Sin Bi Cheah, CEO of Malaysian‑based Orkim Group, discusses the impact of the Iran war on the shipping industry. The company transports clean petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas. He speaks with Paul Allen from the sidelines of 'Asia-Pacific Maritime 2026.' (Source: Bloomberg)
Sin Bi Cheah, CEO of Malaysian‑based Orkim Group, discusses the impact of the Iran war on the shipping industry. The company transports clean petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas. He speaks with Paul Allen from the sidelines of 'Asia-Pacific Maritime 2026.' (Source: Bloomberg)
A Chinese military research team has released what it described as the first publicly available visible light-infrared ship detection data set, a resource that could sharpen maritime target recognition for drones, missiles or surveillance systems operating at night or in environments where radar is degraded or suppressed. The dual-modal ship detection (DMSD) data set contains more than 2,000 paire...
A Chinese military research team has released what it described as the first publicly available visible light-infrared ship detection data set, a resource that could sharpen maritime target recognition for drones, missiles or surveillance systems operating at night or in environments where radar is degraded or suppressed. The dual-modal ship detection (DMSD) data set contains more than 2,000 paired visible and infrared vessel images and nearly 20,000 annotated instances, according to the...
Arm Holdings (ARM) ripped higher after giving investors a new reason to think about the company as more than a chip-design licensor. The stock jumped after Arm unveiled a new AI data-center CPU and said that the product line could add about $15 billion in annual revenue within five years. The ...
Arm Holdings (ARM) ripped higher after giving investors a new reason to think about the company as more than a chip-design licensor. The stock jumped after Arm unveiled a new AI data-center CPU and said that the product line could add about $15 billion in annual revenue within five years. The ...
The South Korean government will conduct an emergency buyback of 5 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in sovereign bonds to stabilize markets amid heightened volatility linked to the Iran war. The buyback will be carried out in two tranches: 2.5 trillion won on March 27 and another 2.5 trillion won on April 1, according to a statement from the finance ministry on Thursday. The specific bonds to be purcha...
The South Korean government will conduct an emergency buyback of 5 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in sovereign bonds to stabilize markets amid heightened volatility linked to the Iran war. The buyback will be carried out in two tranches: 2.5 trillion won on March 27 and another 2.5 trillion won on April 1, according to a statement from the finance ministry on Thursday. The specific bonds to be purchased will be announced separately. In addition, the government plans to redeem outstanding debt using surplus tax revenues under the current supplementary budget, with the scale to be determined later. “This marks the first net redemption of government bonds through a supplementary budget in five years since 2021,” the ministry said. The buyback highlights the scramble by governments worldwide to confront uncertainties from the Iran war, which has fueled a sharp global bond selloff. Korean assets have been particularly vulnerable, given the nation’s heavy reliance on imported oil and the resulting inflation pressures. These dynamics have complicated the policy outlook for the Bank of Korea, with markets now pricing in more than 100 basis points of rate hikes over the next 12 months. South Korea’s bond futures rebounded after the government’s announcement. Ten-year government bond futures gained as much as 49 ticks to 109.31 after falling as much as 35 ticks earlier. Three-year note futures also rose. Korean bonds are set to join FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index in April. In preparation, the government on Thursday announced the launch of a “WGBI Fund Inflow Monitoring Team,” headed by the director general of the Treasury Office, to oversee foreign capital inflows. From April through November, authorities will track fund movements and establish an “immediate response system,” holding frequent meetings with relevant agencies to devise measures that facilitate flows. “While the government has often been seen as using excess tax revenue to expand spending, the decision ...
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. (Image credit: Frank Morris)
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. (Image credit: Frank Morris)
Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical, which develops anti-HIV and Aids treatments, plans to tap Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market as it sets its sights on expansion into the US and Europe in the coming years, an executive said. The company, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, described Hong Kong as a “good window” for going global, citing the city’s “flexible” fundraising e...
Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical, which develops anti-HIV and Aids treatments, plans to tap Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market as it sets its sights on expansion into the US and Europe in the coming years, an executive said. The company, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, described Hong Kong as a “good window” for going global, citing the city’s “flexible” fundraising environment. Many Chinese corporations – including those in the pharmaceutical sector – would...