R.E.S.-ilience in Value Creation 《竹经：经商经世离不得立根创新》
March 23, 2014 Leave a comment
SGX’s new rule: clarity needed
Business Times
18 Mar 2014
Michelle Quah
THE Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) recent attempt to enhance its regulatory might was put to its first major test this past week, when Temasek Holdings made an offer for Olam International. The jury is still out on how effective SGX’s new rule is, but the incident has definitely highlighted its practical issues. Read more of this post
March 23, 2014 Leave a comment
The Art of Collaboration vs The Art of War
By: Think Business Editor
Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:00 | Be the first to comment
When Chinese Admiral Zheng He set sail on his seven voyages, he had at his command the largest and most powerful naval fleet ever seen.
With such a force at his disposal – backed by the might of the Ming imperial throne – he could easily have used it as a tool of conquest and subjugation. Instead, he used this strength as the basis for building a network of partnerships and peaceful cooperation. Read more of this post
March 23, 2014 Leave a comment
18 March 2014| last updated at 11:37PM
Malaysia should export more value, not just goods
By Firdaos Rosli
THE media release of Malaysia’s Trade Performance 2013 highlighted many important achievements but only one that caught my eye — where it says: “despite imports outpacing exports, Malaysia still enjoyed a positive trade balance”. Read more of this post
March 23, 2014 Leave a comment
18 March 2014| last updated at 01:09PM
Space rock craze hits South Korea after meteor shower
SEOUL: A corner of South Korea is in the grip of a frenzied hunt for valuable space souvenirs, following a rare meteor shower there last week. Read more of this post
March 23, 2014 Leave a comment
18 March 2014| last updated at 01:33AM
Malaysia to become MRO hub in Asia Pacific
By AHMAD KAMARUL YUNUS | bt@mediaprima.com.my
MILESTONE: SR Technics’ Shah Alam facility equipped to handle labour-intensive repairs
SR Technics has moved a step closer to making Malaysia its hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities in the Asia-Pacific region with the commencement of its latest facility in Shah Alam in January. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 10:42:13 AM
Technocrats the way to go in politics
BY KARIM RASLAN
Gita Wirjawan
Political considerations have not served Indonesians well in several sectors, and capable and honest administrators are needed.
ON Jan 31, 2014, Gita Wirjawan, who was Indonesia’s Trade Minister, surprised everyone by resigning from his Cabinet post in order to concentrate on his nascent political career. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 7:32:33 AM
Embracing the spirit of diversity
BY JOCELINE TAN
Muhyiddin (right) greeting BN candidate Yussibnosh Balo during nomination day for the Balingian by-election. – ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR
Two ‘kampung boys’ vie for the big shoes left behind by former Sarawak chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 12:14:39 PM
Question your sources of information
When I was small, my parents used to drag me to all kinds of kenduri (feasts) by relatives, family friends and neighbours. My siblings and I often attended loads of ceremonies celebrating significant life events like weddings and the birth of a newborn. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 6:59:17 AM
Indonesian banks seen as less attractive due to shareholding restrictions
BY DALJIT DHESI
PETALING JAYA: Banks in Indonesia are becoming less attractive to Malaysian financial institutions because of ownership restrictions. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 6:26:52 AM
MRT Line 2 excites market, but contract awards may be a year away
BY NG BEI SHAN
PETALING JAYA: News that the second line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) has been approved excites the market, with big-cap construction stocks making notable gains. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 6:26:52 AM
MRT Line 2 excites market, but contract awards may be a year away
BY NG BEI SHAN
PETALING JAYA: News that the second line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) has been approved excites the market, with big-cap construction stocks making notable gains. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
From pushcart to franchise chain
By Jessica Lim
MyPaper
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014
It all began with a pushcart in the 1920s. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Updated: Tuesday March 18, 2014 MYT 6:11:38 AM
Wider access for retail investors in M’sia, Thailand and S’pore
BY DANIEL KHOO
KUALA LUMPUR: Retail investors in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand will have access to a wider pool of investment products with the implementation of cross-border fund offerings in the region expected to happen by the third quarter of this year. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 7:00 pm
Time spent on digital media to overtake TV
By Robert Cookson, Digital Media Correspondent
The amount of time UK adults spend accessing digital media is forecast to surpass hours spent watching television for the first time this year – reflecting big changes in consumer habits. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
March 16, 2014 1:08 pm
‘One size fits all’ marketing by global companies fails in Africa
By Katrina Manson in Nairobi
When a television advertising campaign promoting Indian mobile phone company Bharti Airtel in Africa fell flat a few years ago, the marketers went back into the cutting room to work out why. Read more of this post
March 22, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 8:30 pm
UK supply chain keeps Formula One on track
By John Murray Brown
As the chequered flag went down on Australia’s Grand Prix on Sunday, hundreds of small UK engineering companies breathed more easily as this year’s new engine rules failed to produce the multiple breakdowns some had predicted. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 7:03 pm
John Lewis lauded for caring capitalism
By Andrea Felsted, Senior Retail Correspondent
When it comes to the mutual model, one of the most successful examples is in retail.
The John Lewis Partnership, which owns John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, has been lauded as both a successful retailer and a model for caring capitalism. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 5:35 am
Twitter’s Costolo in China fact-finding visit
By Hannah Kuchler in San Francisco
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent chief executives embarked on a pilgrimage to China on Monday, highlighting the increasing importance of the country’s large and vibrant internet sector. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 12:29 pm
YouTube taps fast-growing Saudi Arabia interest
By Simeon Kerr in Dubai
Google has launched a campaign to develop online videos in the fast-growing market of Saudi Arabia, where residents watch more hours of YouTube content per capita than anywhere else in the world. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 3:15 pm
China bond default has positive effect on local government groups
By Simon Rabinovitch in Shanghai
It looks like a colossal accident waiting to happen: China’s first true bond default has laid bare the country’s financial risks just as $400bn in debt comes due this year for cash-strapped local governments. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 4:17 pm
Corporate storytellers are best left on the shelf
By Andrew Hill
What starts as a way to guide and motivate people becomes a plot from which bosses cannot escape
Once upon a time, a worried manager realised staff were ignoring his instructions. He paid a handsome fee to sages and soothsayers, who advised him to use a compelling tale to season the facts and figures he wanted his team to digest. And so, business storytelling was born and spread throughout the land. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 4:23 pm
Start-ups with an Apple flavour
By Tim Bradshaw
Tim Bucher, who worked on Macintosh engineering at Apple, is about to start selling Lyve, his online storage system
Steve Jobs hurled many abusive names at Andy Grignon during his six years at Apple. Mr Grignon internalised the criticism to such an extent that he even had one particularly offensive name printed on his business card there. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 6:24 pm
Save the cone
By Brian Groom
How can this happen? The ice-cream cone, one of the most brilliantly designed products in history, is losing its battle with the boring tub. According to Kantar Worldpanel, sales of cones or cornets in the UK fell 5.5 per cent last year despite a 6.9 per cent rise in overall ice-cream sales. Tubs of luxury ice cream to be eaten at home are leading the market. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 6:24 pm
The sun never sets on Eton’s empire
By Brian Groom
Controversy over the school reflects the increasing polarisation between rich and poor
In class-conscious Britain no word has such resonance as “Eton”. Old Etonian actor Dominic West, star of US television series The Wire, once said that being a former pupil of the world’s most famous fee-paying boys’ boarding school carried “a stigma that is slightly above ‘paedophile’ in the media in a gallery of infamy”. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
Last updated: March 17, 2014 6:32 pm
How wars can be started by history textbooks
By Gideon Rachman
The imposition of an authorised version of events turns education into brainwashing
©Ingram Pinn
When political leaders start rewriting the past, you should fear for the future. In Russia, Hungary, Japan and China, recent politically sponsored efforts to change history textbooks were warning signs of rising nationalism. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
Last updated: March 17, 2014 8:28 pm
Just Eat joins growing queue of London IPOs
By Andy Sharman and Sally Davies
Just Eat has confirmed its intention to join the swelling ranks of companies lining up to float in London.
The online takeaway food service, which is expected to achieve a valuation in the range of £700m to £900m, on Monday said it planned to raise £100m and list on either the main market or the London Stock Exchange’s High Growth Segment, designed to lure entrants from the capital’s flourishing start-up scene. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 6:13 pm
China admits its ills but faces an unpalatable cure
By Minxin Pei
Beijing can either prop up ailing borrowers or allow them to fail, writes Minxin Pei
Finally, Chinese leaders have admitted what the market has been saying for some time: defaults by Chinese borrowers are all but inevitable, possibly on a significant scale. Responding to questions at a news conference last week, Li Keqiang, the Chinese premier, admitted that “isolated cases of default will be unavoidable”. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
March 17, 2014 6:37 pm
How the universe cast its oldest light on its oldest secret
By Anjana Ahuja
Scientists offer clues to how the Big Bang made something out of nothing, writes Anjana Ahuja
Fourteen billion years ago, within a monstrously energetic, infinitesimally small fraction of a second, nothingness exploded into everything. For decades, scientists have been scouring deep space for gravitational echoes of the Big Bang, in an attempt to prove key features of the only credible explanation for the origin of the universe. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
In Brazil, the Long Wait for Fast Fashion
LORETTA CHAO
Updated March 17, 2014 7:52 p.m. ET
Hundreds of shoppers waited to enter Brazil’s first Forever 21 store. Loretta Choa/The Wall Street Journal
SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Low-priced fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc. opened its first store in Brazil this past weekend, causing a stir among the country’s price-sensitive shoppers who lined up for seven hours to buy $4 tank tops and other trendy items priced far below competitors. Read more of this post
March 21, 2014 Leave a comment
Book Review: ‘Knowledge and Power’ by George Gilder
Economists as far back as Adam Smith have undervalued entrepreneurs—the restless, inventive, job-creating engines of the economy.
MATTHEW REES
March 17, 2014 7:50 p.m. ET
Businesses can succeed in two ways. They can improve upon the stock of existing goods and services, or they can offer something new and different. The second course creates more value but faces more obstacles, as Henry Ford is said to have put it: “If I had listened to my customers, I would have built a faster horse.” Steve Jobs said something similar decades later: “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” Read more of this post
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