Business
Chinese chip firms line up for Hong Kong listings in coming weeks
At least six Chinese companies related to artificial intelligence are set to go public in Hong Kong in the coming weeks, people familiar…
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Business
Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount $30/Share Acquisition Offer, Alleging Deal Financing Does Not Have ‘Full Backstop’ From Ellisons
Warner Bros. Discovery‘s board has formally said “no thanks” to the $108 billion takeover bid from David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and…
Business
YouTube Star PrestonPlayz Sets Advertising Sales Partnership With Digital Agency Studio71
YouTube star and gaming creator PrestonPlayz has set an advertising sales partnership with digital agency Studio71 for the portfolio of…
Business
HG Metal subsidiary to buy industrial property in Tuas for S$20.8 million
A unit of steel distributor HG Metal Manufacturing has exercised an option to purchase (OTP) to acquire an industrial property in Tuas for…
News
AI Isn’t Just Spying on You. It’s Tricking You Into Spending More.
In October, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator published research showing that companies use loyalty programs to hook consumers, creating a…
News
The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.
Some will point to Republican politicians bucking Trump as a reason to believe that the whole circus tent is about to collapse. Marjorie…
News
America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript…
News
Transcript: America’s Three Media Crises and How to Fix Them
That’s not good for diversity. And so most democracies figure out ways to diversify media ownership, to make sure that you have a wide…
News
How Labor Scored a Surprising Win in the GOP-Controlled House
Something unusual happened last week that didn’t attract sufficient attention. It concerned the latest in what’s been a heartening recent…
Business
The New Republic’s Books of the Year 2025
Some of the books we chose this year touched familiarly big themes: the place of the United States in the Americas; the weakness of…
Culture
‘Intouchables’ Does it Again as Turkish Remake Becomes Country’s 2025 Box Office Champ
More than a decade after “The Intouchables” became a global box office phenomenon and launched Omar Sy’s international career, a Turkish…
Business
Singapore stocks slip despite improved 2026 growth outlook; STI down 0.1%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as private-sector economists turned more optimistic about the Republic’s growth…
News
Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails as Susie Wiles Fiasco Takes Worse Turn
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles gave numerous interviews to Vanity Fair that were way too candid about, well, everything. That…
Culture
Hong Kong Rom-Com ‘My Indian Boyfriend’ to Get U.K. Remake Set in Leicester (EXCLUSIVE)
Hong Kong romantic comedy “My Indian Boyfriend” is being remade for British audiences, with the production set in Leicester in the U.K.…
Business
Warburg Pincus to invest up to US$1 billion in corporate services firm Acclime
The private equity firm beat rival firms Carlyle Group, Blackstone, KKR and TPG in a bidding race American private equity firm Warburg…
Business
Warburg Pincus invests in corporate services firm Acclime, valuing it at US$1 billion
The private equity firm beat rivals Carlyle Group, Blackstone, KKR and TPG in a bidding race American private equity firm Warburg Pincus…
Culture
‘Dune,’ ‘Lucky Lu’ Star Chang Chen Named Golden Horse Awards Chair
Taiwanese actor Chang Chen has been elected chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, taking over from…
Celebrity
Country Music Drama ‘Little Miracles,’ From Australia’s Bronte Studios and First Option Pictures, Taps Kriv Stenders to Direct (EXCLUSIVE)
Kriv Stenders has signed on to helm “Little Miracles,” a country music feature that will mark a collaboration between Australia’s Bronte…
Business
Hong Kong’s financial resurgence fuelled by surge of offshore wealth
Strong net fund inflows of HK$7 trillion brought the city’s managed assets back up to HK$35.1 trillion at the end of 2024 The turnaround…
Business
Thai central bank cuts policy rate by 25 bps, as expected
The reduction is the fifth since October 2024, with rates down by a total of 125 basis points Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest…
Business
Top Glove Q1 profit surges more than 600% as costs fall
The glove maker reports a drop in operating expenses to RM842.9 million for the quarter Malaysian glove maker Top Glove on Wednesday (Dec…
Business
Gold could hit US$5,000 an ounce in 2026 if risk hedging persists: market watchers
Returns are expected to moderate for the precious metal in the new year, say analysts Gold has surged more than 60 per cent since the…
Culture
High coffee prices are changing how consumers take their daily brew
The median price of a regular cup of coffee on menus across the US has risen almost 20% since early 2023 Global coffee prices rose to…
Fashion
Louis Vuitton sues unit of SGX-listed ValueMax over alleged trademark infringement
LV has four trademarks registered in Singapore: the ‘LV’ monogram and three graphical motifs Global luxury and fashion goods company Louis…