Eva Chin writes for RECATOOLS on business and commerce in Southeast Asia: the commercial decisions small businesses actually face, and the markets and regulation around them. She also covers Chinese naming and cultural practice, education and qualifications across the region, and the arithmetic of a tropical home. Coverage of cultural practice is educational — it explains what a tradition holds and where it came from, and does not make predictive claims.

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A weathered enamel 'Sorry We're Closed' sign hanging inside a shop door — illustrative of a customer channel going quiet, which is what an unremoved chat widget does on 5 October.
Business

Microsoft Is Switching Off Teams Live Chat. Small Businesses Get Eight Weeks.

The feature launched in March 2025 and dies on 5 October. It was available only on the Business plans, so the migration lands on the firms least able to absorb it.

11 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
A large industrial building part-built, steel framing and a bare concrete core standing between two tower cranes — illustrative of the phase-one stage the Terafab commitment covers.
Business

Tesla and SpaceX Committed $16.8bn to a Chip Fab. The Rest Is Description.

Phase one is a real number with a decision behind it. The 100 million square feet, the $119 billion and the terawatt of computing capacity are not, and the announcement presents all four the same way.

11 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
An industrial robot arm on a factory line — illustrating the physical-AI market these image sensors are being built for.
Business

Sony and TSMC Are Reported to Be Spending ¥1 Trillion on Sensors. The Reason Is Robots.

A reported ¥1 trillion joint venture in Kumamoto, 60% Sony and 40% TSMC, producing next-generation image sensors from 2029. The stated targets are automotive and robotics, not phones.

11 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
An industrial robot arm on an automation line, illustrating the robotics sector rather than the humanoid machines described here.
Business

Unitree Priced at 36 Times Revenue. The Number to Watch Is 5,500.

Unitree priced its Shanghai STAR Market listing on 6 August at a valuation of about 61 billion yuan, roughly 36 times its 2025 revenue, making it the first mainland-listed humanoid robot maker. It shipped more than 5,500 humanoids last year — the world's largest volume, and a reminder of how early this industry still is.

8 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
An abundant, vibrant fish farm pond teeming with trout, showcasing aquatic aquaculture.
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Parliament Asked How Much Temasek Lost on eFishery. The Reply Answered a Different Question

An MP asked whether Temasek invested in eFishery, how much, and whether management would be held accountable. The reply set out the accountability doctrine and left the amount out.

8 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Colorful street market scene in Jakarta, Indonesia, displaying red and white flags amidst busy traffic.
Business

Indonesia Halved GoTo's Ride Commission. Its Two Profit Guidance Ranges Simply Swapped

A presidential regulation cut the two-wheeler commission cap from 20 per cent to 8. GoTo kept its group profit guidance and exchanged the divisional halves.

7 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
The Singapore skyline at night reflected in the water of Marina Bay.
Business

Grab's Profit Rose 54%. Its Biggest Profit Engine Got Slightly Worse

Grab reported record second-quarter results. On its own measure, the segment carrying most of the profit saw its margin decline.

5 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Rack-mounted server blades lit blue and red inside a data centre cabinet.
Business

Vietnam Put a Vietnamese Language Model on Its List of Strategic Technologies

Decision 21/2026/QD-TTg names ten strategic technologies and thirty strategic products. One of them is large-scale Vietnamese language models.

5 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
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Business

The FCC Barred Imported Humanoid Robots on Security Grounds. Beijing Says It Will Retaliate

The restriction covers bipedal and quadruped machines and applies to new device models rather than units already in service. China calls it unilateral bullying, with a leaders' summit due in September.

3 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
One industrial structure whose two corridors diverge, the left rising into light and the right descending into shadow — illustrating one company's two divisions moving in opposite directions.
Business

Samsung's Chip Division Made a Record Profit. Its Phone Division Lost Money for the First Time. Same Quarter, Same Cause

The memory business set an all-time high while the handset division posted an operating loss. Both results come from the same thing: the price of memory.

1 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
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