Browsing: Asia
Grab’s COO thinks there’s ‘tremendous upside’ in fast-growing Southeast Asia after the startup recently reported its first-ever profitable quarter
Grab, the ride-hailing and food-delivery startup that operates in most of Southeast Asia, hit an important milestone for any tech…
Hermes emerges as the outlier with strong China sales, while the rest of luxury bleeds from the lack of shoppers
Hermes saw Chinese buyers snap up its luxury products as the Kelly bag maker showed its resilience amid a broader…
Standard Chartered Bank has spun off a tech subsidiary, audax, which plans to offer banking services (BaaS) in Asia and…
Everyone wants flexibility at work. Few are lucky enough to receive it. But the chances may be best in Singapore,…
The number of job vacancies around the world is still unusually high–and there is no end in sight to the global labor shortage
Job vacancies have stayed high or have been rising in various parts of the world, despite slower global growth and…
Is Japan finally out of its 30-year slump? Economists are optimistic that Japan is back—and they say they have the data to prove it
Japan’s central bank raised interest rates above zero for the first time in 17 years just under two weeks ago.…
In 2022, Elenor Mak, now founder of doll company Jilly Bing, was busy balancing her business development role at a…
Beijing reportedly doesn’t want Intel, AMD or Microsoft on its government computers as its drive for tech self-sufficiency picks up
The tech rivalry between China and the U.S. is gearing up. Beijing, worried about its reliance on foreign-sourced hardware and…
Hong Kong sweats through highest temperature it’s ever recorded in March following hottest summer on record last year—and its records go back to 1884
Hong Kong’s temperature on Sunday reached the highest recorded level during the month of March in 140 years, according to…
China woos CEOs of Apple, chipmakers, pharma giants as geopolitical tensions mount: ‘The risk-reward has changed’
China’s commerce minister met with top global executives from technology, finance and pharmaceutical industries ahead of a high-profile business forum…