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Collapse of Bill Hwang's Archegos is like the sinking of the Titanic
Archegos Capital Management collapsed with over US$50 billion of exposure, twice the GDP of Cambodia.
April 09, 2021
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China's new retail trends
Covid-19 has changed the market place and Western businesses are playing catch up.
March 12, 2021
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What's behind Alibaba’s quest to raise US$30 billion?
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Why would a hugely profitable, cash-flush firm raise more money than has ever been raised by a listed company? That is the question befuddling investors. Hangzhou-based, New York-listed e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding, China
August 14, 2019
Tech
What's behind Alibaba’s quest to raise US$30 billion?
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Why would a hugely profitable, cash-flush firm raise more money than has ever been raised by a listed company? That is the question befuddling investors. Hangzhou-based, New York-listed e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding, China
August 08, 2019
Tech
The rise and fall of Chinese search engine giant Baidu
SINGAPORE (July 1): For years, Chinese search engine giant Baidu, one of the world’s top digital technology companies, was the envy of the Asian corporate world. Because of its resemblance to the global search giant, it has been dubbed the “Google of
July 02, 2019
Tech
The rise and fall of Chinese search engine giant Baidu
SINGAPORE (July 1): For years, Chinese search engine giant Baidu, one of the world’s top digital technology companies, was the envy of the Asian corporate world. Because of its resemblance to the global search giant, it has been dubbed the “Google of
June 28, 2019
Tech
How Tencent became an internet giant
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): For years, Chinese internet companies such as Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Baidu have had an unfair advantage over their Western counterparts such as Google parent Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon.com in that China’s lax
January 25, 2018
Tech
Baidu partners AMI in $266 mil Singapore-based venture fund for autonomous vehicles
SINGAPORE (Jan 9): Chinese internet giant Baidu is teaming up with Singapore-based Asia Mobility Industries (AMI) to launch a US$200 million ($266 million) venture fund to drive opportunities in the region for autonomous vehicles and smart transportation.
January 09, 2018
Amazon’s primed to rule Singapore: Bloomberg Gadfly
SINGAPORE (Dec 7): Southeast Asia is shaping up to be a fascinating retail battleground, with two distinct approaches vying for dominance.
December 07, 2017
China Focus
China's millennials are hustling for part-time gigs instead of traditional jobs
BEIJING (Feb 21): With a fur-lined jacket and a Miu Miu shoulder bag, Zhang Chen isn’t your traditional Chinese migrant worker. She huddles with about 40 others in the frosty, polluted air of North Beijing, waiting to apply for a two-day job guiding v
February 21, 2017