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China wins with US playbook
US President Donald Trump’s deepest challenge in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week isn’t to do with trade or Taiwan. It’s that China has mastered the innovation model that the US invented. Since at least World War II, the US has capitalized on a security flywheel in which its dominance in commercial technology has driven new military capabilities. Then, automotive assembly lines pivoted almost overnight to producing tanks and bombers.
Tokenização: sem alarde, Ásia está abrindo caminho para incluir coisas reais, como estradas e usinas, no blockchain
Por anos, a economia cripto foi um Velho Oeste digital: volátil, especulativa e muitas vezes desconectada do mundo real. Agora, a Ásia está liderando uma reinvenção — construindo um ecossistema blockchain que não apenas negocia moedas, mas tokeniza estradas, usinas solares e instrumentos financeiros. É uma mudança da roleta para os trilhos regulados, da especulação para a infraestrutura.
Asia’s quiet tokenization revolution shows how the blockchain becomes ‘real’
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the week's news, from bitcoin miners trying to beat Trump's tariffs to OpenAI's new deal with the US …
Asia’s quiet tokenization revolution shows how the blockchain becomes ‘real’
For years, the crypto economy was a digital Wild West: volatile, speculative, and often untethered from the real world. Now, Asia is leading a reinvention—building a blockchain ecosystem that doesn’t just trade coins, but tokenizes roads, solar farms, and financial instruments. It’s a shift from roulette wheels to regulated rails, from speculation to scaffolding.
DBS Group’s board tells its chief exec: ‘Even the CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’
In today’s CEO Daily: Clay Chandler talks to DBS Group’s Tan Su Shan. The big story: E.U. signs trade deal with the U.S. The markets: Investors love a deal. Analyst notes from Deutsche Bank on U.S. negotiations with China, ING on the US-EU trade deal, and Goldman Sachs on the upcoming Fed meeting. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning.
A small Chinese startup wants to jumpstart a global EV taxi revolution
On a recent morning in an industrial zone near Hong Kong’s bustling cargo port, a white MG electric taxi glided into a narrow kiosk resembling a car wash. A hydraulic lift elevated the vehicle, allowing a guided mechanical system to slide out the taxi’s depleted battery and replace it with a fully charged one. There was no plugging in, no waiting around to recharge. The taxi was ready for the road in under three minutes.
Malaysia aspires to provide the backbone of the global AI boom. Will the bet pay off?
Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Clay Chandler Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 7:00 PM 10 min read The jungles of Johor, the Malaysian state across the Johor Strait from Singapore, were first cleared in the 1840s by Chinese clans from Singapore seeking more space to grow black pepper. In the next century, under British rule, those pepper farms gave way to vast plantations of rubber and oil palm trees.
Malaysia aspires to provide the backbone of the global AI boom. Will the bet pay off?
3 hours ago When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in his first term, Vietnamese entrepreneur Hao Le saw an opportunity. His company is one of hundreds of businesses that have emerged to compete with Chinese exports that have increasingly been facing restrictions from the West. Le's SHDC …
Las 9 vidas de Masayoshi Son, el multimillonario japonés conocido por haber ganado y perdido fortunas en su carrera
Los primeros días de la segunda administración Trump ofrecieron al recién elegido presidente la oportunidad de compartir protagonismo con algunos de sus aliados más importantes. Aunque algunos de los líderes mencionados eran de los que cabía esperar -nominados al gabinete, líderes del Congreso, el megadonante Elon Musk-, al menos uno fue una sorpresa: Masayoshi Son, el multimillonario inversor tecnológico japonés.
Dodgers owner says Shohei Ohtani-led team is the ‘obvious choice’ to take baseball global-and the MLB must do more to get teams to invest overseas
When the Los Angeles Dodgers square off against the Chicago Cubs for the Major League Baseball season opener in Japan’s Tokyo Dome this Tuesday, Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly will watch with mixed emotions. No doubt he’ll revel in the spectacle. Thanks to a pitching roster that includes three of Japan’s biggest stars—Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, and super-slugger Shohei Ohtani—Japanese fans practically think of the Dodgers as their national team.
Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate world
October 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM In January, when JAL Group, the parent company of Japan Airlines, named Mitsuko Tottori its next CEO, global media hailed the appointment as a victory for gender equality. Tottori, 59, is the first female chief executive in the carrier’s 73-year history. Unlike her male predecessors, many of whom graduated from elite Tokyo University, Tottori attended a little-known junior college for women and began her career as a flight attendant.
Elon Musk may not fully understand Tesla’s ‘catfish’ role in the China tank
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In his 2018 book, AI Superpowers, venture investor Kai-Fu Lee predicted the world would evolve into Cold War–style digital power blocs, one led by the U.S. and the other by China. The two economic giants would achieve overwhelming dominance in developing artificial intelligence models, Lee argued, because companies in those countries have more venture funding, more scientists, and, above all, far more data than those in other nations.
How the city-state is keeping up in an arms race dominated by the U.S. and China
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Singapore’s AI ambitions: How the city-state is keeping up in an arms race dominated by the U.S. and China
July 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM Getty Images In his 2018 book, AI Superpowers, venture investor Kai-Fu Lee predicted the world would evolve into Cold War–style digital power blocs, one led by the U.S. and the other by China. The two economic giants would achieve overwhelming dominance in developing artificial intelligence models, Lee argued, because companies in those countries have more venture funding, more scientists, and, above all, far more data than those in other nations.
Tesla shareholders will soon get to decide whether Elon Musk deserves his record-breaking $46 billion pay package
June 7, 2024 at 2:57 AM Apu Gomes—Getty Images Good morning. Clay Chandler, executive editor for Asia, chiming in from Hong Kong. At Tesla’s annual general meeting next Wednesday, the electric vehicle giant’s board will ask shareholders to reinstate a record-shattering compensation deal worth $46 billion for CEO Elon Musk. The deal, based on a contested 2018 agreement, would be the largest compensation plan in U.S. corporate history.
The one key difference between the U.S. and China in the AI arms race
May 17, 2024 at 1:33 AM Getty Images Good morning. Clay Chandler here, writing from Hong Kong. On Tuesday, senior officials from the U.S. and China met in Geneva for a first-ever discussion about how they might work together to ensure emerging artificial intelligence technologies don’t become existential risks.
Economist Peter Schiff Predicts Inflation ‘About to Get Much Worse’ — US Dollar Facing ‘One of Its Worst Years Ever’ - NewsBreak
Will We Be Able to Afford Eggs in 2023? A Look at Inflation Predictions "Oh the places prices have gone in 2022. The consumer price index (CPI) was up 7.1 percent year-over-year in November, and although there is one more report due out in the next few weeks, the average for the year is likely to be in that range. While this is down from a peak of 9.1 percent in June, it's roughly the same as the annual rate for 2021.
[Fortune Global 500] 홍콩증권거래소, 부활 가능할까?
홍콩증권거래소의 CEO는 세계 투자자들과 중국 시장을 연결하는 홍콩의 가교 역할을 유지하기 위해 노력하고 있다. 하지만 봉쇄된 국경, 엄격한 국가보안법, 그리고 외국 자본에 대한 중국 당국의 증가하는 불신이 그 일을 더욱 어렵게 만들고 있다. 2020년 말, JP모건 아시아 퍼시픽의 CEO 니콜라스 아구진(53)은 다른 많은 고위 금융 임원들처럼 홍콩을 떠날 준비를 하고 있었다. 이 금융 허브는 지난 8년간 사람들을 만나고, 자본을 운용하고, 업무를 처리하는 장소로 이상적인 근거지였다. 따라서 그는 이 미국 은행의 중요한 지역 확장을 이끄는데 큰 힘이 됐다. 그 성공 덕분에 아구진은 JP모건의 국제 프라이빗 뱅크 수장이라는 새 역할을 맡게 됐다. 그런데 갑자기 홍콩 근무가 단점으로 작용했다. 우선, 시차로 인해 심야에 미국과 유럽의 동료와 고객들에게 계속 전화를 걸어야 했다.
Alibaba e Tencent, l'età dell'oro è finita • Fortune Italia
Nei mesi di aprile, maggio e giugno, per i colossi cinesi Alibaba Group Holding e Tencent Holdings, è successo qualcosa senza precedenti: hanno subìto delle perdite. Il 4 agosto Alibaba, gigante dell’e-commerce, ha riferito che le vendite dei mesi di aprile, maggio e giugno sono diminuite dello 0,1% rispetto allo stesso trimestre dell’anno scorso.
Solar manufacturer opening Jackson facility
Clay Chandler, The Clarion-Ledger Published 10:07 a.m. CT July 8, 2015 | Updated 10:21 a.m. CT July 8, 2015 Solar panels(Photo: AFP/Getty Images) A Chinese solar module manufacturer will open a facility in Jackson by the end of 2015. Seraphim Solar Manufacturing USA says the assembly plant will employ 250 people within the first five years of operation. The project represents a $50 million investment with an annual payroll of up to $7.3 million. Phase 1 of the project will conclude by year's end.
Mississippi governor: Wife is armed and ready for burglars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor has a warning for burglars: His wife is armed and waiting.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted Tuesday night: "Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators.
Mississippi governor: Wife is armed and ready for burglars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor has a warning for burglars: His wife is armed and waiting.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted Tuesday night: "Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators.
Mississippi governor: Wife is armed and ready for burglars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor has a warning for burglars: His wife is armed and waiting.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted Tuesday night: "Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators.
Mississippi governor: Wife is armed and ready for burglars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor has a warning for burglars: His wife is armed and waiting.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted Tuesday night: "Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators.
Bryant: Wife is armed and ready for burglars
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's governor has a warning for burglars: His wife is armed and waiting.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted Tuesday night: "Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators. Her response: I'm taking my AR down and waiting on their (expletive)!!!!" Had a burglary at our little farm in Copiah County. Asked the First Lady not to go down until we find the perpetrators.
Forget steel and aluminum, the real trade war is still to come
Good evening from Hong Kong, where I’ve landed after an exhilarating week in Singapore for Brainstorm Design and two fascinating days in China’s southwestern Yunnan province. The article you requested has been archived
The Meaning of Design Is up for Debate. And That’s a Good Thing
When Airbnb’s founders tell their origin story, they often go back to the moment in 2009 when Paul Graham, head of startup incubator Y Combinator, gave them four crucial words of advice. At the time, Airbnb had fewer than a thousand registered hosts. Founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk were hunkered in Silicon Valley, scrambling to scale the business by poring over data. After a promising start, revenue had flatlined.
Trump, China and armageddon
It’s the end of the world as we know it—or so we’re told, not just by R.E.M., but also this week by the venerable Economist, which carries a lengthy special report pondering “The Next War.” The issue’s lead essay warns that “powerful, long-term shifts in geopolitics and the proliferation of new technologies” are eroding America’s global dominance, obliging thinking people everywhere to think about the unthinkable.
US-China relations: The gathering storm?
In the first year of his presidency Donald Trump took a soft line on China, belying his strident “China, China, China” rhetoric on the campaign trail. A flurry of recent reports suggest that in 2018 Trump’s bromance with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is finally over. At long last, we’re told, Trump has had enough. He’s ready to seize the Chinese dragon by its whiskers on a host of issues ranging from North Korea and the South China Sea, to intellectual property rights and immigration.
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China’s Hong Kong Dilemma
On the sweltering night of Aug. 5, thousands of residents gathered near Hong Kong’s main government complex for an event billed as the city’s first pro-independence rally.
Wounded Tiger, Saggin' Dragon
The torrent of grim official data from China has forged a new consensus among Western experts that the world’s second-largest economy is headed for an extended bout of slower growth. No great surprise there. But what is interesting (at least to me) is that China watchers can’t seem to agree on how a slump will influence the behavior of China’s political leaders—or what declining growth might mean for China’s already complicated relationship with the United States.
Vitter preferred Ole Miss chancellor candidate
The University of Kansas' provost and the brother of a U.S. senator is the preferred candidate for University of Mississippi chancellor. The Clarion-Ledger confirmed the decision Monday morning through multiple sources that Jeffrey Vitter is the top choice to replace former Chancellor Dan Jones. State College Board President Alan Perry and Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Glenn Boyce later revealed the decision in a news conference in Oxford.
Mississippi’s liquor warehouse full
Its cup runneth over, actually. The facility in Madison, where 99 percent of the liquor that is sold in Mississippi package stores and restaurants is stored until delivery, is big enough to comfortably hold 400,000 cases of spirits. Currently, it warehouses 435,000 cases, Commissioner of Revenue Ed Morgan said. If growth matches that of the last three decades, the warehouse will soon run out of room altogether.
Arts icon Lee McCarty dies at 92
Lee McCarty – potter, philanthropist, consummate Deltan, legend – died in his sleep sometime between falling asleep Sunday night and when his family went to wake him Monday morning in his bedroom perched above his studio in Merigold. He was 92. Bolivar county deputy coroner Murray Roark said the cause of death had not been determined.
No ruling in anonymous campaign flier lawsuit
A federal judge in Jackson did not rule Friday on a request to keep hidden the origin of a political mailer that depicted the Madison mayor manipulating Madison County supervisor candidates with puppet strings. Judge Carlton Reeves took the matter under advisement after a 90-minute hearing. He indicated it could be a couple of weeks before he rules after attorneys further brief the matter.
Casinos critical for Coast’s comeback
BILOXI – The Coast’s 12 casinos had brought in $106 million for August 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit. For the next three months, they brought innothing. For the Coast to come back, or even stay afloat, the “dockside gambling” industry that directly employed 14,000 and indirectly 17,000, had to rebuild. But that prospect was uncertain, as relatively low unemployment rates shot to more than 20 percent in some areas of the Coast.
70 years ago: Marine recalls bombs, Nagasaki
Billy Byrd’s childhood took him across south Mississippi, his sharecropper parents hauling him and six siblings wherever there was work. In 1943, shortly after his 18th birthday, Byrd decided he wanted to expand his horizons. He did. They went all the way from Hattiesburg to the Pacific Theater of World War II, where the U.S. was engaged in a brutal fight with the Japanese Empire.
Website to gather input for Ole Miss chancellor search
The state College Board has launched a website to gather input on the qualities and qualifications University of Mississippi stakeholders want in the school's next chancellor. The board is currently searching for a successor to Dan Jones, whose contract, which expires in September, was not renewed. Board members cited contract management issues at University of Mississippi Medical Center in their decision not to extend Jones' deal.
Movie studio, resort could be coming to Jackson
Charlotte and Monte Reeves have owned property on Mill Street for 20 years, with plans to eventually develop it into some sort of entertainment venue. That time may have arrived. Mill Street Studios is described as a multi-purpose movie studio, theme resort and entertainment complex. The complex, which sits on the 1000 block of North Mill Street, will offer a training curriculum for filmmakers and those in the digital storytelling industry.
Dem nominee Gray: 'Silent Knight' of Miss. politics
Robert Gray’s CB handle is “Silent Knight.” His new title is Democratic nominee for governor. Gray, a 46-year-old truck driver from Terry, created a political maelstrom Tuesday when he won the nomination. He won without political experience or name recognition. He won despite his campaign finance reports showing zero money raised or spent. He won in spite of too many things to list. How? “I went to a couple rallies. I’m not a people person. I don’t like invading people’s privacy.
Chaney, Mosley in GOP insurance commissioner primary
The insurance commissioner’s race did not become a contested one until this winter. The unofficial campaign started about two years earlier during a severe hailstorm that hit the Jackson area. John Mosley’s family business, Clinton Body Shop, repaired hundreds of cars damaged in the storm. Almost immediately, he tied up with State Farm over what the insurer would and would not pay when it came to making the vehicles whole. He took his complaints to Commissioner Mike Chaney’s office.
Hosemann: Last-minute mailers illegal, 'gutless'
A flurry of last-minute mailers targeting incumbent Republican lawmakers are illegal because they either don't identify the sender or the named organization has not properly registered with his office or has incomplete campaign finance reports, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Wednesday. Hosemann said in a press conference that his office became aware of the flyers within the last 48 hours.
Good, bad and bizarre: Hervey leaves complicated legacy
Anthony Hervey, a 49-year-old black man who spent several years parading around Oxford and Ole Miss in a Confederate uniform and waving the battle flag, died in a car accident Sunday. He leaves a legacy as bizarre as his public persona. He forced Mississippi's flagship university to rethink its free speech policies. He was also charged with assault after an altercation with a student journalist.
40 attorneys general support Hood's Google appeal
Forty U.S. attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Mississippi's appeal of a U.S. District Court injunction that granted Google at least a temporary reprieve from the state's investigation into the company's online conduct.
SCOTUS ruling keeps subsidies in place for state's exchange
Mississippians who purchase health insurance through the state's federally run online health insurance exchange are still eligible for subsidies to help pay for premiums, thanks to a 6-3 ruling Thursday by the United States Supreme Court. The court had considered whether enrollees who purchased insurance on federal exchanges were eligible for the subsidies, after a challenge to some of the Affordable Care Act's language that some said made them available on state-run marketplaces.
Flag war: Miss. Republicans split on state banner
Mississippi's state flag has jumped in and out of political conversation since the 2001 vote that legitimized it as the state's official banner. Now that it's decidedly "in," shoved there by a cascade of anti-Confederate emblem sentiment after the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting, it has caused an awkward split in the Mississippi's Republican leadership.
Petition seeks to change Mississippi flag
The debate whether to remove the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina's state capitol, touched off by last week's Charleston church shooting, has arrived in Mississippi, the Clarion-Ledger is reporting. A moveon.org petition dropped over the weekend seeks the removal of the Confederate emblem from Mississippi's official banner, the one that flies over most every government building.
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