Hands off the company’s data: How protecting such intellectual property becomes challenging
With more cases of data theft from firms, do we need to have tougher legal options to protect proprietary information?
‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a RM2.5 billion kopitiam empire
Founder Calvin Chan still returns to the kitchen, showing how far staying grounded can take you
Why markets reversed overnight and what investors should watch next
AI fears, shaky US data, Japan’s record spending plan, and a brutal crypto slide. Host Emily Liu and Dina Ting from Franklin...
Touchstone Partners launches US$10 million green fund, tapping Net Zero Challenge to attract global startups to Vietnam
Annual startup competition, co-organised with Temasek Foundation, has attracted more than 1,600 applications over the past three years
AI can create jobs if leaders prepare workers, Jokowi says
He says national competitiveness increasingly depends on how effectively people use data and information
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Travel ban on Victor Hartono casts spotlight on Indonesia’s richest family: Analysts
The chief executive of Indonesia’s Djarum and the eldest son of billionaire Robert Budi Hartono is barred from leaving the country
China’s fluid humanoid stuns – but US still rules robot brains
XPeng’s breakthrough has also drawn international attention
War on scams: Record crypto seizures, explosive raids, but political theatre gets in the way
The fallout from the Prince Group investigation has continued to reverberate
Opinion
Singapore
Changi Airport October passenger traffic rises 3.4% to 5.8 million
Air freight handling is up 2.5% year on year at 182,000 tonnes
Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express expands footprint in Singapore
Move enables it to meet increasing demand for logistics services amid development of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone
Companies supported by EDB yield annual spillovers of S$48.5 million each
The figure refers to net benefits that EDB-supported firms brought to other firms between 2012 and 2019
As S-E Asia’s EV plans accelerate, consumer realities pose a bumpy road
Governments across South-east Asia have set ambitious EV targets.
Asean
Thai central bank sees room for rate cut, wants a weaker baht
THAILAND’S newly-appointed central bank governor says the baht should be weaker to reflect economic fundamentals, and there is room to ease monetary...
VinFast’s quarterly loss widens on hefty spending
The company signed two loan facilities during the quarter, totaling US$250 million
Maybank Q3 profit up 3.3% at RM2.6 billion
Deposits rise 4.7% on year to RM739.1 billion as at Sep 30
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International
Kering CEO plans ‘House of Dreams’ investment arm to help trim reliance on Gucci
The move gives the unit long-term capital to back emerging brands as shoppers shift away from traditional luxury
Foxconn-Nvidia US$1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing cluster to be ready by H1 2026, Foxconn says
Apple’s top iPhone assembler has been expanding beyond electronics into electric vehicles and AI data centres
China’s largest US soybean buy in 2 years buoys prices, triggers sales by struggling farmers
Beijing must reduce its reserves to make room for US beans
