Technology

[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – China congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the November 3 US presidential election, ending days of speculation about when Beijing would formally acknowledge victory. “We have been following the reaction in this US presidential election both within the United States and the …

[ad_1] – Advertising – Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Singh said yesterday (Nov 12) that the new specific job pass, Tech.Pass, will not displace local workers and is intended to strengthen Singapore. Tech.Pass, launched yesterday, aims to attract founders, leaders and technical experts with experience from established or fast-growing …

[ad_1] [BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping personally decided to cancel Ant Group’s $ 37 billion initial public offering (IPO), the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing Chinese officials with knowledge of the matter. The decision to stop what would have been the world’s largest IPO came days after the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The opening of a new MRT station that will serve the upcoming Punggol digital district was delayed by a year. The Punggol Coast Station on the Northeast Line was scheduled to open in 2023, but will now open a year later in 2024. Ad Ad Transport Minister Ong …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The next Punggol Coast MRT station will be ready by 2024, with approximately 40 percent of construction work completed. Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung gave this update on Friday (November 13), in a ceremony to mark the completion of tunnel boring works from the existing Punggol Station …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping has personally decided to cancel Ant Group’s $ 37 billion initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Nov 12), citing Chinese officials with knowledge of the matter. The decision to stop what would have been the world’s largest IPO came days …

[ad_1] © Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com – US tech stocks pick up some momentum, but China slips again after Beijing drafts tough new antitrust measures. Oil prices rebound on signs of strong US demand, but watch out for OPEC’s monthly report later. Here’s what you need to know in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: China’s Ant Group is in a strange situation. The fintech firm went in a matter of days from being on the cusp of the world’s largest initial public offering (IPO) to those plans that were thwarted by new regulations from its own government. This sudden development has not …

[ad_1] Wed, Nov 11, 2020 – 11:02 am [BEIJING] Chinese tech shares tumbled for a second day after Beijing cracked down on the internet industry, wiping out more than $ 200 billion of value. The Hang Seng Tech Index slumped 3.9 percent on Wednesday in Hong Kong, taking its two-day …

[ad_1] – Advertising – President Donald Trump’s administration said Wednesday that it was still working to resolve its security concerns about the Chinese-owned app TikTok after the firm sought to delay a deadline to sell its US operations. Chinese company ByteDance has until Thursday to restructure ownership of the app …