Lionel Lim

Lionel Lim

ASSISTANT EDITOR, BT GLOBAL

Workers stitch fabric at a garment factory in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen Province on July 2, 2025. Vietnam, a global manufacturing hub dependent on exports, faces a potential "reciprocal tariff" hike from 10 to 46 percent without a US trade deal. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Asean has benefited from US-China trade war, but it is stuck in a complicated spot

It is exporting more to the world’s largest economy yet growing exports may not necessarily be helping the region

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison's CEO Vikram Sinha (second from right) at the agreement signing on 23 Dec 2025 in Jakarta.

Indonesia’s major telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison enters JV to build fibre infrastructure

Venture with Arsari Group and Northstar Group will allow Indosat to monetise its fibre assets

CEO Donald Kng hopes revenue from Vetreska’s Fur stores can hit “seven digits in Singapore dollars”.

Singapore is the ‘litmus test’ for how much consumers will spend on their pets: Vetreska CEO Donald Kng

‘If this concept fails here then we don’t really need to try any other place,’ says company’s chief

The ArcadiaPlace, Lugu Lake, in Sichuan, was added to Design Hotels's stable this year, marking the collection's re-entry into the mainland China market.

Luxury hotel collection Design Hotels looks to Apac for growth, adding four hotels in Greater China to its stable

The Berlin-headquartered collection adds more than 14 hotels in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, accounting for about 28% of its growth

Grab and WeRide plan to increase the total number of AV test runs on shuttle service routes in Punggol by up to four times by the end of the year.

Robotaxis are coming to Singapore, but the rest of S-E Asia might have to wait

Analysts say cost, manpower and infrastructure factors stand in the way of autonomous vehicles operating commercially in the region

James Peng, co-founder and CEO of Pony.ai

Operating autonomous vehicles in Singapore has ‘symbolic value’ despite small market size: Pony.ai CEO

It is partnering ComfortDelGro to launch commercial autonomous vehicle services in the city-state

ComfortDelGro's autonomous vehicle seven-seater autonomous vehicle that will start testing in Punggol.

ComfortDelGro and Pony.ai get green light to test self-driving shuttles on public roads in Punggol

This is ahead of an expected launch of AV shuttle services in Punggol next year

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for semiconductor and chipmaker GlobalFoundries Inc. during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City, U.S., October 28, 2021.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore semiconductor firm in push to expand AI portfolio 

Advanced Micro Foundry specialises in silicon photonics, a technology that allows for faster and more efficient data transmission

Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, speaking at the "Islands of Growth" business forum in Singapore on Nov 18, 2025.

South-east Asia is ‘top of the map’ for economic opportunities: Indonesian minister

Citing Asean’s ‘robust’ growth rate, Airlangga Hartarto says the region can be a US$2 trillion economy by 2030

Dana is the first major Indonesian e-wallet firm to provide this service.

Indonesia e-wallet provider Dana launches services targeted at foreigners as it looks to expand its ecosystem

Company now allows foreigners to bind their credit cards to the e-wallet, which is a step towards its internationalisation