October 14, 2024 – Page 5 – From Inside Asia

China’s economic woes, Indonesia’s Prabowo takes the stage: 5 weekend reads you missed

Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From China’s economic woes to Japanese firms ending Olympics sponsorships, here are five stories you may have missed over the...

by SCMP October 14, 2024

World

Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh stands trial for alleged lies under oath

Published: 11:39am, 14 Oct 2024Updated: 1:06pm, 14 Oct 2024 The landmark trial of Singapore’s opposition leader, who stands accused of lying during a parliamentary...

by Jean Iau October 14, 2024

Business

Karthik Shenoy joins Bank of Singapore in transformation push

October 14, 2024 Karthik Shenoy joined Bank of Singapore as head of platforms and transformation, chief operating office, last month. Shenoy (pictured) reports to...

by Andrew Tjaardstra October 14, 2024

World

Who runs Cambodia? Hun Manet is PM, but his dad still pulls the strings

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet kept a low profile at the Asean summit in Vientiane, holding meetings on the sidelines with fellow leaders but...

by Agence France-Presse October 14, 2024

World

TSMC plans more chip plants in Europe, Taiwan official says

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is planning more plants in Europe with a focus on the market for artificial intelligence chips, according to a...

by Bloomberg October 14, 2024

Military

Japan launches fifth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine

Japanese defence prime Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the fifth of eight Taigei-class diesel-electric submarines ordered for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...

by Jr Ng October 14, 2024

World

‘Infrastructure monster’: how China built the world’s longest high-speed railway

China has the world’s largest high-speed railway. Known as an “infrastructure monster”, it only took about 20 years for the country to develop the...

by Crystal Wu October 14, 2024

World

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: start-up shows sustainability can begin with a meal box

A Hong Kong start-up has managed to prevent the equivalent of 15,000 disposal containers from going to waste in just over a year thanks...

by Jimmy Chow October 14, 2024

World

Hong Kong property tycoon Peter Lee champions clean energy investments to support charities

Hong Kong business magnate Peter Lee Ka-kit believes climate change is the world’s most pressing challenge, and he is determined to keep funding clean...

by Enoch Yiu October 14, 2024