President Xi’s close ally Li Qiang, formerly Shanghai’s party chief, is poised to become the next premier. 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
Xi Jinping’s big coronation as China’s longest-serving leader since Mao Zedong is suddenly going a bit closer to plan. Three months ago, a cratering economy, massive protests over “zero Covid” lockdowns and fears Xi’s tech crackdown isn’t over had capital fleeing China. At the time, many foreign investors figured next week’s National People’s Congress would […]Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost carrier Firefly Airlines will be launching direct flights between the Penang International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport starting from March 26. In a statement on Friday (Mar 3), the airline said that it will operate the route between the two cities twice daily. Flights will depart fromContinue Reading
BARCELONA – A record 85,000 attendees at the Mobile World Congress saw two radically different visions of the digital future. Developed market telecom companies think of 5G mobile broadband as a consumer technology and worry that their market is close to saturation. China’s flagship digital infrastructure company, Huawei, thinks of 5G as an industrial technology […]Continue Reading
Australia has recovered better than most from the Covid pandemic. As measured by gross domestic product (GDP), the economy is now 7% larger than it was before the pandemic. Over 2022, the economy expanded by 2.7% – more than any of the seven largest advanced economies, and more than twice the average growth rate in […]Continue Reading
“Huawei enjoys a higher market share in Berlin than in Beijing,” wrote Danish firm Strand Consult last year, noting that 59 per cent of Germany’s 5G network equipment was Huawei. Allowing Huawei to dominate in that way is like giving Beijing a “kill switch” on your communications network, report authorContinue Reading
Focus on 5G-enabled STIE solutions for companies in Malaysia
Implemented through infrastructure, knowledge-sharing, and related capabilities The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI), Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), and Ericsson announced an extension of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the commercialisation of 5G-enabled Science, Technology, Innovation and Economy (STIE) solutions for…Continue Reading
Focus areas include helping customers, partners tackle issues they face
In Malaysia alone, SAP serves around 1500 customers in 25 industries SAP SE today announced the appointment of Saqib Sabah (pic) as the new Managing Director of SAP Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Prior to his appointment, Saqib served as the Chief Operating Officer…Continue Reading
The University of New South Wales, which welcomed a quarter of its students from China until 2020, said its on-campus accommodation was full and it was refurbishing university apartments to rent to foreign students. A spokesperson for Sydney University, also with a fourth of its students coming from China, saidContinue Reading