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Goh Ruoxue

Goh Ruoxue

JOURNALIST

Ruoxue is a journalist with The Business Times and covers all things Asean. She graduated from Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information with a degree in communication studies.

emailrxgoh@sph.com.sg
Chen Zhi, who has since been extradited to China following his arrest, was accused of growing his multinational conglomerate Prince Holding Group with his top executives into "one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organisations".

Anatomy of a scam empire: Brains and businesses behind Chen Zhi’s network centred in Cambodia

The Business Times unravels the tangled web of sanctioned collaborators, accused associates and entities, using Handshakes data

"We were nobody", says founder and executive chairman of Impact Electrons Siam Peck Khamkanist.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (right) with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the ceremonial handover of the Asean chairmanship last October. The archipelago has a bold economic agenda, but its ability to deliver may be tested by domestic headwinds.

Inside the Philippines’ stacked agenda to steer Asean’s trillion-dollar economy

Trade and Industry Department Undersecretary Allan Gepty speaks to BT on Manila’s priorities as chair of the bloc

At the launch of the Philippines' Asean chairmanship logo, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s address omitted any mention of the South China Sea and instead centred on the use of AI.
OUTLOOK 2026

Old, new, borrowed and blue: What are the Philippines’ priorities as it chairs Asean anew?

Twin crises of the South China Sea and the Myanmar conflict aside, Manila’s chairmanship comes with the responsibility of engaging Timor-Leste

The Malaysian currency boasts an 8% gain against the US dollar in the year to date.
OUTLOOK 2026

Ringgit boleh, rupiah frays: Divergent Asean currencies to hold steady in 2026 amid greenback blues

Renminbi remains anchor for South-east Asian currencies

Vinci's thermal simulation of an open-source semiconductor chip. The company says its software combines proven physics methods with an AI model to deliver simulations up to 1,000 times faster than conventional tools.

Temasek-backed Xora Innovation leads US$36 million Series A funding in Vinci

Khosla Ventures and Eclipse participate in seed and Series A rounds

In total, the company offered nearly 112.1 million shares at US$1.45 or S$1.892 apiece.

UltraGreen.ai’s 5.9 million share public offer 4.5 times subscribed

Its international offering was about 14.1 times subscribed

Sim Hock Heng, CEO and executive director of Sanli, says that the placement builds on the momentum of its order book, which has reached a fresh high of S$781.5 million.

Sanli Environmental raises about S$10 million in placement amid record order book

It will use the net proceeds primarily for general working capital purposes

UOB's Angela Koh says it is precisely because generational wealth loss happened so often in the past that families today can learn from the mistakes made.

When bloodlines rule boardrooms: Asia’s answer to defying the third-generation wealth curse

It’s not about inheritance, but stewardship balanced with self-authorship, says UOB’s Angela Koh

Pollisum's chief executive Chris Ang is the founder’s son, but had to earn his stripes – and the employees’ respect.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Ambition lifts Pollisum to new heights – and perhaps even new shores

The group’s focus is on growing market share in Singapore and wooing strategic investors before venturing overseas

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