Date
19 October 2018

BUSINESS

  • The new Mate 20 series boasts state-of-the-art features or black technologies, but will they convince smartphone buyers to upgrade and switch to Huawei? Photo: Reuters

    Will black technologies boost Huawei Mate 20 sales?

    - Oct 19, 2018 2:38pm
    As the shopping season approaches, leading smartphone brands have been busy launching their latest flagship models over the past few weeks. Huawei Technologies is the last of the top five players to do so. The Chinese telecommunications...
  • Fans of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones are familiar with the motto of the show's premiere episode, "Winter is Coming". It is also being used as a warning about the global economy. Photo: HBO

    Winter is coming?

    - Oct 19, 2018 11:53am
    Global stock markets have lost their luster. China’s A shares are the worst performers, while Hong Kong stocks are lethargic. Dow Jones and S&P 500 have pared their gains to 2-3 percent after last week’s correction. Nasdaq...
  • China's factory output has weakened, putting pressure on the broader economy. Photo: Bloomberg

    China GDP growth slows to weakest pace since Q1 2009

    Oct 19, 2018 11:07am
    China’s economy grew 6.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, falling short of market expectations and marking the weakest pace since the global financial crisis, data showed on Friday. On a quarterly basis, growth...
  • Tesla has introduced a mid-range version of its Model 3 sedan after promising a cheaper base-level model. Photo: Reuters

    Tesla launches US$45,000 version of Model 3

    Oct 19, 2018 9:22am
    Tesla on Thursday introduced a new US$45,000 version of its Model 3 sedan on its website, launching the car as US tax breaks for the firm’s vehicles are about to decrease, Reuters reports. The rear-wheel-drive model...
  • Tariff moves by the US on steel and aluminum constitute an act of protectionism that seriously undermines multinational trade rules, China says. Photo: Reuters

    China seeks WTO panel to discuss US steel, aluminum tariffs

    Oct 19, 2018 9:09am
    China has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish an expert group to determine the legality of tariffs imposed by the United States on steel and aluminum, Reuters reports. China’s commerce ministry was quoted as...
  • Takeda's acquisition of Shire will propel the Japanese firm into the global top 10 in the pharma industry. Photo: Reuters

    Takeda gets Japan FTC nod for US$62 bln Shire acquisition

    Oct 19, 2018 8:55am
    Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Thursday that Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) had approved the firm’s US$62 billion acquisition of Ireland-based drugmaker Shire Plc. Following the Japanese regulatory approval, Takeda is a step closer to sealing the...
  • Comments by PBoC’s Yi Gang (L) and SASAC’s Peng Huagang (R) suggest that Chinese authorities are yet to reach a consensus on the relative roles of private and state enterprises in China’s economy. Pics: Bloomberg

    Senior Chinese officials divided on ‘competitive neutrality’

    - Oct 18, 2018 5:20pm
    Are state-owned enterprises (SOEs) expanding at the expense of the private sector in China? There has been a lot of debate on this issue. Even top officials seem to have rather different opinions as reflected in...
  • Lack of faith in global financial institutions post 2008 has fuelled a huge interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain, and where there’s a will, a way often emerges, notes Peter Sabine. Photo: Reuters

    HODL: A fool’s game or long-term vision?

    - Oct 18, 2018 5:14pm
    No, this is not some kind of weird spelling mistake. “HODL – Hold on for dear life” is a term that has kept investors going through hard times. If Winston Churchill was still alive (and invested...
  • The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will be an interdisciplinary hub for research and development in computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, and related fields.. Photo: MIT

    MIT unveils US$1 billion plan to create college for AI

    - Oct 18, 2018 3:47pm
    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a plan, backed by US$1 billion in investment, to establish an interdisciplinary college focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The plan is supported by a US$350 million donation from Stephen Schwarzman,...
  • Watsons believes the partnership with Chinese AI-backed online platform Meitu will help bring in more customers from the millennial generation. Photo: Bloomberg

    What the CK Hutchison-Meitu partnership means for shoppers

    - Oct 18, 2018 12:58pm
    After helping tens of millions of young women in China show off themselves better online, image processing and social sharing site Meitu is now upping its game through a strategic partnership with a Hong Kong retail...
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  • A demonstrator holds picture of Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The journalist is believed to have been killed inside the consulate by Saudi agents. Photo: Reuters

    Khashoggi crisis highlights the risk of investing in Middle East

    - Oct 19, 2018 1:01pm
    Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi spotlights fundamentally different investment strategies and environments in the bulk of Asia and...
  • Fans of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones are familiar with the motto of the show's premiere episode, "Winter is Coming". It is also being used as a warning about the global economy. Photo: HBO

    Winter is coming?

    - Oct 19, 2018 11:53am
    Global stock markets have lost their luster. China’s A shares are the worst performers, while Hong Kong stocks are lethargic. Dow Jones and S&P 500 have pared their gains to 2-3 percent after last week’s correction. Nasdaq...
  • US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at the Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

    Trump says Khashoggi likely dead, mulls ‘very severe’ response

    Oct 19, 2018 9:19am
    US President Donald Trump said he presumes missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that his country’s response to Saudi Arabia is likely to be “very severe”, although he still wants to get to the...
  • A file picture shows Syrian refugees waiting to board a Jordanian army vehicle after crossing into Jordanian territory with their families. Photo: Reuters

    Islamic State has seized 700 hostages in Syria, Putin says

    Oct 19, 2018 8:40am
    Islamic State militants have seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces and executed some of them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Speaking in the Black Sea resort city of...
  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte still enjoys strong public support, based on recent popularity polls, despite his brutal war against drugs. Photo: Reuters

    Why Duterte’s drug war is still popular despite its brutality

    - Oct 18, 2018 6:29pm
    President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is undoubtedly a larger-than-life political figure who adheres to the principle that “the end justifies the means”. And perhaps nothing exemplifies his take-no-prisoners and slash-and-burn approach to governance more than...
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