Leadership
Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules
Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday (Sep 12) it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the commercial insurance market as its current processes for...
Two Chinese AI chipmakers seek IPOs to mount challenge to Nvidia
TWO of China’s most prominent designers of artificial intelligence (AI) chips are each targeting an initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai as soon as this year, taking advantage of...
Indian state minister to meet Samsung officials in bid to resolve strike
The plant, which has been disrupted for four days, makes appliances that contribute 20 to 30% of the South Korean company’s annual revenue of US$12 billion in India THE...
Samsung workers to continue India plant strike after talks end without deal
SAMSUNG Electronics employees will continue their strike for the fifth day after a meeting on Thursday (Sep 12) between their union, the company’s management and the state government could...
China’s Geely scouting locations for Europe plant
CHINESE carmaker Geely is scouting locations for a plant in Europe but has not committed fully to building up local production, executives from the car conglomerate said in interviews...
US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018: report
US HOLIDAY sales are expected to grow at their slowest pace in six years, data from Deloitte showed on Thursday as persistent inflation and dried up savings turn shoppers...
Amid data-centre boom, can South-east Asia keep the lights on and taps running?
The region’s DC surge is straining power grids and vital resources, raising sustainability concernsAS South-east Asia becomes the life of the data-centre party, the big test lies in managing...
China detains investment bankers, takes passports in corruption sweep
CHINA is turning up the heat on its army of 8,700 investment bankers. After being forced to take big pay cuts and adhere to other belt-tightening measures under President...
