Lionel Lim

Lionel Lim is a Singapore based reporter covering the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Coins2Day he spent time at BBC in Singapore, and CGTN and CNN in the United States.

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Call center employees in the Philippines aren’t worried about AI: The tech’s ‘not quite there yet’

By Crypto Correspondent

People gather next to the Merlion statue in front of the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Las Vegas Sands thinks more Asia casinos won’t hurt its business: ‘Four billion people are looking for a place to go’

By Senior Editor

The DeepSeek AI application is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January, 2025. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DeepSeek isn’t China’s only new AI model, and analysts are calling the flurry of new applications ‘coordinated psyops’

By Contributing Writer

Street vendors push bicycle carts carrying durians in Hanoi on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports

By News Correspondent

BEIJING, CHINA – 2024/12/06: Two cups of coffee, with the comic package design favorite by young people, are placed on table in a Luckin Coffee store. In 2025, Luckin Coffee, the China’s largest coffee chain, plans to scale its international presence to open stores in Hong Kong, US and Malaysia. (Photo by Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Luckin Coffee beat Starbucks in China. It’s now taking its playbook overseas to markets like Malaysia

By Market Analyst

BANGKOK, THAILAND – 2024/11/28: Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong speaks to the media during a press conference at Government House in Bangkok. Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong is on an official visit to Thailand that aim to strengthen ties between the two nations. (Photo by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Singapore’s prime minister warns of a ‘third world war’ if U.S. and China force rest of the world to pick sides

By Tech Reporter

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump says new 10% tariff on China could come by Feb. 1, repeating November pledge

By Contributing Writer

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Vietnam’s Techcombank reports a 20% jump in profits as CEO predicts bumper growth for Southeast Asia’s new manufacturing hub

By News Correspondent

US President Donald Trump with an executive order during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump launched his second term with a strident inaugural address that vowed to prioritize America’s interests with a “golden age” for the country, while taking on “a radical and corrupt establishment.” Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump throws TikTok a lifeline—yet floats 100% tariffs on China if a deal isn’t reached

By Blockchain Reporter

Chinese tourists take memorial photographs during their visit to Wat Arun, or Temple of Dawn, in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs

By Staff Writer

China’s Vice President Han Zheng and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (not pictured) attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 11, 2025. (Photo by FLORENCE LO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FLORENCE LO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s vice president makes a stop to see Elon Musk on his way to Trump’s inauguration

By Contributing Writer

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: A Child play video games at the Japanese publisher Nintendo Switch’s stand during Milan Games Week & Cartoomics 2024 at Fiera Milano Rho on November 22, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Milan Games Week is the most important video games festival in Italy, featuring the latest news of gaming industry, the most exciting esports tournaments and amazing digital entertainment moments. (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images)

Nintendo finally unveiled its long-awaited Switch successor. Investors weren’t impressed

By Investment Desk

Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing

What is ASEAN and why is it popping up in Trump cabinet nominee hearings?

By Trading Desk

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, speaks during the Malaysia Economic Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Restoring fiscal health is key for Malaysia to retain emerging Southeast Asia’s highest credit score as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government restores political stability and drives the nation’s economic resurgence. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg via Getty Images

After ‘historic’ investment in chips and data centers, can Malaysia maintain its optimism in the age of Trump 2.0?

By Editorial Team

Lourenco Goncalves, Cleveland-Cliffs' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO blasts ‘evil’ Japan, home of rival Nippon Steel: ‘You did not learn anything since 1945’

By Senior Editor

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