Culture
Sophie Kinsella, Author of Books Behind ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Film, Dies at 55
Sophie Kinsella, the author of the successful “Shopaholic” book series that was adapted into the 2009 film “Confessions of a Shopaholic,”…
Kim Browne
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Business
Barclays joins bank rivals in buying stake in United Fintech
It has bought two fintechs this year, bringing its total to seven and giving it more than 200 employees across 11 locations globally…
Business
Wingtech seeks to restore Nexperia control as chip feud lingers
Despite political progress, Nexperia’s Dutch HQ and its Chinese operations are locked in an internal feud Wingtech Technology has invited…
Culture
Juliette Binoche Says Directing Comes With ‘Natural Authority’ in Hainan Festival Masterclass
Juliette Binoche delved into the craft of acting and her emerging voice as a director during a packed masterclass at the 7th Hainan Island…
News
Transcript: Trump in Fury as GOPers Quietly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
Culture
Coal’s grip on Asia strengthens as early phaseout bids stall
Coal’s future in Asia is looking brighter, as the top-consuming region’s efforts to shift to cleaner energy suffer a series of setbacks.…
Culture
ByteDance, Alibaba keen to order Nvidia H200 chips after Trump green light: sources
The chip’s ability to train AI models is currently unmatched by domestic equivalents [BEIJING/SINGAPORE] ByteDance and Alibaba have asked…
News
ComfortDelGro and Pony.ai get green light from Singapore regulators to start autonomous vehicle testing on public roads
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has given its approval to transport operator ComfortDelGro and its autonomous vehicle (AV)…
Business
HSBC’s senior bankers hid behind co-head roles, CEO Georges Elhedery says
Since taking charge, he has nearly halved the size of the bank’s operating committee HSBC’s chief executive officer Georges Elhedery said…
News
For Once, the Supreme Court May Not Give Republicans What They Want
A group of challengers, including the GOP’s Senate campaign-finance arm and Vice President J.D. Vance, argued that the ban violates their…
News
Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump?
A December 8 story by Bloomberg’s Suzanna Monyak reported that, according to a former official of the General Services Administration, the…
Business
What Does It Mean to Be in an “Affordability Crisis”?
Bharat Ramamurti, former deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, said part of the problem was that most of the…
News
My Dual Citizenship Is None of Bernie Moreno’s Business
Such a vibes-based policy would cause very real harm to millions of Americans and to the U.S. itself. To understand how, it’s helpful to…
News
The Racist Worldview Behind the New Vaccine Recommendations
There are other scapegoats too. Anti-vaxxers claim hepatitis B, for instance, is a disease of drug users, queer people, and sex workers,…
Business
3 Keppel subsidiaries put up for voluntary liquidation
The wholly owned units are Keppel Enterprise FinHub, Keppel Enterprise Services and Keppel People Services Asset manager Keppel said on…
News
Air India admits compliance culture needs overhaul after flying Airbus without permit
The report is a stark admission from the airline whose Boeing Dreamliner crash in June killed 260 people An Air India investigation into…
Business
Singapore stocks inch down ahead of Fed policy decision
Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a policy decision by the US Federal Reserve. The benchmark Straits Times…
News
Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026
In today’s episode, we talk to Representative Jamie Raskin about President Trump’s corrupt scheme to gerrymander the 2026 midterms—and…
Business
Analysts upbeat on Singapore’s office Reits, naming one ‘uniquely positioned’ to tap rental upside
The coming year is looking promising for office Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), said analysts. The sector has begun to…
Business
Priya Dogra Appointed Chief Executive of U.K. Public Service Broadcaster Channel 4
Priya Dogra has been appointed as the next chief executive of U.K. public service broadcaster Channel 4. Dogra will join Channel 4 in…
Culture
Japan Expands Film Incentive Program, Introduces Multi-Year Subsidies for International Productions
Japan‘s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is extending its film and television incentive program through fiscal year 2026 with…
Celebrity
‘Hamnet’ Heads to India Via Reliance Entertainment as Awards Buzz Builds (EXCLUSIVE)
Reliance Entertainment will distribute the critically acclaimed period drama “Hamnet” across India in February 2026, as the film gains…
Celebrity
Josh Hutcherson Says He ‘Didn’t Learn Rejection’ Until After His ‘Hunger Games’ Success: ‘It Was Just Like a String of No One Calling’
Josh Hutcherson said during a recent appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s On Me” podcast that he “knew only success” in the…
Business
Amazon to invest over US$35 billion in India on AI, exports
Amazon plans to invest more than US$35 billion in India by 2030 to expand its operations by boosting artificial intelligence (AI)…