Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will complete its Philippine Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot by the end of the year, according to financial news outlet Central Banking. On March 6, BSP ...
Going global? Love, Bonito & StashAway share 5 tips for startups eyeing int’l expansion.
Love, Bonito & StashAway shared 5 realistic business tips on global expansion and what companies need to consider before going all in.
Hong Kong loves to hate its cabbies- can polite ambassadors help?
Most disgruntled passengers do not file complaints because it's time-consuming. Still, there there were about 11,500 complaints last year - a 11% increase from 2019, according to the Transport ...
Hong Kong Bakery & Bistro on Wolf Road closing after 21 years
Hong Kong Bakery & Bistro on Wolf Road in Colonie, open in four locations over 21 years, is closing now that founders Berry Lai and Shu Lam Chan are retiring ...
Hong Kong architects call for more public projects to avoid shrinkage after 6 failed bids
Institute of Architects chief Benny Chan says repeated failed tenders prompted some firms to lay off employees and force staff to go on unpaid leave.
Why is Qantas slashing payout for former CEO?
Qantas has held former chief executive Alan Joyce partially responsible for an erosion of the airline’s relationship with its regulators and customers. As a result, he has been docked more than A$9 ...
Kishore Mahbubani on Singapore’s ‘secrets’ to success and why he annoyed Lee Kuan Yew
In his book ‘Living the Asian Century’, the veteran diplomat explains the principles behind Singapore’s winning governance model.
Banks want to tap into Asian wealth — StanChart is doing it
Operating income from wealth solutions rose a quarter in the first half, a record performance as net new sales more than doubled to $13bn. This is an impressive feat: it has been up against strong ...
Chip Industry Week In Review
Fraunhofer's commercial chiplet push; UCIe 2.0; SK hynix HBM funding for Indiana; IC sales up 18% QoQ; high-NA EUV ready; Infineon's new SiC fab; Arm and Cadence partner with Malaysia.
Tech stocks await AI’s real reckoning
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The artificial intelligence boom was big on the way up, and it has already been big on the way down. A selloff in technology stocks wiped around $3 trillion ...
‘Nerds gone wild’: Inside PwC’s last party before it all blew up
It is the days-long party now described as the last hurrah before the storm of the tax leaks matter. Within six months, the tax leaks scandal would change the firm forever.
How Kishore Mahbubani got US$100 million in 3 minutes from Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing
In his book ‘Living the Asian Century’, the veteran diplomat recalls how a bold request led to a stunningly generous donation for his school.
How Kishore Mahbubani got US$100m in 3 minutes from Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing
In his book 'Living the Asian Century', the veteran diplomat recalls how a bold request led to a stunningly generous donation for his school Veteran Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani has published ...
Hong Kong stocks log weekly gain as inflation, job reports calm nerves, SMIC paces rally
Local shares rose for a third day, setting the market on course for a winning week. Better than expected economic reports, and analysts’ upbeat outlook, spur gains.