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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Schneider Electric Will Borrow Heavily to Buy Design Software Maker PTC for $22.6 Billion

The French energy-equipment group is paying US$205 a share in cash, funded largely by €16 billion to €17 billion of new debt, and will pause share buybacks for two years.

8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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onsemi Will Now Pay US$123 Cash for Synaptics After a Rival Bidder Appeared

The deal's total value falls from about US$7 billion to US$5.7 billion because onsemi's shares dropped, yet Synaptics holders get more than the old stock offer was worth.

5 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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First Solar Sued JA Solar and Its Vietnam Unit Over a Patent China Has Already Struck Down

The US thin-film maker accuses JA Solar and a Corning subsidiary of infringing its TOPCon cell rights. China's patent office invalidated those claims in May, and a US review is also under way.

3 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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AMD Is Paying $8.2 Billion in Stock for Fei-Fei Li's World Labs, a Lab It Already Backed

The chipmaker invested in the 3D-model start-up's funding round in February. Its second-largest deal after Xilinx makes Li its chief scientist and brings a showcase customer in-house.

2 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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Thailand's Floods Shut Four Toyota Plants. The Government Asked Thai Airways Not to Stop Cargo.

Missing parts idled Toyota's factories and absent staff stalled Bangkok's main airport. The airline announced a week-long freight halt; the transport minister asked it to slow down instead.

30 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
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Bitget Lost About $388 Million From Its Hot Wallets and Says Its Reserve Fund Will Pay

The exchange traces the break-in to a flaw in a third-party security product. Its CEO pointed to North Korea; its incident page will not speculate.

29 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
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Thailand's Deficit With China Reached $62.7 Billion as Its US Surplus Grew to $45.5 Billion

Commerce ministry figures for January to August show both gaps widening. Telecom equipment tops the list of goods behind each one.

27 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
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Indonesia's DOKU Becomes 'DOKU by Antom' and Makes Its Co-Founder Chief Executive

Himelda Renuat also heads Antom Indonesia. Ant International's payments arm says its investment has deepened but gives no stake or price.

27 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
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Business

What CPM, CPC and CPA actually count

The industry's own guideline for a served ad impression says it does not require any part of the ad to be visible. CPM, CPC and CPA are simple division; what makes them slippery is that Google, Meta and the standards bodies count the thing underneath differently. At 50% viewability, every thousand ads actually seen costs double the quoted CPM.

27 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
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Bank Indonesia Holds at 5.75% in Destry Damayanti's First Meeting as Governor

Indonesia's central bank kept rates unchanged under its new leadership. The rupiah is near 17,855, credit is outrunning forecast, and Singapore joins the local-currency settlement scheme.

27 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
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