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Apac economies that gained from AI boom like Taiwan, Singapore drive outbound travel in 2025: Visa
Apac economies that gained from AI boom like Taiwan, Singapore drive outbound travel in 2025: Visa
Japan, South Korea, China see strong inbound travel amid demand for pop culture tourism [SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific economies exposed to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove outbound spending in 2025, amid...
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
[SINGAPORE] 2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration.The resurgence follows two challenging...
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
[SINGAPORE] 2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration.The resurgence follows two challenging...
GigaDevice jumps nearly 40% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s chip self-sufficiency drive
GigaDevice jumps nearly 40% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s chip self-sufficiency drive
Proceeds from the share sale will fund research and development as well as strategic and industry investments [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Shares of GigaDevice Semiconductor soared almost 40 per cent in...
HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales
HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales
The glasses support multiple platforms, letting users benefit from improvements by various models[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s HTC is betting its open platform strategy will allow it to build market share in...
AI, liquidity to drive Asia markets in 2026 amid US fiscal risks: Schroders
AI, liquidity to drive Asia markets in 2026 amid US fiscal risks: Schroders
The technology sector remains the cornerstone of Schroders’ bullish thesis for the region[SINGAPORE] In 2025, US fiscal and geopolitical headwinds prompted investors to redeploy capital towards the East.Petr Kocourek,...
HP bets on AI personal computers to drive revenue, eyes Asia for growth
HP bets on AI personal computers to drive revenue, eyes Asia for growth
At least one in four PCs sold by the US computer maker are AI-enabled and that could grow as customers upgrade[SINGAPORE] The lockdowns stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic drove...
Electric vehicles drive UK new car market to best September since 2020
Electric vehicles drive UK new car market to best September since 2020
[LONDON] Britain’s new-car market logged its best September in five years, industry data showed on Saturday, as the crucial “new numberplate” month delivered record electric-vehicle uptake after a summer...
Food-delivery platform foodpanda to rely on affordability, convenience and quick commerce to drive growth
Food-delivery platform foodpanda to rely on affordability, convenience and quick commerce to drive growth
[SINGAPORE] It has been eight months since Bhavani Shankar Mishra took over the hot seat as Singapore managing director for food-delivery platform foodpanda – and his stint has not...
Politics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
Politics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
POLITICAL upheaval is driving a split in South-east Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in Thailand but only just getting started in...