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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
China’s AI Microdrama Boom: More Output, Copycat Content, Less Money
(SINGAPORE 10.6.2026)China’s microdrama (短剧)industry is trapped in a “production dilemma”: artificial intelligence (AI) is making short dramas cheaper and faster to produce. Yet the easier they become to make, the harder it is for the industry to make money. That is the central paradox now facing China’s AI microdrama industry. Hong Kong’s South China Morning […]
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INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Pakistan’s Solar Boom Offers Lessons for Singapore’s Energy Transition
(Singapore, 01.10.2026)As Singapore expands solar power to reduce emissions and diversify its energy supply, a rapid shift towards rooftop panels in Pakistan is showing how cheaper electricity for consumers can also create financial pressure on the power stations and utilities that continue to support the grid. According to Bloomberg, affordable Chinese solar panels are helping […]
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POLITICS AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Abu Dhabi Bets Billions on ‘Zero Hormuz’ Strategy as Iran Risks Reshape Gulf Trade
(Singapore, 30.09.2026)Abu Dhabi is preparing to spend tens of billions of dollars on ports, pipelines and other infrastructure as the United Arab Emirates seeks to reduce its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, turning a $300 billion sovereign wealth fund into a key player in reshaping the region’s energy and trade routes. At the centre […]
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POLITICS AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Running Out of Space for Solar? Japan’s Golf Courses Offer a Lesson for Singapore
(Singapore, 29.09.2026)Japan is turning an unlikely remnant of its economic boom years into a new source of clean energy, as former golf courses increasingly make way for solar farms, highlighting a challenge that is also familiar to Singapore: how can densely populated economies expand renewable energy when suitable land is increasingly difficult to find? In […]
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ANVF Innovation 2026 Opens in Singapore as Asia Confronts Disruption and Resilience
(SINGAPORE, 29.09.2026)Today, more than 300 policymakers, business leaders, investors and experts gathered in Singapore for the opening of Asia New Vision Forum (ANVF) Innovation 2026, as geopolitical uncertainty and rapid advances in artificial intelligence reshape the economic and business landscape across Asia. Organised by Caixin Global with support from the Singapore government, this year’s forum […]
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