiness, and Thank You Teacher – will be available on Amazon…
Read MoreGreen card update: Changes happening to applications in July
The Trump administration is tightening its grip on legal immigration, with a series of policy changes taking effect in July that will restrict access to green cards and increase the consequences of application errors. The updates combine new visa limits set out in the State Department’s July 2026 Visa Bulletin with a federal rule that…
Read MoreEurope’s Stoxx 600 on track for biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost
Technology stocks rose 1.7 per cent and were set for their strongest quarterly gain since October 2001 Published Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · 04:55 PM EUROPEAN shares opened higher on Tuesday (Jun 30) and were on track for their biggest quarterly gain in more than five years, boosted by optimism around artificial intelligence and signs of easing…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei clocks best quarter on record on tech rebound
Published Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · 03:58 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed on Tuesday (Jun 30), powered by a rebound in technology stocks that have helped drive the gauge’s record quarterly gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 0.86 per cent to close at 70,062.32. For the April-June quarter, the index soared 37 per…
Read More‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Producer Expectation Hires Katrina Grant
EXCLUSIVE: Clarkson’s Farm maker Expectation has hired Katina Grant as Director of Development, Entertainment. The experienced entertainment formats executive joins from Mettlemouse Entertainment, the Sarah Tyekiff-led company behind Channel 4’s series The Honesty Box, which is set for a Spanish remake, and and Spencer Matthews: Am I a Psychopath? Grant will be tasked with developing ideas…
Read MoreThailand looks to invest in US LNG projects to secure supply
State-owned energy giant PTT is in talks with project developers for equity and supply on a long-term basis, sources say Published Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · 03:08 PM [WASHINGTON] Thailand is considering investments in US liquefied natural gas export projects, according to people familiar with the matter, as the South-east Asian importer of the fuel…
Read MoreGrowing oil glut spurs Asian refiners to offer cargoes to the US
Published Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · 02:10 PM [SINGAPORE] Oil output from Persian Gulf nations is ramping up so quickly as the Strait of Hormuz reopens that Asian refiners, already adequately supplied, are pushing some crude to destinations as far afield as California. While Asia is typically the biggest taker of Middle Eastern crudes, refiners…
Read MoreLogistics solutions provider All-Link Air & Sea files preliminary prospectus for mainboard IPO
It plans to expand in South-east Asia; Vietnam, Thailand identified as key growth markets [SINGAPORE] Logistics solutions provider All-Link Air & Sea on Tuesday (Jun 30) lodged a preliminary prospectus to list on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The proposed offering would mark the bourse’s third mainboard listing of the year, following JustCo…
Read MoreKevin Spacey On Being Gay: “I Always Felt That I Was Being Attacked”
Kevin Spacey went on Bill Maher‘s Club Random podcast this week and Maher was characteristically blunt from the get-go. “I’m not going to lie to you, I go by numbers with scandals,” began Maher. “If it’s like one person, I’m always like, ‘I don’t know if I wasn’t in the room.’ When it gets to…
Read MoreAdani Ports to sell 49% stake in Indian port to Swiss shipping giant MSC for US$1.4 billion
Published Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · 12:01 PM [BENGALURU] India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Tuesday (Jun 30) that Switzerland’s MSC Group will acquire a 49 per cent stake in its Vizhinjam port for US$1.4 billion, in what it said is the largest foreign private investment in domestic port infrastructure. MSC, the…
Read MoreOnetime James Bond Casting Director On One “Absolutely Essential” Trait
Deadline reported exclusively earlier this month that James Bond producers and director Denis Villeneuve have begun informing talent who have made the next round of auditions, which will occur later this summer. There is no confirmed list, but that hasn’t stopped fans and the media from throwing out names like Callum Turner, Harris Dickinson and Jacob Elordi.…
Read MoreSingtel CEO’s pay falls 17% to S$6.8 million in FY2026 on Optus incident and Singapore outages
The remuneration of other key executives, excluding the CEO, also fell 11.9 per cent [SINGAPORE] Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon had his pay slashed 16.9 per cent to S$6.8 million for FY2026, owing to the triple zero incident at its Australian unit Optus and Singapore network outages. His compensation for FY2025 stood at S$8.2 million.…
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