Culture

The Art of Authentic Engagement in the Digital Age
Something is interesting about how people present themselves online. There’s a moment when someone realizes they’re being recorded, and their demeanor suddenly changes. They put on what I call...
European, North Asian companies also eyeing the potential of JS-SEZ: UOB banker
[SINGAPORE] The Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) is drawing interest from companies not just from Singapore, but also from Europe and North Asia. Chiok Sook Yin, head of foreign...
Why Owning Your Position Is Crucial for Business Success
Recently, I’ve been advising a good friend who’s launching a new custom orthotics company after several successful business exits. His innovative concept allows runners to scan their feet using...
New World sells 138 Hong Kong homes at discount within hours
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 03:24 PMNew World Development and its partners sold 138 apartments in a few hours at a new project after pricing the homes at...
Google Cloud and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spearhead AI development among companies
[SINGAPORE] Digitally-mature companies keen on doing more in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) will now have the opportunity to tap a new programme. The AI Cloud Take-Off Programme launched...
Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.33 per cent lower...
Singapore shares rise as trade tensions between China and US ease; STI up 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 252 to 236 as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (Jun 12), amid the world’s...
Meta taps top researchers from Google, Sesame for new AI lab
META Platforms has poached top engineers from multiple tech firms, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, for a new team focused on achieving a more advanced form of AI called artificial...
US: Stocks rally fades after China trade framework
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished lower on Wednesday despite positive movement in the US-China trade conflict and a benign US inflation report.Following two days of talks in London, top US...
Qantas’ Jetstar Asia to shut down on Jul 31; over 500 staff to lose jobs
[SINGAPORE] Australian flag carrier Qantas will wind down operations for its Singapore-based unit Jetstar Asia and shut it down on Jul 31, 2025, as the low-cost airline has been...
Great Eastern seeks to delist through OCBC exit offer of S$30.15 per share to remaining 6.28% of shareholders
[SINGAPORE] OCBC has made a S$900 million conditional exit offer at S$30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in a bid...
Breaking Free from the People-Pleasing Trap
Growing up as the fat kid who would do anything to fit in shaped my identity in ways I never fully understood until much later in life. This early...