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Succession in Singapore: Is the era of family empires coming to an end?

More dynasty businesses may have to hand over the reins to outsiders – but that does not have to be cause for concern

From administrative assistance to government funding for businesses, Hong Kong is offering support to global talent keen on relocating to the city.
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How Hong Kong is winning the global race for top talent

Across industries, professionals such as a Swiss baker and a French consultant are choosing Hong Kong for its deep networks, strategic location and hands-on support to help them grow

To draw emotional succour from virtual companions is to risk losing some of the very humanity that they were designed to replicate.
THINKING ALOUD

Love in the time of chatbots

Virtual companions are filling a gap that real humans used to fill. Their success as a product speaks to our failures as a species.

Hong Kong maintains its own economic system and a reliable legal framework. Under the principle of "one country, two systems," the city remains an attractive international hub for finance, professional services, and innovation and technology.
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Better taxes, deeper talent, closer to China: The case for Hong Kong as a global base

Hong Kong’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises has secured HK$60 billion in planned investment as more international companies set up and scale from the city

Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said TACs are “well-placed to forge deep partnerships” within and across sectors, helping enterprises strengthen capabilities and overcome challenges ahead.

SBF refreshes TAC Alliance; new capability framework, corporate governance badge unveiled

This will help trade associations and chambers better navigate a more volatile operating environment, says SBF

Law Minister Edwin Tong says: "Supply chain fragmentation affects our businesses. Trade tensions raise costs across our economy."

‘Reliability, stability and transparency’ key to Singapore’s response to geopolitical shocks: Edwin Tong

Law minister says Singapore, as a small country, feels global tremors more acutely than most

Boeing said it received fewer orders for its planes in February than a month earlier.

US core capital goods orders rise ahead of Middle East war

Bookings for non-defence capital goods excluding aircraft increased 0.6%

Prices paid for materials and other inputs picked up in the wake of the US-Israel war with Iran.

US business activity growth cools as prices rise on Iran war

The S&P Global flash March composite index fell 0.5 point to 51.4

ESR committee on global competitiveness co-chair Jeffrey Siow says the trust premium is important because Singapore companies often have to venture abroad earlier than firms in larger economies.

Singapore’s ‘trust premium’ gives SMEs the edge overseas

Speakers at the BT Budget Roundtable say that companies must take a deliberate approach to overseas expansion

What would signal that Thailand is truly moving ahead on a stronger and more sustainable growth trajectory?

Thailand’s next test: Stability is not enough

As Thailand shifts from political stability to deep structural reform, what should investors watch out for?