UiPath appoints Lee Hawksley MD, SVP of APJ

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Brings over 20 years of experience to the role Used to be senior vice president, general manager at Twilio UiPath has announced that Lee Hawksley (pic) has joined the company as senior vice president and managing director of Asia Pacific and Japan, effective November 2022. 
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Russia to lead Sakhalin-1 as Exxon cuts and runs

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Russia is taking over the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project the same way it took over Sakhalin-2 earlier this year. Foreign investors who put politics ahead of production will soon be gone. The Western investor – Shell last time, ExxonMobil this time – has once again shown itself the door. The Japanese, on the other […]

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Japan says US showed understanding on Tokyo’s currency intervention

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Market players had expected Japan might find it difficult to secure US understanding for currency intervention, given Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s firm belief in market-determined exchange rates and the US commitment to battle inflation via monetary tightening, which has fuelled the dollar’s rise. While Japan’s intervention briefly halted the dollar’sContinue Reading

Crypto giant Coinbase gets Singapore licence

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SINGAPORE: Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, on Tuesday (Oct 11) said it has received approval from Singapore’s central bank to offer payment services in the city-state. The in-principle approval, which the central bank started giving out to crypto firms in 2021, means individuals and institutions canContinue Reading

Chinese pundits split over US decoupling prospects

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Chinese pundits are divided over Washington’s proposed plan to restructure America’s industrial supply chain by decoupling with China. Chen Feng, a writer for Guancha.cn, or The Observer, writes that US companies will not be able to relocate their high-value production lines from China to nearby countries such as India and Vietnam, which he says lack […]

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Mimos, MyEG to develop national blockchain infrastructure

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Aims to bring next-gen Web 3 applications to Malaysia MoU will propel M’sia to deliver its National Blockchain Roadmap objectives MY E.G. Services Berhad (MyEG) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mimos Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd (MTSSB) to jointly develop and work towards operating the national layer 1…Continue Reading