Chinese spy drama Silent Honour inspires praise for real-life agents

Chinese spy drama Silent Honour inspires praise for real-life agents

The Chinese public has come out in force to pay tribute to Communist Party undercover agents who perished during the 1940s civil war, inspired by a television drama that gained a passionate following and sparked an outpouring of praise. The fervour centres on Silent Honour, the mainland’s first television series to chronicle the Communist Party’s espionage activities in Taiwan in the war’s final months when one of the party’s major intelligence operations was systematically crushed by the...

Local asks if fresh grads are still being paid the ‘same as 20 years ago’ — Is Singapore’s job market cheating a generation?

Local asks if fresh grads are still being paid the ‘same as 20 years ago’ — Is Singapore’s job market cheating a generation?

SINGAPORE: After learning that some fresh graduates have accepted jobs offering just S$2,500 to S$3,000 amid a tough job market, a frustrated local turned to social media to ask if these young professionals are being lowballed and pressured into taking salaries that haven’t changed much in the past 20 years. “Is this starting salary really […]

Temasek-backed 17Live Group independent director voluntarily resigns after being included in US sanctions list over alleged links to global scam operation

Temasek-backed 17Live Group independent director voluntarily resigns after being included in US sanctions list over alleged links to global scam operation

SINGAPORE: An independent director of Singapore-listed live-streaming firm 17Live Group, which is backed by Temasek’s subsidiary Vertex Venture Holdings, voluntarily resigned after she was added to a US sanctions list over alleged links to a global scam operation. Karen Chen Xiuling, who joined the board as an independent director in December 2023, stepped down on […]