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Big questions loom as China’s memory chipmakers prepare blockbuster IPOs
Many investors see CXMT and YMTC as central to driving the current bull run in domestic technology stocks
Pig-butchering schemes, honey traps: Telecom-fraud networks target Indonesia as regional crackdowns bite
Indonesia has been on the radar of telecom-fraud operators for more than a decade
China’s private fund assets hit record as quant managers surge
2,348 private funds, with 928.7 billion yuan in combined registered assets, were registered in April
China’s humanoid robotics startup Unitree fast-tracks Shanghai IPO with target US$6.2 billion valuation
The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s listing committee will review Unitree’s application on Jun 1
AI drives markets as valuations race ahead of earnings
Is this a legitimate re-rating of the technology sector, or an overstretched bubble?
The AI economy is accelerating the global baby bust
Artificial intelligence will likely depress fertility rates by exacerbating social and economic pressures
Companies cannot fire workers to replace them with AI, China courts rule
If AI restructuring is necessary, corporations should prioritise retraining staff
Chinese firm uses employee data to build AI worker, stoking job security debate
In some cases, firms secretly record workflows to create skill files and then use those as grounds for layoffs
Fuel crunch driven by Iran war boosts China’s electric two-wheeler exports to South-east Asia
This underscores how regional energy vulnerabilities are accelerating the transition to electric mobility
War risk insurance returns to Strait of Hormuz – at a price
Daily charter rates for oil supertankers have quadrupled within a week to nearly US$800,000
