China’s Lingjun Investment attracts $300 million in funding
Lingjun Capital has secured over $300 million from overseas investors. It has obtained investment from the Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund’s chairwoman and founder, a US institutional investor and several Southeast Asian clients. As published in a report by Reuters, ‘Chinese quantitative hedge fund Lingjun investment has secured more than
AI Tools for Startups: Work Smarter and Grow Faster!
ChatGPT was launched in November 2022 and reportedly crossed 100 million users within two months, pulling AI out of research labs and into everyday work. People started enjoying it, making images from it, talking to it in their free time and whatnot. But today, it’s more than just normal software.
Nippon Paint Buys AkzoNobel SE Asia Unit for $1.35B
AkzoNobel has agreed with Nippon Paint to divest its decorative paints division in Southeast Asia for $1.35 billion (about 1.2 billion euros). The business will be divested in seven countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Australia. After making the necessary tax payments and deductions for
Why Asia Needs a Second Career Ladder, Not More Surveys
Walk into some mid-sized Indian or Southeast Asian firms and ask how someone became a manager, and the story rarely changes. The best coder on the floor got promoted to team lead. The top salesperson became regional manager. Nobody asked whether either of them wanted to manage people, and nobody
How HR Leaders Are Managing a Five-Generation Workforce
A single workplace team can now include an employee who built a career before email became standard, a manager shaped by the internet economy, and a graduate who expects artificial intelligence to handle routine work. Their approaches to communication, technology and authority may differ. HR leaders must make those differences
Scott Munafo Named China CEO of Allianz Trade, Asia Pacific
Allianz Trade has announced that Scott Munafo will become its new China CEO from 1 September 2026. He will be based in Shanghai. Scott joined Allianz Trade in 2015 and has more than 11 years of experience with the company. He started as Regional Account Manager for Multinationals in the
Why Capital Efficiency Is Becoming Asia’s Leadership Test
Growth-at-Any-Cost Is Over in Asia For the last thirty years, Asia has been one of the biggest economic success stories in the world, home to some of the fastest-growing economies anywhere. But the playbook that got it there — grow fast, grow big, and don’t worry too much about where
Chaotic Tech Structure
Why Today’s C-Suite Has Too Many Tech Titles but Not Enough Real Leadership Boardrooms around the world are changing fast. Technology isn’t just a support function anymore — it’s become the backbone of business strategy itself. As companies grow their tech teams, they’ve added a whole bunch of new titles:
Leadership Lessons: Whitney Wolfe Herd – Founder & CEO, Bumble
Whitney Wolfe Herd is a trailblazer who created more than an app; she sparked a movement in the tech startup world where innovation often overlooked inclusivity and ethics. As CEO of Bumble, she transformed how technology empowers and elevates female voices in male-dominated fields. In 2021, she became the youngest
The Rise of South Asia’s Economic Corridor
Driven by India’s scale and Bangladesh’s fintech growth, South Asia’s new economic corridor is betting on digital innovation and cybersecurity. In the past two decades, conversations about Asia’s economic future centred on China, Japan, South Korea, and the manufacturing ecosystems of East Asia. Today, a different story is pulling investor
