Russia’s failure in its invasion of Ukraine has weakened Moscow’s old ties with India, for decades a bedrock of Indian foreign relations, and brought to the fore the most complicated geopolitical puzzle of the “new Cold War” — between India, China and the United States. New Delhi is shifting its position between the other two, […]Continue Reading
Sole Mâsian to compete with startups from 53 nations for US$300k grand prize
250 companies invited to participate in a 3-day bootcamp, with 100 selected Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, a leading mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, is the only Malaysian startup from 100 worldwide selected to compete…Continue Reading
Amendments to Singapore’s elections laws include giving nursing home residents special voting arrangements, as well as updating election advertising laws.Continue Reading
Seoul controversially agrees to pay its own citizens compensation rather than seeking money from Japan.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Nutrition product company Herbalife International Singapore has won a court battle against the Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a dispute over about S$2.2 million of taxes. Lawyers from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) argued that Herbalife’s business structure results in revenue leakage, and thatContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea announced a plan on Monday (Mar 6) to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, hoping to improve poor relations that have impeded trade, and political and military cooperation. Japan and the United States immediately welcomed the announcement, but victims have criticised the proposal because it falls far shortContinue Reading
More than 700 job seekers descended upon a semiconductor job fair in Shanghai on Mar 3, where only 500 jobs were available, illustrating a tight job market in an industry of increasing strategic importance for China amid escalating US sanctions. Most attendees of the job fair, organised by chip industryContinue Reading
On January 25, 2023, Space News reported that the European Space Agency (ESA) no longer intends to send European astronauts to Tiangong, China’s newly completed space station. The report quoted the ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher saying that the agency was already “very busy” with its International Space Station (ISS) commitments and that it currently lacked both the budgetary […]Continue Reading
TOO DIFFICULT TO SOLVE People who worked at SMEE and other Chinese firms in areas such as etching told Reuters how barriers to entry did not seem too high until supply chains became even more global, the engineering more complicated, and the market cornered by firms such as Dutch lithographyContinue Reading
Failing, learning, relearning over 13 years, made him founder he is today
Targeting 100mil Muslim families with children aged from 1 to 12 years The soft spoken, pony tailed, hoodie clad (strictly orange from now on) Sinan Ismail, founder of childrenâs Islamic content startup, Durioo Sdn Bhd, having raised US$2.85 million (RM12.5…Continue Reading