First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of humans. Read full storyContinue Reading
Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle. In its call for reservists, Russia’s leadership specifically targeted oil and gas workers for the draft. One might assume that energy workers, who provide […]
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SINGAPORE: Electricity tariffs will be lower for the October to December period compared with the previous quarter, SP Group said on Friday (Sep 30) after six consecutive quarters of increase. For the period from 1 October to 31 December 2022, electricity tariff, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST) will decrease by anContinue Reading
Despite the United States’ efforts to galvanize the West against China, competing interests between America and its closest democratic allies abound. The state of Israel is no exception: As Israel continues to develop its burgeoning, US$18 billion bilateral trade relationship with China, its international ports at Haifa and Ashdod remain persistent flashpoints between Israeli and American security experts. Since […]
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Thais and corporate citizens need to build resiliency, efficiency, and competitiveness to achieve a sustainable supply chain management network, according to Setha Thavisri, Direct Material Procurement Director, Pan International (Thailand). Pan International is an integrated and centralized procurement company under Thai Bev Group.Continue Reading
Part 1 of this series concluded that “currency hedging is not just costly and in some countries prohibitively so, preventing companies access to credit and grow, but it brings a misallocation of talents in a floating world.” Historically, countries have not managed exchange-rate gyrations well. Their experiences, Japan being prominent, show how accurate Paul Volcker was […]
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WASHINGTON: The usa on Thursday (Sep 29) imposed sanctions on companies this accused of participation in Iran’s petrochemical and petroleum industry, including five based in China, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to bring back the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Washington has increasingly targeted Chinese companies over the export of Iran’sContinue Reading
Assisting industry embrace new systems but in a fun, experiential wayOpportunities for those who are bold &  not afraid to experiment, or play Lack of knowledge is indeed bliss. Easily had known just how much effort it would take to plan a fully virtual social networking session, I may not need embarked on…Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Heirs of a late Southeast Asian sultan on Thursday (Sep 29) asked a Dutch court for permission to seize Malaysian assets in the Netherlands, their lawyer said, seeking enforcement of a US$15 billion arbitration award granted to them against Malaysia’s government. The petition in The Hague Court ofContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is on solid and stable footing despite global economic headwinds caused by geopolitical tensions and other external events. Read full storyContinue Reading