South Korea Justice Minister reassures investors on corporate governance reform
GWACHEON, South Korea, April 10 : South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho said Seoul's regulations will remain transparent for investors, stressing that President Lee Jae Myung's government would continue to take on corporate governance reform despite stiff opposition from business.Sinc ...
China's factories snap years-long deflation spell on Iran war price shock
BEIJING: China's factory-gate prices rose for the first time in more than three years in March, in an early sign that the war in Iran is feeding cost pressures into the world’s second-largest economy.
Science Centre Singapore puts service robots to work in public-facing trial
Nurdianah Md Nur - Science Centre Singapore has introduced six robots into its galleries to perform roles typically handled by staff, including guiding visitors and ushering. The pilot gives visitors a chance to see how robotics can support learning and engagement in a public setting, while allowing the organisation t ...
Singapore, Australia commit to keep LNG, diesel flowing; working on legally binding agreement
This pact on economic resilience and essential supplies will span energy and other critical sectors
Data governance hurdles slow AI adoption for managed service providers
Nurdianah Md Nur - Data governance and compliance challenges have emerged as the biggest barrier to enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with 51% of managed service providers (MSPs) globally identifying them as the primary obstacle. This reflects a broader shift as AI moves beyond pilot projects into live ...
TSMC's first-quarter revenue surges as AI interest propels sales beyond market forecasts
(Corrects trillion, not billion, Taiwanese dollars in the third paragraph)TAIPEI, April 10 : TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported a 35 per cent surge in first-quarter revenue, beating market forecasts, thanks to unabated interest in artificial intelligence applicatio ...
TSMC's Q1 revenue jumps 35% y/y, beats market forecasts
TAIPEI, April 10 : The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion ($35.71 billion) on Friday, rising 35 per cent on the year to beat market forecasts on surging interest in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.January-March revenue of T$1.1 ...
TSMC's Q1 revenue jumps 35% y/y, beats market forecast
TAIPEI, April 10 : TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, reported on Friday first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion ($35.71 billion), beating the market forecasts and up 35 per cent on the year ago period on surging interest in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.An LSEG SmartEs ...
Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators’ group says
Pilots lament a lack of guidance on risks
Payments infrastructure – not apps – will define South-east Asia fintech’s next decade
Four critical developments point to where payments in the region are heading next
Trending with institutional investors, ValueMax changes perceptions of the pawnbroking business
Lin Daoyi - In mass media, pawnshops are often portrayed as places where everyday folks try to pawn family heirlooms for money. A stereotypical scene involves a customer reluctantly passing their treasured possessions to the scowling pawnbroker — usually sitting behind a high counter with grills — who would ...
Business not as usual
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Singapore Business Federation CEO Kok Ping Soon believes the country could improve AI adoption among SMEs Singapore Business Federation (SBF) CEO Kok Ping Soon may have spent most of his career in public service, but he is well-versed in tackling the challenges faced by businesses in the city-state. ...
Banking on AI at DBS
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - DBS’s Han Kwee Juan’s background in computer science makes him the man of the moment when it comes to melding AI and banking Majoring in accounting, business administration, or economics would be the obvious choice for any aspiring banker. That, however, wasn’t the path taken by DBS’s (SGX: ...
Businesses are not alone in climate transition; early movers will get an advantage: Ravi Menon
Lin Daoyi - Ravi Menon, Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action, says that businesses in Singapore “are not alone” in the climate transition. Speaking at the launch of the Council for a Competitive Climate Transition (C3T) on April 6, Menon says that, to address climate change issues while balancing bus ...
Is Elon Musk’s gigantic Terafab just a pie in the sky?
Assif Shameen - Imagine you are almost a trillionaire with a net worth of around US$852 billion ($1.1 trillion). Without the Iran war and the selloff in tech stocks, you would probably be a trillionaire by now. Imagine that you genuinely believe the one thing that is slowing down the growth of your sprawling tech e ...
Why has Singapore emerged as the stablecoin centre?
Nirgunan Tiruchelvam - Investors may want to check out the latest hit on Netflix — a series called Peaky Blinders, which has been viewed 25 million times. The series is set in the 1940s during WW2. It features a Nazi plot to destroy the British economy. Hitler planned to flood the British economy with GBP70 million of c ...
In troubled times, remember that investment is a circular game
Andrew Sheng - Life is a trade-off between the short term and the long term. If we consume today, we have less for tomorrow. Investing today means planting today to harvest tomorrow. So how should we balance instant gratification today versus unknown fruit tomorrow? It’s all about strategic patience. The Iran wa ...
IMDA boosts support for fresh tech graduates with more industry immersions, career resources
Benjamin Cher - This is part of better preparing them for the workforce, says Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat...
IMDA boosts support for tech fresh graduates with more industry immersions, career resources
Benjamin Cher - This is part of better preparing them for the workforce, says Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat...
South Korea holds rates steady as Iran war fans inflation, growth risks
Analysts expect no changes in the policy rate this year
Three office floors at Suntec Tower 1 and 2 for sale at $135 mil
Jovi Ho - A portfolio of three full office floors at Suntec Tower 1 and 2 are up for sale for $135 million, or an average of $3,350 psf on strata area. Investors can expect to enjoy a yield above 4% on a fully let basis, according to exclusive marketing agent Savills Singapore. The offering comprises level 27 ...
Why US-Iran ceasefire has not led to Hormuz strait reopening
Iran has asserted control over the waterway and effectively halted most commercial traffic
Would you invest in an S-REIT with a blue-chip sponsor?
Goola Warden - According to Art Anuruk Karoonyavanich, head of equity capital markets at DBS Group Holdings, seven REIT IPOs are in the pipeline, with three likely IPOs this year. Of these, at least one will be in 4Q2026. In addition, all of the seven pipeline REIT IPOs are likely to be externally managed. So far, ...
A solution hidden in the side door
Daryl Guppy - Acolleague of mine posted a photo of himself standing shoulder to shoulder in a long line of crowded people in Beijing during the Qingming Festival holiday. His caption, “I made it onto Chinese social media for being stupid enough to visit the Forbidden City during a public holiday”, captured th ...
Developing a rich, multi-asset ecosystem to draw global liquidity to Asia
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Bonnie Y Chan, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), admits to checking how the Hong Kong market is doing “perhaps more frequently” than she needs to. That is perhaps a reflection of HKEX’s desire to reinforce market competitiveness and resilience while being a “super connector” ...
Three floors of Suntec Towers 1 and 2 on sale for S$135 million
Shikhar Gupta - The guide price translates to an average of about S$3,350 per square foot
Harnessing benefits from potential increase in FBM KLCI constituents from 30 to 50
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Malaysia could benefit from the proposed addition of 20 companies to its 30-member flagship stock market benchmark if the enhancement of sectoral diversification on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) attracts fresh capital inflows, experts say. “It is good to have a la ...
The ‘capex’ of living: why your kitchen is a sovereign asset
The Edge Singapore - In the high-stakes world of Singapore real estate, we obsess over entry prices, psf prices and capital gains. We scrutinise the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan for the next “growth area”, yet many savvy investors suffer from a curious blind spot: the depreciating assets inside thei ...
March of geopolitical tension, commodity chaos
Smartkarma Research - Global markets entered March navigating a mix of geopolitical tension, commodity volatility, and shifting liquidity conditions. Energy supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict have kept price expectations unstable across Asia, while governments in the region have begun preparing contingency ...
Asian stocks set for best week since 2022 ahead of US-Iran talks
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks advanced on Friday (Apr 10), putting them on track for their best week in more than three years, as Israel sought talks with Lebanon, raising hopes for a break in Middle East hos
IMDA steps up support for local university students entering tech careers
Nurdianah Md Nur - Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand the TIP Alliance programme to include local information and digital technology university students. Called TIP Alliance+, the expanded programme will offer structured learning pathways, hands-on industry experience and career prep ...
Song Seng Wun reads the economy with walks, eats and talks
Felicia Tan and The Edge Singapore - As an economist for over four decades, Song Seng Wun cheerfully practices the dismal science — strolling the island, eyeballing queues, polishing plates and downing mugs. Almost every morning, Song strolls five minutes from his Tanjong Pagar flat to Maxwell Food Centre to gauge the crowd size and ...
How investors may unlock capital efficiency by putting their shares to work
The Edge Singapore - For many investors, building wealth in the stock market comes down to selecting the right counters and minimising trading costs. But according to industry practitioners, the bigger question may be how efficiently an investor’s capital is deployed. One concept gaining traction among more experience ...
War in Iran will raise volatility but not derail Asia’s growth story: HSBC
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - We are just a quarter into 2026 and the economic landscape is wildly different from where it was at the start of the year. Earlier, analysts and market watchers were relieved that President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs did not prove to be as calamitous as expected. Further rate cuts ...
