Posts by Nathan Pine
Lola Petticrew In ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’
Cannes newbie Lola Petticrew will get their moment in the sun when British filmmaker Clio Barnard’s powerfully resonant I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has its premiere at the 58th Directors’ Fortnight. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Keiran Goddard’s stunning 2024 novel about social and class inequality, the film charts the lives of five 30-year-old childhood friends. “They’re…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei ends near three-week low as AI-stock selloff weighs
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 03:23 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a near three-week low on Wednesday (May 20), with SoftBank Group leading the decline, as investors locked in profits on AI-related stocks that had powered the market’s recent rally. The Nikkei slipped 1.23 per cent to 59,804.41, its lowest close…
Read MoreLondon’s Global Healthcare Opportunities and Singapore-based CBC Group to merge creating investment giant: FT
The merger is expected to create a US$21 billion investor employing more than 200 professionals globally Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 02:20 PM [BENGALURU] One of Europe’s largest healthcare private equity funds, Global Healthcare Opportunities, and Asia’s CBC Group are merging to create the world’s biggest investment manager in the healthcare sector, the Financial…
Read MoreEros Innovation Founder Kishore Lulla On Need For ‘Sovereign’ & Culturally Specific AI
It was an AI-generated video of the goddess Lakshmi that convinced Eros Innovation founder Kishore Lulla that India needed a different approach to AI. “I was playing with some LLMs and wanted to make a video out of our goddess Lakshmi,” says Lulla, sitting down with Deadline on the sidelines of Eros Innovation’s ‘AI in…
Read MoreChina says it will buy 200 Boeing jets, seek extension of US tariff truce
The two sides will seek reciprocal levies cuts on US$30 billion or more of goods each, the Chinese ministry says Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 01:26 PM [BEIJING] China will buy 200 Boeing jets and seek an extension of the trade agreement with the US that was reached in Kuala Lumpur last year, the…
Read MoreGardenia axes over 100 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees [SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Malaysia, with 141 staff at its Pandan Loop facility to be retrenched. The move is part of “ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and maintain competitiveness amid an…
Read More‘In The City’ Premiere Episode Addresses ‘Summer House’ Scandal As The Bravoverse Expands
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Summer House Season 10 finale and the In the City Season 1 premiere. Bravo extended the Summer House universe with one of the most seamless transitions into a spinoff series since The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules crossover. Summer House ended its tenth season…
Read MoreOCBC outbids banks on HSBC Indonesia deal by wide margin: sources
The higher offer allows OCBC to enter bilateral negotiations to finalise the deal Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 11:10 AM [SINGAPORE] OCBC substantially outbid rivals in a recent deal to buy HSBC Holdings’s retail and wealth assets in Indonesia, by more than US$100 million in most cases, according to people familiar with the matter.…
Read MoreYangzijiang Shipbuilding shareholders pull stock down 3.3% on margin-dilutive orders
The counter dips as much as 5.3% to a two-month low, but pares some losses to close 3.3% down [SINGAPORE] Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell on Wednesday (May 20) as investors reacted to its admission that current market demand for small- to mid-size vessels will be relatively dilutive to shipbuilding margins compared with larger vessels.…
Read MoreSingapore GasCo has bought enough LNG to last for rest of year
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 10:25 AM [SINGAPORE] Singapore has bought enough liquefied natural gas (LNG) to last through the end of the year, as it replaces shipments stuck behind the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war. State-owned Singapore GasCo, which was established last year, secured shipments from regions outside the Middle…
Read MoreTony-Nominated Pulitzer Winner ‘Liberation’ Sets London Production
Bess Wohl‘s Liberation, the Tony nominated play and 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner, will be produced in London next year, producers announced today. Producers Daryl Roth, Eva Price, and Rachel Sussman made the announcement, and Liberation will be presented by them in association with Olivier Award-winning producers Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions at a…
Read MoreSingapore among global firms eyeing Hong Kong listings as IPO rebound broadens
The foreign listing hopefuls represent sectors including technology, consumer, and financials Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 09:20 AM [SINGAPORE] About 10 companies from countries including Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore have filed for Hong Kong listings this year and some others are exploring options, an exchange executive said, as the market’s robust IPO momentum…
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