Mickey Mouse sails to Singapore: New Disney Cruise Line ship to make country its home port from 2025
2023-03-29
The exclusive partnership – Disney Cruise Line’s debut in Southeast Asia – will last for at least five years. Continue Reading
South Korean businesses seek partners
2023-03-29
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) has brought about 100 Korean companies to Thailand to look for local business partners.Continue Reading
Qoala raises US$7.5 mil Series B+ round
2023-03-28
Funds will be channeled towards regional expansion
Claimed its customers have benefited from over US$30mil in claims Qoala has completed its Series B+ funding round, raising US$7.5 million (RM33 million).Â
In a statement, the Indonesian based Southeast Asian insurtech said the round led by European investment firm, responsAbility Investments AG, with participation from Appworks…Continue Reading
HSF secures Southeast Asian litigation leader and expands services
2023-03-28
Daniel Chia and his team are set to join the firm’s longstanding partner law firm, Prolegis, in Singapore.Continue Reading
Reminder: Asia’s Best Managed Companies 2023 – cast your vote!
2023-03-28
Here is your reminder that there is just one week left to vote.Continue Reading
Reminder – FinanceAsia Awards 2022-2023
2023-03-28
There is just over a week left to enter the 27th iteration of our flagship awards.Continue Reading
Female lawyers allowed to wear trousers in Thai court
2023-03-28
The Thai Bar Association has amended its ethical code allowing female lawyers to wear trousers in court as an alternative choice to skirts
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Internet cables the next front in US-China tech war
2023-03-27
The United States and China’s technology war is not only about semiconductors but now also about undersea internet cables, with Washington moving to ensure that new cables will bypass Hong Kong and be free of Chinese investments and contractors. Before the Biden administration unveiled more chip export restrictions against China in mid-2022, it helped SubCom […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Guangzhou at start of official visit to China
2023-03-27
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited an autonomous vehicle company WeRide and met Singaporeans in Guangdong in a reception on his first day.Continue Reading
After Khmer Rouge tribunal, Cambodian archivists preserve a brutal history
2023-03-27
Memory projects are upgrading digital databases with hundreds of thousands of documents used in the 15-year prosecution. Questions remain over the balance between confidentiality and the public good
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