Business
China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers
They must prove through procurement tenders that at least half their equipment will be Chinese-made China is requiring chipmakers to use…
Kim Browne
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Culture
2025 Box Office in Spain Drops 8%, Hit by October’s Spring-Like Weather and a Lack of Really Big U.S. Hits
Bucking 2025 global cinema theater results that in many key markets that look set to at least edge up or come in flat when compared to…
Culture
LV applies for summary judgement against ValueMax in alleged trademark infringement lawsuit
Global luxury and fashion goods company Louis Vuitton has applied for summary judgement for its lawsuit against a wholly owned subsidiary…
News
Wannabe Christian Crusader Pete Hegseth Is Just Getting Started
Peter Brian Hegseth is an Iraq War veteran and former alcoholic with a rape allegation, a crusader’s mentality (and crusader’s tattoos),…
Business
The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was…
News
Marty Supreme Is A Love Letter to the Underdog
Still, Marty’s deceptive tactics, exaggerated as they may be, aren’t unusual in his working-class quarters. His own mother (Fran Drescher)…
News
RFK Jr. Will Let Us All Die Just to Make a Buck
It’s difficult to understate the deleterious impact that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had on America’s public health policy. In a little over…
Business
AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stock
Artificial intelligence’s insatiable appetite for data storage has delivered Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings world-beating stock…
Business
Singapore stocks end higher amid mixed regional trading; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 299 to 203, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands Local…
Culture
51 Great Movies From 2025 Now Streaming: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Weapons,’ and More
As 2025 comes to a close, the biggest movies of the year are now available to stream from home — quite literally. Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”…
News
Idris Elba Knighted in U.K.’s New Year Honors as Cynthia Erivo Given MBE
Arise Sir Stringer Bell! Idris Elba is set to receive a knighthood in the U.K. after the star led the list of names in the 2026 new year…
Culture
‘Cause of Death: Unknown’ Review: Iran’s Surprisingly Daring Official Oscar Entry Sees an Ensemble Cast Conflicted by a Moral Conundrum
This year, there are two films vying for the best international feature film Oscar which are set in Iran, following a group of people,…
News
US approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026: sources
Trump’s administration has been re-examining export controls that it thought were too relaxed under the Biden administration The US…
Celebrity
'The Rookie's Latest Twist Is a Sign of Worse Things To Come for the ABC Cop Drama
The Rookie has been on ABC for seven seasons now, so it makes sense that the series is sort of at risk of jumping the shark. Some of the…
Business
Six China IPOs debut in Hong Kong after raising HK$7 billion to cap banner year
With more than 300 companies filing to list, the momentum is set to carry into 2026 [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Six Chinese companies made their…
Business
Chinese firms make strong Hong Kong debuts, capping bumper listings year
With more than 300 companies filing for IPOs, the momentum is set to carry into 2026 [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Several Chinese companies that…
News
More Acts Cancel Kennedy Center Performances After Trump Name Change
Two more acts have canceled their upcoming performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the wake of Donald Trump…
Culture
James Cameron Wrote an Unrecognizable First Draft for One of Sylvester Stallone's Biggest '80s Action Movies
With movies like Titanic, the Avatar trilogy, and so many more, James Cameron is one of the most successful directors of all-time, but in…
Business
LTA awards Obayashi Corp S$281 million contract to design and build new Brickland MRT station
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract for the design and construction of the new Brickland MRT station and viaduct,…
Business
Precious metals fall again, Asian stocks swing as traders wind down
Investors have been piling into commodities on bets for more US rate cuts, a weaker US dollar and geopolitical tensions Precious metals…
Culture
Trump says he still might fire Jerome Powell as Fed chair pick looms
US President Donald Trump teased that he has a preferred candidate to be the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, but is in no hurry to…
Culture
Paul Rudd Starred in One of the Most Inventive Netflix Sci-Fi Shows of the Last 10 Years, and You Didn't Even Notice
One of the most fascinating trends in the last year of movies was the notion of one actor playing two roles. Whether it's Michael B.…
Business
Chinese stocks on track for best year since 2017 as rally widens
The MSCI China Materials Index has gained around 108% this year, on track for its strongest year since 2003 Chinese stocks look set for…
News
Two currency bets in Asia flash warning signs as year-end nears
Moves in precious metals have also contributed to swings in the region’s currencies Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting…