Culture
Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen draws record tourist spending[TOKYO] Human Made,...
China’s robotics stocks face investor scrutiny over bubble fears
Beijing has been on a so-called anti-involution drive this year, aiming to curb destructive competition across industries[BEIJING] Investor hype over Chinese robotics stocks is giving way to deepening unease,...
Silver hits fresh record after topping peak from October squeeze
[LONDON] Silver jumped to a record, surpassing a peak set during a historic squeeze in the London market in October.Spot prices surged as much as 4.2 per cent to...
Worldwide markets roiled by data-centre snafu in Chicago suburb
The centre has continued to serve as a key node for traders across the globe, and the impact was felt broadly[NEW YORK] One of the first signs of trouble...
Chinese carmakers shift to ‘asset-light’ models in overseas expansion
CHINESE carmaker Geely is betting that an “asset-light” investment model will accelerate its overseas expansion, as competition among China’s automakers to win foreign drivers intensifies amid the global shift...
Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Airbus has sold 12,257 of the aircraft by the end of September, compared with the sale of 12,254 Boeing 737s[PARIS] Several airlines announced delayed or cancelled flights on Friday...
Temasek eyes stake in Quest Global at US$4.6 billion pre-IPO price
The engineering services firm is preparing for an IPO in India, joining a wave of companies tapping the country’s buoyant capital markets[MUMBAI] Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is in...
Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
[PARIS] Europe’s Airbus said on Friday (Nov 28) that it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting...
India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity[BENGALURU] India’s Adani Group plans to invest up to US$5 billion in Alphabet-owned Google’s...
ECB’s Lagarde says interest rates are at correct level
Most officials have signalled they do not see a need to adjust borrowing costs when they meet in December[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) is well positioned with borrowing...
