Ms Durian, established by the daughter of 717 Trading’s founder, also has a pet-friendly al fresco area and a little standalone stall where the fruit is available when in season.Continue Reading
China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled “US Hegemony and its Perils” on February 20. It’s an indictment of alleged US foreign interference, intimidation and interventions that began 200 years ago. This was followed by President Xi Jinping’s accusation at the Communist Party National Congress in March that the US was pursuing an unprecedented […]Continue Reading
TOKYO – NTT and KDDI, Japan’s top two telecom carriers, will cooperate in developing new telecom technology that aims for a 125-times increase in transmission capacity, a 100-times increase in energy efficiency and a 200-times reduction in end-to-end delay (latency) for mobile and optical networks. If successful, they could potentially set the global standard for […]Continue Reading
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This year will be one of the most important for the South Asian subcontinent. According to World Population Review (WPR) estimates, as India overtook China to become the most populous country in the world in mid-January (India’s 1.417 billion versus China’s 1.412), the international spotlight is now on New Delhi’s ability to harness its human […]Continue Reading
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CelcomDigi anchor partner driving initiative via its Innovation Centre Khazanah Nasional Bhd announced last Thursday the launch of the Future Malaysia Programme, an initiative under its Dana Impak mandate, which aims to support the startup ecosystem of entrepreneurs, startups, venture capital, and…Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Forgotten to bring enough Malaysian ringgit after crossing the Causeway? Customers of DBS Paylah! can instead pay via a UnionPay QR code when travelling to Malaysia and other tourist destinations. A UnionPay spokesman said on Friday (Mar 17) that its QR code is accepted at over 150,000 merchant terminals across Malaysia. Continue Reading
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s GDP grew by only 3% in 2022, compared with 8.4% in 2021, a decline that left growth well short of expectations. In December 2022, exports fell by 9.9% year-on-year and imports fell by 7.5%, the third consecutive month registering negative growth. What is […]Continue Reading
Changi Airport traffic has been steadily improving, with China’s reopening driving the latest uptick. But the last leg to a full recovery could prove to be the most difficult to achieve, says aviation analyst Brendan Sobie.Continue Reading
Days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2023, US officials claimed that China was considering providing Russia with lethal weaponry to support its military campaign. China denied the accusations, and on the anniversary of the invasion instead put forth a 12-point peace plan to end the conflict. These events followed tensions between Beijing and […]Continue Reading