Entrepreneurship

Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising licence for H200 chip
Huang says Nvidia needed to compete quite vigorously as China has many strong chip companiesPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 05:58 PM[TAIPEI] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday...
Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course.[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group managing director Benjamin Birks will step down from...
SIA and Malaysia Airlines tie-up formalised after Malaysian approval
[SINGAPORE] A joint business partnership between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines was formalised on Thursday (Jan 29), following Malaysian authorities’ approval earlier this month.Potential initiatives in the tie-up include...
Forced TikTok US sale may fuel ByteDance’s expansion into Asia: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: say analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
STI could hit as high as 6,500 on extended rally, says JPMorgan, giving its top picks
Small and mid-cap stocks could ‘stage a catch-up rally’ amid ‘strong catalysts’[SINGAPORE] As the Straits Times Index (STI) nears 5,000 points this week, an extended rally could drive the...
AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 01:16 PM[NEW YORK/HONG KONG] Low-cost South-east Asian carrier AirAsia is close to finalising an order for around 100 Airbus regional jets, according to...
Japan’s Nidec delays results again, vows culture reform after crisis
The company’s founder Shigenobu Nagamori has already stepped down as chairman of the boardPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 12:11 PM[TOKYO] Japanese electric motor maker Nidec delayed the release...
Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 11:40 AMNVIDIA, Amazon and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday.Nvidia, an existing...
One of China’s richest battery tycoons builds US$50 billion empire
CAO Renxian is one of China’s richest men in an industry the world cannot live without, yet almost no one outside the business knows his name. That obscurity may...
Ringgit owes its surge to forces well beyond US dollar’s weakness
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:23 AM[SINGAPORE] The Malaysian ringgit’s relentless rally is being driven by a range of structural factors beyond the US dollar’s broad weakness, suggesting...