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
Police took a close aide to “Inspector Sua”, a policeman accused of involvement in a multi-billion-baht gambling network, and five others to the Criminal Court to seek their detention for 12 days.Continue Reading
Mobius led emerging market investment at Franklin Templeton Investments for three decades and is known for his bullish view on China. Now, though, he said, he “would be very, very careful” investing in the country. “The bottom line is that China is moving in a completely different direction than whatContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: China’s science and technology policies should aim to build the country’s strength and self-reliance, while companies take the lead in pushing innovation, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday (Mar 5). The country effectively countered external attempts to suppress and contain China’s development over the past five years by promotingContinue Reading
Despite the country’s post-Covid economic recovery, which has seen the employment rate returning to the “old normal”, over 230,000 recent graduates remain unemployed, raising concerns among students pursuing low-demand degrees.Continue Reading
Governments are warning citizens to be careful not to carry products with the cannabis-derived ingredient into Hong Kong, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Jennifer Creery.Continue Reading
Police say they plan to apprehend more holders of “mule” accounts and freeze more assets of a multi-billion-baht gambling network allegedly run by a policeman known as “Inspector Sua”.Continue Reading
RM2bil for SMEs to implement low-carbon practices
Chief greenhouse gas culprit – energy sector gets a pass There are two major line items in the revised Budget 2023 related to supporting business transition to a green economy. First is the financing facility of up to US$447 million (RM2 billion) from Bank Negara…Continue Reading