Singapore – On a weekday afternoon in the heart of the central business district, the BYD showroom on Robinson Road is a picture of futuristic cool. Inside, sleek electric cars gleam under bright white lights as young professionals drift through the space. Just a short walk away, diners mingle in a BYD-branded restaurant over craft beer and bar…
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US chipmaker Micron Technology has started a new round of lay-offs that is expected to shed hundreds of jobs in mainland China, as part of the company’s global retreat from the lacklustre mobile NAND memory market. Micron – with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xian, capital of northwestern Shaanxi province – said “continued weakness in…
In the “2025 Global Digital Shopping Index: Singapore Edition,” released by PYMNTS Intelligence and commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, a survey of 1,510 consumers and 425 merchants in Singapore, underscores the reality that smartphones are not just tools for online purchases. They’re integral to the entire shopping journey, including in-store experiences. The island nation stands…
SINGAPORE — If Singaporeans made sustained and long-term changes to their lifestyles, the Republic could save up to $650 million in direct healthcare costs by 2050. This according to a recently published modelling study that looked into how changing the way they live over 30 years could affect the health and healthcare spending of Singapore’s Chinese,…
The role of sport in bringing people closer together is well recognised. It is not confined to international competition between countries and individuals. Sport can cement national and regional unity. The coming National Games in the Greater Bay Area, in which Hong Kong has a prominent role as a co-host, is a case in point….
Hong Kong should enact a “targeted law” to tackle the problem of AI-generated deepfake pornography instead of relying on legal tools designed to catch other mischief, the head of the city’s professional body for barristers has said. In an interview with the Post on Thursday, Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar…
By Greg Torode, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The exercise presented a fraught scenario: China’s military had blockaded Taiwan by air and sea, and Southeast Asian countries were grappling with how to evacuate as many as 1 million of their nationals trapped on the besieged island. Over two days in April at…
Hong Kong has ranked eighth globally in a smart cities index by a local university, outperforming many of its peers in Asia, including Seoul and Singapore. Polytechnic University published the International Society for Urban Informatics (ISUI) Smart City Index 2025 on Wednesday, with Hong Kong performing strongly in areas such as economy and governance, but…
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How China’s ‘big winner’ BYD conquered Sri Lanka’s car market Aggressive pricing, shrewd tax engineering and a…