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EV Makers' Next Headache: Scarce Battery Chemicals, Made in China
Business, Jacky Wong, Published on 24/01/2022
» Last year was the year of electric vehicles -- global sales are likely to have hit a record, in turn pushing up battery demand. Now too much of a good thing is causing problems: Many key battery materials, including but not limited to processed lithium itself, are in short supply and prices are rising sharply.
China Increasingly Obscures True State of Its Economy to Outsiders
Business, Liza Lin & Chun Han Wong, Published on 08/12/2021
» China's Communist Party has long maintained tight control over information, and the effort has intensified under leader Xi Jinping. The country has become increasingly opaque over the past year, even as its presence on the world stage grows.
Innovating to improve post-pandemic healthcare
Asia focus, Vincent Chin, Published on 05/07/2021
» There are clouds overhead in Southeast Asia, as fresh Covid-19 infections and new variants drive rising cases and lockdowns in countries including Thailand. But despite the current challenges, there is welcome light on the horizon as we look beyond the pandemic.
China Wants to Be the World's EV Factory. It May Succeed.
Business, Jacky Wong, Published on 26/10/2020
» China may be the world's factory, but it has never been a big exporter of automobiles. It hopes to change that with electric vehicles.
China's Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Patients to Scramble for Remedies
Business, Josh Chin & Fanfan Wang, Published on 07/02/2020
» Desperate for a cure for the new coronavirus spreading quickly across the country, Chinese families are flocking online to seek experimental remedies that might be effective against the virus, despite government warnings that no proven treatment has been found.
As Virus Spreads, Isolated Taiwan Risks Being a Loophole in War on Epidemics
Business, Jonathan Cheng & Chun Han Wong, Published on 23/01/2020
» Taiwan's first reported case of a patient infected by a deadly coronavirus spreading across Asia turns a spotlight on Beijing's attempts to exclude the self-governing island from the World Health Organization, which Taiwanese officials say hinders an effective global response to public-health crises.
Music to marketers' ears
Business, Joanna Wong, Published on 10/12/2018
» Today's consumers are constantly bombarded with messages from every platform available on a daily basis. However, as marketers, we need to ask how effective these messages are.
Agility key to winning financial services
Business, By Damien Wong, Published on 12/06/2018
» In this digital age, personal banking has been redefined and the playing field has expanded. Traditional banking services such as payments, money transfers, remittances and even personal loans are now available through mobile banking services, peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, QR codes and other financial technology innovations.