Posts by Stephanie Irvin
China’s Dongfeng plans to list EV unit, take rest private
[NEW YORK] Dongfeng Motor Group plans to withdraw its Hong Kong shares in a new twist on a long-awaited restructuring, part of a transaction that will result in a new stock listing for its Voyah line of luxury new-energy vehicles. Dongfeng’s H shareholders will receive HK$6.68 in cash and 0.3552608 Voyah H shares for each…
Read MoreChina’s Longi Green narrows loss as solar installations surge
Chinese authorities have amped up their rhetoric against so-called involution, pledging to put an end to the ruinous competition that bedevils a number of Chinese industries Published Sat, Aug 23, 2025 · 10:37 AM [BEIJING] Chinese solar giant Longi Green Energy Technology posted a narrower first-half loss as a surge in solar panel installations helped…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence + Real Wisdom: Avoiding the Pitfalls
The strong push for AI integration into modern businesses isn’t without reason – the capabilities of artificial intelligence are considerable. And it’s probably true that the businesses that fail to adopt it will end up being left behind. Used well, it compresses the time and effort required for tasks. Used badly, though, it can result…
Read MoreBest AI Voice Bots for Sales Teams: Top 5 Picks
Sales teams are constantly under pressure to hit their sales targets faster and be more productive and efficient. That’s where AI voice bots can be beneficial. In addition to being powerful customer service automation tools, they can work well in sales environments, helping sales teams boost outreach, qualify leads, automate repetitive tasks, and scale operations…
Read MoreDezign Format to debut on Catalist on Aug 15 after S$6.5 million IPO
[SINGAPORE] Dezign Format will begin trading on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Catalist board when the market opens at 9am on Friday (Aug 15), following the successful placement of its new shares amounting to S$6.5 million. In a bourse filing on Thursday, the design agency said that the placement, which comprised 32.5 million new shares at…
Read MoreGeely profit beats estimates amid reshuffle, sector scrutiny
[HONG KONG] Geely Automobile Holdings’ first-half profit beat estimates as sales soared and the carmaker sought to reduce costs, even as the wider Chinese auto industry faces regulatory scrutiny over a long-running price war. The results incorporate a change in accounting policy, announced in April, that’s been applied retrospectively. Under the new method, net income…
Read MoreRemote Work Isn’t Just “Work from Home”
Remote work is nowhere near WFH. I mean, at some point it is, but there’s more to it. This is the point where people started during the pandemic. But nowadays, this does not happen. Remote work is not just sitting at home and checking email from the kitchen table. This is where your imagination ends.…
Read MoreB2B Marketing Isn’t About Platforms, It’s About People
You’ve heard it, and I have, too — “We need to focus our B2B marketing on LinkedIn because that’s where business professionals are.” This narrow thinking misses a fundamental truth about marketing that I’ve learned through years of building and scaling businesses. Here’s the reality: your B2B customer isn’t just a LinkedIn profile or a…
Read MoreEmerging market funds adjust bets as ‘sell the dollar’ trade loses appeal
THE US dollar’s bounceback in July is convincing some emerging market investors to bet that it will keep rising in coming months. T Rowe Price Group says it now favours US dollar-denominated emerging market bonds rather than local-currency ones as a tactical trade. Barclays is telling its clients to avoid shorting the greenback versus its…
Read MoreChina state media asks Nvidia to prove H20 chips are secure
[HONG KONG] China state media is calling for Nvidia to prove that its H20 chip is secure, saying it cannot allow flawed chips into the country. China’s top Internet watchdog summoned Nvidia representatives earlier this week to discuss what Chinese officials called significant security vulnerabilities in the H20. The Cyberspace Administration of China said that…
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