

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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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