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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 21, 2026
Published May 21, 2026, 07:57 AM

Container firm execs, including S’porean shipping veteran, accused of price fixing in US

Has the US-Iran conflict reduced the appeal of Gulf expat life?

Work on sector-wide AI projects has begun, starting with aviation

When Putin met Xi: Was timing everything?

S’pore can overcome tariff, war risks as outlook for global trade improves

Over 130 arrested in S’pore in crackdown on transnational scams

SCDF officer allegedly dozed off while driving a fire engine, injuring 3 men in accident

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Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek are matching American frontier capability at a fraction of the cost, and a wave of American and European challengers are building toward the same price point. Adoption is already shifting, with Chinese models taking a growing share of enterprise AI traffic. That's a problem for OpenAI and Anthropic, which are pitching IPO investors on a premium moat that's eroding fastest in the enterprise segments they need to dominate. CNBC's Deirdre Bosa explains how cheap AI from competitors could derail OpenAI and Anthropic's upcoming IPOs.

Chapters:
0:00​ - 1:07​: Introduction
1:08​ - 4:06​: China undercuts the frontier
4:07​ - 6:26​: American challengers move in
6:27​ - 7:43​: The SpaceXAI proof case
7:44​ - 27:16​ Full interview with Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez

https://youtu.be/aKNaXGpJ7WM?si=utwCuRsLWGFFuV-r
#HKMarketUpdate
Hong Kong Shares Falls on Profit-Taking
May 21, 2026, 16:15 GMT+8

The Hang Seng Index fell 255 points, or 1.0%, to 25,395 on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as investor sentiment weakened and profit-taking emerged across the broader market, with losses in financial and technology services stocks weighing on the benchmark.

The cautious tone came amid softer regional risk appetite following recent market advances.

In Hong Kong, Sany Heavy Equipment International dropped 9.4%, marking its lowest level since January 16.
Other major laggards included Tencent Holdings (-3.5%),
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (-2.0%), and Meituan Class (-0.6%).

Despite the broader decline, electronic technology shares outperformed, rising 9.9%, with Sunny Optical Technology gaining around 9.2%.

Meanwhile, investors also awaited inflation data due today for signals on interest rates and global monetary policy direction.

https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:552653:0-hong-kong-shares-falls-on-profit-taking/
#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore stocks end higher amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.02%

Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (May 21).

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.02 per cent or 0.80 points to finish at 5,045.71.

Venture Corporation : V03 +2.5% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.5 per cent or S$0.43 to end at S$17.65.

The worst performer among STI constituents was Singtel : Z74 -6.37%, falling 6.4 per cent or S$0.32 to close at S$4.70. The telco had earlier posted a H2 net profit of S$2.2 billion, down 20.9 per cent from the year-ago period.

The three local banks ended higher. DBS : D05 +0.73% gained 0.7 per cent or S$0.45 to S$61.75, OCBC : O39 +0.39% rose 0.4 per cent or S$0.09 to S$23.33, and UOB : U11 +0.27% was up 0.3 per cent or S$0.10 at S$37.69.

Across the broader market, gainers edged out losers 315 to 285, after 1.8 billion securities worth S$2.6 billion changed hands.

Key regional indices were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 1 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 3.1 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 8.4 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.5 per cent.


Singapore stocks end flattish amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.02%
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-flattish-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-up-0-02
#USMarketUpdate
S&P 500 rises as oil rally falters, Nvidia declines after earnings:
Live updates

The S&P 500 rose on Thursday as a rally in oil and Treasury yields reversed, with traders hoping for a resolution to the Middle East conflict.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=androidappshare