The empire has struck back with a vengeance, as Anglo-Indian Rishi Sunak takes the United Kingdom’s national helm as its first-ever non-Caucasian prime minister. In a country that has had a sometimes vexed relationship with multi-culturalism, it speaks much of the millennial UK’s embrace of its ethnic minorities that Sunak has become prime minister. It […]Continue Reading
Job postings for safe entry ambassadors had prompted speculation that tighter COVID-19 restrictions could be reimposed.Continue Reading
Vietnam currently benefits from China’s Covid-19 lockdowns and the geopolitical tensions between the United States and China — especially in electronics manufacturing. The country flirted with its own “zero-Covid” policy and lockdowns in 2021 but changed course quickly to have two-thirds of its population vaccinated by December 2021. News leaked that Apple would move its iPad […]Continue Reading
Winner of Most Impactful Brick&Mortar Adoption says business needs drive adoption
Danger of irrelevance for companies that fail to deliver world class user experience Alex Tan, Chief Agency Officer of Life Insurance provider, Manulife Insurance Bhd was quick to answer the question about the key mistake brick & mortar companies can avoid…Continue Reading
Technology leaders have been fighting intellectual-property theft for centuries. History shows that a static defense has never worked for long. Sustained leadership depends on innovation, not barriers. The United States is now engaged in an unprecedented effort to deny semiconductor technology to China. Maintaining US leadership depends more on US innovation than on technology controls. […]Continue Reading
Sophie Qian will relocate from New York to Singapore later this year.Continue Reading
While European energy prices have eased slightly in recent months, stress continues to build across a continent that has long been dependent on access to cheap Russian energy. Protests related to high energy costs have been held from Belgium to the Czech Republic. Fuel shortages have led to long queues to buy gasoline at fuel stations in France. The Don’t Pay […]Continue Reading
When Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan in August, it made front-page news around the world and raised the specter of all-out war between the US and China. Early in October, the Biden administration made a far more decisive move against China – but it barely made the news in Australia. Biden decided to unequivocally sever […]Continue Reading
Several electricity retailers exited the market within weeks last year, citing unfavourable market conditions. Continue Reading
The daughter of an Indian billionaire, she has previously come under the spotlight over her tax affairs.Continue Reading