China welcomes global enterprises at consumer expo in Haikou
China's first significant international expo this year and the largest consumer expo in the Asia-Pacific in terms of scale, will be held from April 13 to 18. Over 4,000 brands…
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A yen for Japan: Singapore investors pump money into hospitality as tourism booms
This is despite the Bank of Japan’s first monetary policy rate hike in 17 years on March 19, followed by data a week later showing land prices recording their largest surge in…
Internet-only banks soar past W100tr in assets
This achievement comes less than seven years since the inception of South Korea's first online-only bank, K bank, in April 2017. Kakao Bank, commenced operations in July of the…
More women break glass ceiling on South Korea’s financial group boards
Following shareholders‘ meetings held in March, the number of female board directors at Korea’s four major bank holding companies increased to 10 from seven last year.
Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
For the next three years, the average amount of the investment per year has been set at about 22.7 trillion won, up 30 percent from the 17.5 trillion won investment in 2023.
All 22 crew members onboard ship that collided with Baltimore bridge were Indians
The ship management company said in a statement that all crew members have been accounted for, there are no injuries among them, and there is no pollution in the river due to the…
Female-led start-up aims to help decarbonize Indonesia’s future
CarbonShare, founded by Faela Sufa, enables everyone from non-state actors to individuals to contribute to the country’s carbon reduction program, through quality greenhouse gas…
How TV remote button shortcuts for streamers have led to major profit for Samsung, LG
The details of contracts made between streaming services and TV manufacturers are all different, but one way of charging a fee for the shortcut button is to charge for every click.
The phenomenon of ‘quiet quitting’
It is observed in many organisations where some employees put in barely the required effort to keep their job.
Singapore leads Asian peers in attracting foreign investments: Report
Experts say that Singapore’s climb up the league table was due to relatively strong economic growth and by its strength in “business perception”, which measures the ease of…