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Hong Kong cancels trading as typhoon nears
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2023
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong cancelled trading on the city’s $5.2 trillion stock market on Monday because of typhoon Talim.
Indonesia bans bauxite exports in latest protectionist move
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will impose a ban on bauxite exports from the middle of next year, the country’s latest move aimed at boosting domestic processing of its mineral resources.
Singapore aims to be Asia’s busiest international airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2022
» Changi Airport was crowned the world’s best aerodrome for 15 years straight prior to Covid based on its superior traveller offerings and high-tech customer service. Now it’s readying to welcome back visitors en masse, hoping improvements made during the pandemic will cement its status as Asia’s premier aviation hub.
China hones new plan to overtake the US in tech
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2020
» Beijing is accelerating its bid for global leadership in key technologies, planning to pump more than a trillion dollars into the economy through the rollout of everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence.
Apple brings back iPad Air, revamps iPad Mini
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/03/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc debuted a new mid-tier iPad with a larger screen and introduced the first iPad mini update since 2015.
Alibaba buys into hypermarket chain
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 21/11/2017
» Hong Kong: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's $2.9 billion deal to buy a slice of China's largest hypermarket chain pits it against Wal-Mart Stores Inc in the world's largest retail arena.
Forget cars, for one Spaniard the autonomous future is forklifts
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2017
» Madrid: In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars though, but fork-lifts, stackers and pallet trucks.
Tennis coach embodies rise of emerging market consumer
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» When Samak Srisarakham first came to Bangkok as an 11-year-old with his older brother, he slept in bare-bones communal bedding next to a tennis court. He could barely imagine growing up to a life of fancy restaurants, new clothes and the latest electronics.
China's world tech domination begins in SE Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/06/2017
» SINGAPORE -- Isaac Ho and several investors were watching a pitch from a cancer-detection start-up in Singapore when one of the Chinese billionaires present got up and -- without a word -- scrawled “Speed x Market Share” in Chinese characters on a whiteboard. It was a simple formula that meant: be first and be largest, no matter the cost. But that’s when Mr Ho understood how the Southeast Asian tech scene was about to change.
Japan's budget furniture king discounted his way to a fortune
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2017
» TOKYO -- Embarrassed by the recall of thousands of kitchenware pots after they appeared to leak lead when heated, Japan’s discount-furniture king, Akio Nitori, took an unusual step. He hired a team of auto industry engineers to revamp his quality assurance and testing division.