Survival mode – How Singapore restaurants are riding a bumpy year
According to data from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, 3,616 food businesses started in 2023 and 2,748 stopped operating.
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Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh ranks third in Southeast Asia for startup ecosystem value: report
The 2023 Southeast Asia Digital Economy Report, jointly conducted by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co, predicted that Việt Nam's digital economy will continue to grow at a rapid…
With Trump’s win, Bangladesh gets more investment queries from China
The directive aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour in companies' operations and across their global value chains. Environmental, sustainability, and…
Will Samsung team up with foundry rival TSMC?
Strategic shift looms as South Korean chip giant struggles to secure edge in advanced AI chips.
Chinese automaker BYD marks 10,000th EV produced in Thailand after just 4 months
Located on 600 rai in WHA Industrial Estate, Rayong province, BYD’s factory boasts annual production capacity of 150,000 units, covering three popular models – Dolphin, Atto…
China’s ‘new energy trio’ next growth engine for Asia-Pacific
Several factors have fueled China's rapid rise in the new energy sector: rich and relatively inexpensive mineral resources, a steady stream of raw materials, and huge investments…
Study finds only 22% of Philippine enterprises ready for AI
Nevertheless, 98 percent of the surveyed local enterprises expressed “increased urgency” to use AI in their operations.
Japan’s draft economic plan stipulates support for AI, semiconductor sectors
The draft names three primary goals: national and regional economic growth; overcoming high prices; and ensuring the safety and security of the public.
Qoo10 vendors, customers in Singapore accept they will likely not get money back
The Singapore High Court found Qoo10 to be insolvent and ordered it to be wound up on Nov 11, with liquidators appointed to take over the management of the company.
Singapore approves new investment incentives ahead of global minimum tax
Speaking in Parliament on Nov 11, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan said Singapore will keep updating its toolkit of incentives to attract investments and also…