TikTok defies US ban threats with strong 2025 growth
Commenting on TikTok’s new US venture, SMU Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Chen Liang explained that US consumers clearly favoured these China-originated apps as it offers…
Commenting on the journey along the Northern Sea Route, SMU Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Education) Joyce Low said that seasonal electronic products and consumer products may be…
TikTok was thriving in the U.S., even before a joint venture saved it from a potential ban
Commenting on TikTok’s new US venture, SMU Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Chen Liang said that 2025 showed that China-originated apps are not just policy arbitrageurs, but are…
Singaporeans expect inflation to increase slightly in 2026 amid trade uncertainties: survey
SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business, in collaboration with DBS Group Research and partly funded by DBS, released the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations survey on 20 January 2026 which…
Is sustainable living becoming a trend only for the rich?
Commenting on the phenomenon, often termed as “eco-gentrification”, SMU Assistant Professor of Finance (Education) Aurobindo Ghosh said that while sustainability has long been embedded in everyday…
On the topic of complaints against Singapore's beauty industry, SMU Associate Professor of Marketing (Education) Seshan Ramaswami likens package purchases to investments with a risk-return trade-off…
China and the European Union have reached a breakthrough in negotiations over electric vehicle (EV) trade measures, shifting away from punitive duties toward a pricing arrangement. SMU Associate…
Singapore businesses list rising costs and tariffs as their biggest challenges
Commenting on the results of a survey on the challenges of Singapore businesses, SMU Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Chen Liang said that more measures were needed to lower…
Gen Zs chase purpose, passion and also pay
Commenting on why “first jobbers” tend to be less satisfied with their job, progression and alignment with their aspirations, SMU Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources…
De-Sinicisation and re-globalisation: Meta explores a new path for US–China AI cooperation
Meta has agreed to buy artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Manus, a company founded in China but now headquartered in Singapore, in a deal seen as a landmark case of a US tech giant acquiring a…
