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IT glitch pushes Singapore Grab fares past $1,000
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/08/2025
» Singapore ride-hailing users got a rude shock on Wednesday after prices on the Grab app jumped about a hundred times from the usual rates, with short trips within the city costing $1,000 or more.
Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» BEIJING — While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight United States President Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online.
Leadership reality check: the path to self-awareness
Varinthorn Piyatataungvara, Published on 08/12/2024
» When you are a high-level executive, who will dare to give you feedback? The higher you climb in the corporate hierarchy, the less likely it is that people will feel comfortable offering you honest feedback. This is why self-awareness is an essential trait for effective leadership.
UK 'jobs miracle' turns into employers' nightmare
AFP, Published on 14/07/2022
» KESWICK: Job vacancies seem to come ten-a-penny in Keswick, a tourist town in England's picturesque Lake District, as the hospitality sector cries out for staff -- shortages which are a direct result, critics say, of the coronavirus pandemic and of Brexit.
Lancang-Mekong 'soft connectivity'
Asia focus, Duan Haosheng and Liu Yunkang, Published on 30/05/2022
» China has collectively consulted, contributed to and shared in the development of the Lancang-Mekong region with the five Mekong countries -- Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam -- over the past five years, helping to promote economic sustainability and connectivity.
Thai durian in rude health as exports grow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2022
» Durian exports to China will bring in an additional 120 billion baht to the country's revenue this year, says Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chalermchai Sri-on.
Can Yoon heal South Korea?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/03/2022
» In the run-up to the South Korean presidential election on March 9, most observers were focusing mainly on regional implications the poll might have and the regional agendas that the new leader of Asia's fourth-largest economy would pursue.
Markets at the tip of your fingers
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 31/07/2021
» For Chonladet Khemarattana, chief executive officer and co-founder of Robowealth, a Thai wealth tech startup and mutual fund brokerage, it's always the small pieces that make the big picture.
Asian markets take another hit as virus quickly spreads
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» HONG KONG: A sea of red washed across Asian markets on Wednesday, with the coronavirus spreading rapidly around the world and health chiefs warning that governments were not prepared for the outbreak.
Asean facing economic headwinds
Business, Jibran Ahmed, Published on 17/01/2020
» All is not well on the regional front. The Year of the Rat under the Chinese zodiac, associated with surplus and wealth, begins on Jan 25. However, at the turn of the decade, Southeast Asia's economic prospects face inauspicious circumstances.