Samsung Electronics plans over $73 billion investment to lead in AI chip sector
SEOUL, March 19 : Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it plans to invest more than 110 trillion won ($73.24 billion) this year in order to lead the semiconductor industry in artificial intelligence. The company said in a corporate filing that it was also seeking meaningful mergers and acquisit ...
The revenge of the unloved building
Jaelle Ang - There is a type of investor who will spend three months negotiating two basis points off a cap rate and 40 minutes on the design brief. Oh yes, I have met him. This is not, as it might appear, a story about diligence. It is a story about what people choose to take seriously, and the long, slow invoi ...
NTT Global Data Centers plans to double capacity in AI boom
NTT GDC has seen increasing demand from companies moving more of their software and operations to the cloud
Vietnam’s e-commerce last-mile war: Why Ninja Van and LEX bowed out
Jamille Tran - Next battleground is the race for parcel volumes outside giants like Shopee, TikTok Shop
Oil surges past US$110, rattling Asia markets and clouding Fed rate-cut outlook
Benicia Tan - Analysts delay their rate-cut forecasts, concerned over sticky inflation amid higher energy prices
Asia stocks slide as oil fears overshadow Fed’s hold
Benicia Tan - Analysts delay their rate-cut forecasts on concerns over sticky inflation amid higher energy prices
Oil surge rattles Asia markets again, clouding Fed rate-cut outlook
Benicia Tan - Analysts delay their rate-cut forecasts, concerned over sticky inflation amid higher energy prices
BAE Systems to exit Kazakhstan's Air Astana
March 19 : British defence contractor BAE Systems will sell its remaining stake in Kazakhstan's Air Astana, the Kazakh company said on Thursday.BAE owns about 6.9 per cent stake, worth about $31 million based on the placing price of $5.10 per global depositary receipt, in the carrier. In Decemb ...
BAE Systems to sell remaining stake in Kazakhstan's Air Astana
March 19 : Kazakhstan's Air Astana said on Thursday Britain's biggest defence contractor BAE Systems will sell its remaining stake in the company.A day earlier, a bookrunner said a subsidiary of BAE would sell 6.1 million global depository receipts in Air Astana as part of a secondary offe ...
Fed will wait out war, monitor oil shock impact before acting on interest rates
The US central bank hinted that it may not cut rates until the fog from the Iran war has cleared
Prolonged Iran crisis to push buyers to non-Mideast supply, JERA executive says
TOKYO, March 19 : A prolonged U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could push buyers to non-Middle East suppliers such as the U.S. and Canada, said a senior executive at Japan's biggest power generator JERA, as the conflict spreads to energy infrastructure across the region."With 90 million metric t ...
Functionality first: Form always follows function for Swan & Maclaren architect Lim Chai Boon
Joanna Ong / The Edge Malaysia - It was his love of drawing that led architect Lim Chai Boon to apply for an architectural technician diploma at Singapore Polytechnic in the early 1980s. Instead, he was offered a place in a marine radio officer course. “I was rejected,” he says, amused at the memory. “But I was given a reserv ...
Eight ground-floor retail units at 20 Cecil Street for sale at ‘reduced’ price: CBRE
Jovi Ho - All eight ground-floor strata retail units at Plus, 20 Cecil Street are up for sale at $3.4 million to $6.9 million each. Together, the asking price of the eight units is just over $37.2 million. The units are available for sale individually or collectively, according to exclusive marketing agent CB ...
JPMorgan’s first Taiwan ETF in over decade faces crowded market
The US asset manager’s fund will be its first one focused on Taiwanese assets since 2010
Microplastics in your body are secretly making you sick
Helmi Yusof - New Netflix documentary links everyday exposure to several health issues, from infertility to systemic failures
Asia’s Russian fuel imports poised to hit all-time high due to Middle East disruption
South-east Asia is expected to be the top recipient
Malaysia sees below-forecast rise in February CPI, exports
The consumer price index rose 1.6% in January
DBS says digital services restored after access was disrupted
Shikhar Gupta - DBS and POSB websites, banking apps and the PayLah! app are now available
DBS digital services disrupted again, bank says ‘deposits remain safe’
Shikhar Gupta - The bank’s website, banking and PayLah! apps are affected
DBS digital services hit by outage again, bank says ‘deposits remain safe’
Shikhar Gupta - The bank’s website, banking and PayLah apps are affected
DBS digital services hit by outage, bank says ‘deposits remain safe’
Shikhar Gupta - The bank’s website, banking and PayLah apps are affected
DBS lifts China Aviation Oil target price to S$2.50 on arbitrage opportunities
Deon Loke - Tightening availability and fragmenting regional markets, may strengthen CAO’s commercial positioning
In Singapore’s financial district, residential property gains are far from guaranteed
Gerine Tang Yi Qian - Encompassing the downtown core and Singapore’s high-end residential enclaves, the Core Central Region (CCR) is widely regarded as housing some of the country’s most prestigious addresses. At its heart lies District 1 — home to Marina Bay, Raffles Place and the financial centre. By reputation a ...
BOJ holds rates steady, warns of Iran war impact on inflation
Two hawkish board members dissent to the central bank’s projection on how soon inflation may durably hit its target
BOJ holds rates steady, warns of Iran war impact on inflation outlook
Japan’s heavy reliance on Middle East oil may worsen the hit to corporate profits and the economy from rising fuel costs
Stocks slump on worsening war in Middle East; frail yen in focus
SINGAPORE: Stocks slid and oil prices rose sharply on Thursday (Mar 19) after major escalation in the US and Israel's
Japan regulator chief says clear growth plans best defence against short‑term activists
TOKYO, March 19 : Companies should counter short-term activists less with defensive tactics and more with steady communication that reinforces confidence in long-term growth plans, Japan's financial regulator chief said.The comments from Financial Services Agency (FSA) Commissioner Yutaka Ito c ...
JPMorgan shut China tycoon’s account that made millions for bank
Shunning an investor with a disclosed large stake in a public company is an unusual move for a major private bank
Japan lower house approves Takaichi's dovish nominees to fill BOJ board
TOKYO, March 19 : Japan's lower house of parliament approved on Thursday Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's choice of two like-minded monetary doves to join the central bank board, a move that could influence its decision on the timing and pace of further interest rate hikes.Academics Toichir ...
Double-clicking on why AI agents are harder to secure
Nurdianah Md Nur - For years, corporate cybersecurity was fundamentally about people. Stop employees from clicking the wrong link. Keep hackers from exploiting software flaws. Make sure sensitive data stayed inside the organisation. The tools built for that job — from network monitoring software to login analysis an ...
Government to roll out more support measures should need arise amid Middle East situation: PM Wong
These include utility rebates and various business assistance measures
Suntec Reit units close 4.3% higher after news of strategic review; units worth S$577 million traded
Chong Xin Wei - New sponsor Tang Organization is launching a review to boost portfolio performance and future distributions
Suntec Reit units close 4.3% higher following news of strategic review; S$577 million of units traded
Chong Xin Wei - New sponsor Tang Organization launching review of Reit aimed at boosting portfolio performance and future distributions
Suntec Reit up 7.1% following news of strategic review; S$560 million of units traded
Deon Loke - New sponsor Tang Organization launching review of Reit aimed at boosting portfolio performance and future distributions
