Posts by Nathan Pine
Five things about Philip Yeo, former EDB chairman and outgoing CDL director
[SINGAPORE] Veteran public servant and economic heavyweight Philip Yeo made headlines on Tuesday (Jul 15), when news broke that he was retiring from City Development Limited’s (CDL) board of directors. This comes some months after a high-profile dispute between the property developer’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman Kwek, the group chief…
Read MoreUS satellites capture China’s space activities
United States satellites recently captured “crystal-clear” images revealing increased Chinese activity in space, as both powers race to dominate this domain beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Maxar Technologies, a Colorado-based satellite imagery company, told Newsweek that its non-Earth imaging (NEI) capability provides what it describes as “advanced visual intelligence” of any object in Earth’s orbit by capturing…
Read More‘Rick And Morty’ Producer Behind ‘The Rejects’ Animation; ITV Doubles Down On Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ – Global Briefs
‘Rick And Morty’ Producer Behind ‘The Rejects’ Animation EXCLUSIVE: Rick and Morty producer Rick Mischel is co-producing a Scottish-Canadian animation about rejects featuring the Lady of the Lake, Dr Watson and Friar Tuck. John McEwan-Whyte is creating The Rejects and Mischel, who is also behind Sony’s upcoming animated feature Goat, is producing with So Awkward…
Read MoreSouth Korea seeks to unlock property money in ‘Kospi 5,000’ drive
SOUTH Korea is seeking to redirect household wealth concentrated in real estate into equities, according to a lawmaker spearheading a committee tasked with supercharging the nation’s stock market. “Reviving the stock market is one of the president’s key political goals,” Oh Gi-hyoung, chairperson of the special committee on “Kospi 5,000”, said in a Bloomberg News…
Read MoreMap shows where US aircraft carriers are in Indo-Pacific
A Newsweek map shows that four United States aircraft carriers were underway across the Indo-Pacific this week—from the country’s West Coast to waters off the Arabian Peninsula. With regard to the deployment of its aircraft carrier strike groups, the U.S. Navy said it is a symbol of Washington’s commitment to maintaining what it calls “a…
Read MoreCompetition watchdog seeks public feedback on proposed takeover of Seaco by Stonepeak-linked company
[SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is seeking public feedback on the proposed acquisition of Global Sea Containers (Seaco) by special purpose vehicle Typewriter Ascend. On Wednesday (Jul 16), the competition watchdog said it accepted a joint application from the companies for a decision on whether the proposed transaction would be anti-competitive.…
Read MoreCiti to boost Japan investment banking headcount up to 15%, executive says
[HONG KONG] Citigroup plans to raise its investment banking headcount in Japan by 10 to 15 per cent over the next year and make new hires in Australia, as part of its strategy to bolster growth in the Asia Pacific, its top regional banker said. Rising interest in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan…
Read MoreCraig Erwich On Disney’s Emmy Haul, ‘Paradise’s “Breathtaking” S2 Opener & ‘Only Murders’ S5 Setting, ‘Abbott Elementary’ & ‘Mid-Century’ Future
More strong Emmy showings from Disney+’s Andor, FX’s The Bear and What We Do In The Shadows and Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building as well as breakthrough performances from Hulu’s Paradise and FX limited series Dying for Sex helped Disney earn 137 Emmy nominations across platforms including ABC, Disney+, FX, Hulu and Nat Geo.…
Read MoreRobert Eggers Eyeing Reunion With Aaron-Taylor Johnson And Lily Rose-Depp On His Next Film ‘Werwulf’ At Focus Features
Robert Eggers is getting the wheels in motion on his next film Werwulf, as sources have confirmed to Deadline that Aaron-Taylor Johnson is set to star in the Focus Features pic, and Lily Rose-Depp is in talks. Eggers will direct and co-wrote the script with his The Northman co-writer Sjón. Werwulf is getting a Christmas Day…
Read MoreTikTok’s Chinese workers seek tax compensation for US relocation
[BEIJING] Some of TikTok’s Chinese employees are requesting company compensation for additional taxes incurred due to their relocation to the US, according to sources familiar with the matter. The workers are asking TikTok to cover any tax liabilities exceeding the 45 per cent cap they would be subject to in China, the sources said, requesting…
Read More‘Trump’s Power & The Rule Of Law’: Michael Kirk On His Latest ‘Frontline’ About POTUS’ Power Play And Why It Might Lead To Supreme Court Showdown
In one of the interviews for the new Frontline project Trump’s Power & The Rule of Law, one of the Donald Trump‘s most strident defenders, attorney Mike Davis, says, “I think retribution is an important component of justice.” Another voice, Steve Bannon, is insistent that, as he looks to amass presidential authority, Trump “is not…
Read MoreAsia: Hong Kong stocks lifted by Nvidia rally
[HONG KONG] Tech firms led another rally in Hong Kong stocks Wednesday after US titan Nvidia said it would resume exports of key chips to China after Washington pledged to remove licensing curbs. However, other Asian markets were mixed as they weighed Indonesia’s trade deal with Washington and a spike in US inflation that saw…
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