Posts by Kim Browne
Honor Device pledges US$10 billion for AI in bid to be more than a phone maker
The company joins a rush towards AI across industries, which has been especially pronounced in China following the breakthrough debut of DeepSeek’s reasoning chatbot HONOR Device, one of China’s biggest smartphone makers, plans to invest US$10 billion over the next five years to become a contender in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. The Shenzhen-based company,…
Read MoreChina’s EV makers are facing a reality check in South-east Asia
ON A recent Thursday (Feb 27) morning in Hanoi, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD began the day with a showroom devoid of customers. Just a few kilometres away, a dealership for upstart Vietnamese EV maker VinFast Auto was buzzing, with would-be buyers pouring over new models. “We see an average of 20 customers every…
Read MoreSamsung broadens AI phone lineup with US$300 5G Galaxy models
The company’s new lineup adds a trio of 6.7-inch 5G handsets with AI improvements in photo editing and Circle to Search SAMSUNG Electronics is expanding its range of devices supporting new artificial intelligence (AI) features with updated models in its more affordable A series. Starting at US$299.99 for the Galaxy A26, the company’s new lineup…
Read MoreAfter He Ran a Cartoon on the War in Gaza, Gannett Fired Him
Tony Doris said he never shied away from controversy during his lengthy career at The Palm Beach Post, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper in the backyard of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Mr. Doris, 67, investigated local government, digging into city affairs in West Palm Beach, Fla., over two decades at the paper, most recently as editorial…
Read MoreChaos at CityDev: Crossing the Rubicon
Given the statements Kwek Leng Beng and Sherman Kwek have made, one or the other will probably eventually step down; directors who… Source link
Read MoreSingapore corporate insolvencies reach highest level since 2010
COMPANIES in Singapore were forced to wind-up in record numbers last year, as compulsory liquidations in the city-state soared. As many as 307 firms were shuttered in 2024, up from 201 the previous year, according to the Ministry of Law. That’s the highest since 2010, the earliest data provided. In January, 38 companies were…
Read MoreThe Perverse Reason We Can’t Resist The White Lotus
And White has provided us with a buffet of character actors in their prime who might end up playing that corpse at the end. It could be one of the members of the Ratliff family. Father Tim (Jason Isaacs) is a tightly wound businessman from North Carolina who, it seems, might soon be embroiled in…
Read MoreTrumpism Isn’t Working
Yes, I know that Trump has repeatedly said that he would not sign a national abortion ban that comes across his desk into law. In the first place, yes, he absolutely would (see above: “lying”), but more importantly, he does not need a bill to arrive on his desk to enact a ban. As we have rather…
Read MoreFocus on corporate governance as Singapore shifts to more disclosure-based regulatory regime
MARKET watchers said market integrity, investor protections and minority shareholders could be affected by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group’s recommendation to shift towards a more disclosure-based regime, among other regulatory measures revealed on Feb 21. David Smith, senior investment director at asset manager abrdn, said that the success of this…
Read MoreHow far can the Hang Seng Tech Index rise with AI and Beijing’s private-sector shift?
THE Hang Seng Tech Index Futures contract is based on the Hang Seng Tech index (HST), which tracks the 30 largest tech stocks listed in Hong Kong. HST saw a rough start to 2025, but rebounded following DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough, as tech shares surged due to optimism from the potential increase in AI…
Read MoreAll in the family: An interactive look at the Kwek clan
AS THE boardroom tussle at CDL hots up, pitting executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng against his son and CEO Sherman Kwek and… Source link
Read MoreShipping profit boom evaporates on US tariffs, Red Sea reopening
GLOBAL shippers from AP Moller-Maersk to Cosco Shipping Holdings, which logged windfall earnings last year, may see a reversal of fortunes in 2025 as a potential reopening of the Red Sea route and punitive US tariffs loom. Plans by US President Donald Trump to introduce new import levies are damaging trade, while the prospect of…
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