by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Huntington Bancshares announced its US$7.4 billion acquisition of Cadence Bank in October 2025—the latest in a wave of multibillion-dollar US regional bank consolidation—it represented a strategic playbook that simply cannot be replicated in Singapore. While...
by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
The upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea represents a critical juncture in the ongoing US-China trade conflict. While Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s optimistic tone suggests progress toward...
by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant (萬豪軒) Location: Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, 320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865Cuisine: Cantonese Fine DiningNearest MRT: Orchard (NS, TE Line) – 5 minutes walk from Exit 1Contact: +65 6831 4605Hours: Daily 11:30am – 3pm,...
by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Singapore’s ambitious “30 by 30” vision—to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030—represents a critical national strategy for food security in one of the world’s most import-dependent countries. However, five years after its 2019...
by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Corporate Transformation: From Local Contractor to International Entity Origins and Early Development (1988-2007) Khoon Engineering’s founding in May 1988 by Singaporean brothers Ang Jui Khoon and Ang Jui Heok represents a typical trajectory of...
by chung chinyi | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Managing Strategic Competition: Diplomatic Signaling and Agenda Setting in the US-China Relationship Ahead of the Xi-Trump Summit, October 2025 Abstract This paper analyzes the strategic diplomatic signaling embedded within the preparatory phone call between Chinese...