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Apac data centre boom straining power grids; reliability key to site selection: report 
Apac data centre boom straining power grids; reliability key to site selection: report 
[SINGAPORE] Surging demand in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) for data centres and other energy-intensive sectors is starting to weigh on power systems across the region, affecting grid reliability and increasing...
Apac data centre boom straining power grids; reliability key to site selection: report 
Apac’s data centre boom threatens to strain power grids, reliability at risk: report 
[SINGAPORE] Asia Pacific’s (Apac) soaring demand for data centres and other energy-intensive sectors is starting to weigh on power systems across the region, affecting grid reliability and increasing costs...
China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
[BEIJING] The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache, as smelters scramble to secure the ore they need...
Nasdaq CEO says IPO demand boosted despite tariff worries, banks on Texas boom
Nasdaq CEO says IPO demand boosted despite tariff worries, banks on Texas boom
[NEW YORK] Exchange operator Nasdaq is holding active talks with companies considering stock market debuts, CEO Adena Friedman said on Thursday, underscoring the US economy’s resilience despite tariff uncertainty...
Tesla’s China shipments extend slump, bucking broader sales boom
Tesla’s China shipments extend slump, bucking broader sales boom
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 07:43 PM[HONG KONG] Tesla’s vehicle shipments from its China factory fell for an eighth straight month, extending a global sales slump as chief...
Top Vietnam steelmaker says local building boom will fuel growth
Top Vietnam steelmaker says local building boom will fuel growth
[HANOI] Vietnam’s top steelmaker Hoa Phat Group is counting on the nation’s rising economic growth and massive infrastructure projects from railways to seaports to fuel the company’s expansion and...
Top Vietnam steelmaker says local building boom will fuel growth
Local building boom will fuel growth, says top Vietnam steelmaker
[HANOI] Vietnam’s top steelmaker Hoa Phat Group is counting on the nation’s rising economic growth and massive infrastructure projects from railways to seaports to fuel the company’s expansion and...
Nvidia-backed CoreWeave to spend up to US billion this year to tap AI demand boom
Nvidia-backed CoreWeave to spend up to US$23 billion this year to tap AI demand boom
Published Thu, May 15, 2025 · 08:25 AMCOREWEAVE is looking to spend US$20 billion to US$23 billion this year on AI infrastructure and data centre capacity, the Nvidia-backed company...
AI boom for US stocks still a safe bet, less so for China: BlackRock
AI boom for US stocks still a safe bet, less so for China: BlackRock
[SINGAPORE] Ask any investor who has paid attention to the United States equities market in the last two years, and you are likely to hear the name Nvidia. Few...
Potential solar boom in South-east Asia an opportunity to invest in storage systems
Potential solar boom in South-east Asia an opportunity to invest in storage systems
[SINGAPORE] In the face of punishing solar tariffs from the US, South-east Asia has a silver lining: a glut in the supply of photovoltaic panels could make solar projects...