TOKYO – In a year littered with economic and geopolitical landmines, China has at least one reason for optimism: Kevin McCarthy. Observers are plenty busy detailing why the US House of Representatives swinging to Republican control adds to Xi Jinping’s long list of headaches. Among the biggest: the risk has never been higher that Washington […]Continue Reading
Aims to further develop its cybersecurity insurtech platformÂ
Funds will go towards expanding services, deepen presence in Asia  Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Blackpanda has raised US$15 million (RM64.6 mil) in its Series A funding round co-led by Primavera Venture Partners and Gaw Capital Partners. San Francisco based WI Harper, also participated in this…Continue Reading
The cabinet has extended the double tax deduction period for another two years for contributions made to 13 public health foundations via E-donation.Continue Reading
Kiegan Tan Ming Ren, 32, was given 17 months’ jail and a fine of S$60,000, after pleading guilty in December to five charges under the Remote Gambling Act and Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act.Continue Reading
Huawei Technologies, a Shenzhen-based telecommunication equipment maker, has successfully achieved zero carbon emissions in a Tianjin port with the use of its 5G technology and the BeiDou navigation satellite system. The company said it had turned the Section C Terminal in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin into the world’s first zero-carbon […]Continue Reading
Two critical issues have been increasingly affecting the situation between Washington and Seoul, whose frequent invocations of rock-solid alliance cooperation belie unease about crucial areas of partnership First, South Korea desires ever more alliance-partner defense and security reassurance from the US in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear threat and Chinese revisionism. Yet […]Continue Reading
Almost 10,000 taxis have had their meters adjusted in accordance with the recent fare increase, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Claims JHB1 will be the most sustainable data centre in Malaysia
Will be funded under AirTrunkâs sustainability linked loan framework Australian based Asia Pacific hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk, announced last week its entry into Malaysia with plans to develop a Australian dollar multi-billion 150+ megawatt (MW) data centre. Named AirTrunk JHB1…Continue Reading
Hundreds of residents and small business owners in Rayong have filed lawsuits for damages worth 5 billion baht against Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC), PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) and government agencies over an oil spill last year.Continue Reading
Electric vehicles are finally going mainstream. After decades of waiting for the EV revolution, more and more people worldwide are finally driving them. Driven by strong growth in China and Europe, EV sales crossed a critical milestone in 2022 with 10% of the global vehicle market share. As more governments, large and small, look to promote electric-vehicle […]Continue Reading