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China’s risky shadow banks back in spotlight after Xi’s debt crackdown
Bridging the funding gap has become more urgent as bond issuance by the special financial vehicles has fallen to its lowest level since 2020[BEIJING] China’s crackdown on borrowing by...
Singapore, Malaysia to ramp up cross-border taxi quota to 500 per country
Foreign taxis will be allowed to drop off passengers anywhere outside their home country[SINGAPORE] Singapore and Malaysia will gradually increase the quota for licensed cross-border taxis to 500, from...
Liu Chang: 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...
Big shift in AI stock trade drives hunt for new stars in Asia
Rather than completely abandon the AI trade, investors are moving to other stocks[HONG KONG] The hunt is on for new Asian equity winners from the artificial intelligence (AI) trade,...
India’s regulator withdraws pilot rest policy after IndiGo chaos
[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation watchdog has rolled back its new policy of weekly rest for pilots, reports said on Friday (Dec 5), after chaos caused by hundreds of flight...
Chaos after India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights
The disruption is another setback to the no-frills carrier, which has built its reputation on punctuality[NEW DELHI] Chaos gripped Indian airports on Thursday (Dec 4) after the country’s biggest...
Microsoft to lift productivity suite prices for businesses, governments
The company says that the changes reflect more than 1,100 new features added across Microsoft 365[BENGALURU] Microsoft will increase prices for its Microsoft 365 productivity suites globally starting July...
Indexes end near flat, supported by Fed hopes but dragged by Amazon
Markets are pricing in an 87% chance the central bank will cut rates by 25 basis points this month[BENGALURU] US stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday (Dec...
The changing face of directorship
The culture of the boardroom can make or break a director’s ability to fulfil their duties Source link
The changing face of directorships
The culture of the boardroom can make or break a director’s ability to fulfil their duties Source link
A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.The touching scene...
Wall Street opens higher as investors mull Fed rate cuts
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Dec 4) as investors parsed a fresh batch of labour market data to gauge the odds of a...