Entrepreneurship

China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 502% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US technology curbs MOORE Threads Technology, a leading Chinese...
SC Capital begins construction of 100MW data centre in Nanko island, Osaka
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-based institutional real estate investment management firm SC Capital Partners Group on Friday (Dec 5) began construction of a data centre in Osaka, which has been allocated 100...
VinFast to invest US$500 million in India to expand manufacturing
The company plans to increase production to 150,000 annually within a year and double it in the next three years[DELHI] VinFast Auto, Vietnam’s largest carmaker, plans to invest US$500...
The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years“I’M NOT like the heroes of the founding generation, I don’t...
Capella, Micron, DHL, ST Telemedia: Almost one-third of firms on regional list of top employers have Singapore presence
The markets are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam[SINGAPORE] Almost one-third, or 32, companies on a list of the top 100 employers to...
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Sheng Siong, Sunpower, Wee Hur, Nordic
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Dec 5): CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas), Sheng Siong Group : The hospitality player...
US plans more stakes in minerals companies, Trump official says
Critical minerals such as gallium and cobalt are used in products ranging from iPhones to industrial magnets[WASHINGTON] The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals...
Hewlett Packard forecasts weak quarterly revenue, shares fall
Analysts expect macroeconomic weakness to continue to pressure the compute, storage and networking sectors[MEXICO CITY] Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Thursday (Dec...
Industrials, automakers drive European shares higher at close
Automakers led sectoral advances, climbing 2.2%, with Porsche and Mercedes-Benz adding 5.7% and 4.4% respectively[BENGALURU] European shares closed higher on Thursday (Dec 4), led by industrials and automakers, as...
Sunpower Group to buy stakes in two China thermal energy projects
It will take 15% equity interest in Xinneng Thermal Power, and the remaining interest in Changshu Thermal Power that it does not own[SINGAPORE] Sunpower Group on Thursday (Dec 4)...
EU launches antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp
[BRUSSELS] Brussels has opened a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its rollout of artificial intelligence features in WhatsApp, the European Commission said on Thursday (Dec 4), reflecting...