Seoul, Korea – Algorima, an AI-focused education company, and Inganam, a human sciences education company, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This will secure …
JobsPivot Joins 2021 Efforts to Combat Unemployment in Singapore
Opportunities Provider Aims to Help Struggling Singaporeans Rebound After Difficult Year Singapore – JobsPivot today announced a series of job fairs and training partnerships in 2021 …
Bitcoin surges above US$29,000 for another high in banner year
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Bitcoin vaulted above US$29,000 to reach yet another record level on the last day of 2020, showing no signs of slowing …
DBS, Keppel extend KrisEnergy’s revolving credit facility
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Upstream oil and gas firm KrisEnergy, which is planning a debt restructuring, has extended the maturity of its revolving credit …
Jobs lost but new opportunities found as well
SINGAPORE – A once-in-a-century global pandemic has disrupted lives, killed people, upended commerce, shuttered businesses, destroyed jobs and simply caused untold chaos to the order …
Move over Mukesh Ambani, Asia has a new richest person – China’s ‘Lone Wolf’
BEIJING (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom …
China averts liquidity squeeze that was wreaking havoc on bonds
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s central bank has pumped enough cash into the banking system to convince government bond investors that the worst is finally over. …
Another CDL director quits over company’s Sincere investment
SINGAPORE – Another board member of City Developments Limited (CDL) has resigned citing concerns over the company’s investment in Sincere Property Group. The stepping down …
10 ways Covid-19 has changed the world economy forever
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Economic shocks like the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 only arrive once every few generations, and they bring about permanent and far-reaching …
Keppel Reit manager appoints Shirley Ng as deputy CEO
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The manager of Keppel Reit has appointed Shirley Ng as deputy chief executive officer with effect from Jan 1, 2021, …
Epazz Developed Smart Contracts for HEMP IEO on the Asia Token Exchange
CHICAGO, IL, Dec 30, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Epazz Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a provider of blockchain cryptocurrency mobile apps and cloud-based business software solutions, …
XRP cryptocurrency tumbles as Coinbase exchange moves to suspend trading
LONDON (REUTERS) – Cryptocurrency XRP slumped 19 per cent on Tuesday (Dec 29) after Coinbase, a major US virtual coin exchange, said it would suspend …
AirAsia sells stake in India venture to Tata for $50.4 million
MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG) – AirAsia Group, hit by the coronavirus pandemic that’s decimated passenger demand, is selling its 32.7 per cent stake in AirAsia India Ltd. …
Asia shares jump on US stimulus, Japan’s Nikkei at 29-year high
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Asian shares jumped on Tuesday (Dec 29), with Japanese stocks hitting a 29-year high, as hopes that a long-awaited US pandemic relief …
Chip Eng Seng scraps kindergarten tie-up with Repton
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The collaboration between Singapore’s Chip Eng Seng Corp and British firm Repton International Schools to establish international kindergartens in certain …
Coinbase to suspend trading in XRP after US suit against Ripple
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Monday (Dec 28) it would suspend trading in cryptocurrency XRP after US regulators last week charged associated …
Did you miss out on vacation this year? You’re not alone
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – In a typical year, New York employees of the magazine publisher Condé Nast must use their vacation days before late December …
Tesla’s dominant position in China could be threatened next year
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Tesla is coming to the end of its first year selling China-made cars with a commanding position in the world’s biggest electric-vehicle …
Siamese Asset PCL (SET: SA) Shows High Integrated Real Estate Business Potential
BANGKOK, Dec 28, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Siamese Asset PCL (SET: SA) is moving ahead to expand investment following its listing on the Stock …
GF Securities Sponsored HKUST Entrepreneurship Competition for 4 Years, Assisting Hong Kong Youths to Start Businesses
HONG KONG, Dec 28, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The Grand Final and Awarding Dinner of the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 were …