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download nvidia driver reaches 900mbps

vhs — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:43:43 +0800

NVidia website is always fast when you try to download their graphics card driver. A few years ago though the website seems to max out at around 300mbps to 400mbps. But yesterday just download a new driver and it reached 900mbps!!! Looks like NVidia now has a lot of money so they don't mind adding lots of bandwidth and capacity to their website.

What is the highest speed you have seen when you download driver from NVidia website?

A good way to test your internet speed

Do you provide notice to tenant and how you do it?

vhs — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:33:44 +0800

It is under common laws that the tenants of your properties have the rights to refuse your entry if you have not taken the troubles to deliver a formal notice to them before the date of "inspection" and what not. How do you do it?

Aeroline KL operation no more

vhs — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:49:00 +0800

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...ootholds/221953

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Aeroline is set to pull out of Kuala Lumpur entirely, ending more than two decades of operations in the city after losing access to two key locations that had served as gateways for its premium coach services.

In a statement on Facebook today, the bus operator said Kuala Lumpur would no longer serve as a landing point for its coaches, adding that regulatory requirements now restrict operations to licensed terminals.

The move marks the end of a long-running struggle over its presence in the capital. Aeroline had previously operated from the Corus Hotel near KLCC before relocating to the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) precinct on an interim basis after its long-standing home was no longer suitable for use as a station.

The company described its TRX location as an ideal hub for passengers, citing its direct connectivity to the MRT network and easy access to tourist destinations such as Bukit Bintang, KLCC and Chinatown.

However, Aeroline said it received a directive on May 13 requiring it to operate only from licensed terminals. Under current regulations, it said the only available locations are 1 Utama Shopping Centre, LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre and IOI City Mall.

The operator added that relocating to one of those sites, particularly LaLaport, would undermine the service model that has distinguished Aeroline from conventional bus operators.

It said commercial charges imposed at the terminal were incompatible with its commitment to offering value-for-money travel and that the facilities would make it difficult to replicate amenities such as passenger lounges, complimentary refreshments and personalised customer assistance.

The company also cited higher administrative and operational costs associated with maintaining its ticketing and reservation systems under the new framework.

"Rather than compromising our values, charging you more, or delivering a compromised experience, we have made the very difficult decision to leave KL entirely and focus on serving you elsewhere," it said.

Aeroline said the decision stemmed from what it described as a regulatory challenge it had been grappling with for the past 15 years.

The company also apologised for disruptions caused by recent operational adjustments, saying it had been forced to navigate an increasingly challenging regulatory environment and active enforcement measures affecting its buses and licences.

While its Kuala Lumpur chapter is coming to an end, Aeroline said it would continue serving passengers through its other hubs and routes.

Does your unifi has bundled TV pack?

vhs — Sat, 30 May 2026 07:32:13 +0800

When Unifi first started in the early years, the package always came with a TV pack such as Aneka Pack, Ruby Pack etc which cost additional RM30 and you were forced to subscribed. Nowadays such old packs have been changed to Aneka Plus, Ruby Plus etc, and may still show up in your statements.

Do you still keep them around? The pack itself nowadays should provide a free streaming app of your choice as long as it is not one of those more expensive one such as HBO. And come with other free TV channels that streams to your TV or TV box or computer browsers or mobile devices under Unifi TV app branding. But if you are not interested in the TV channels at all, it is usually cheaper to just cancel it and subscribe other streaming apps separately.

Also, I don't see any option to cancel such bundled TV pack in the self service website. Must go to TM Point if you choose to cancel?

Do you use self cleaning feature in your aircon?

vhs — Fri, 29 May 2026 05:54:43 +0800

Midea has its iClean, Panasonic has its Inside Cleaning On Demand (supported by Nanoe TM), Hisense has its Hi-Clean, Daikin has its Dew Clean Technology, Samsung has its Auto Clean and Freeze Wash, Haier has its Self Clean (CL), Sharp has its Plasmacluster Internal Clean.

After operation, your aircon is going to get wet internally the water residue is going to cause mold and bacteria to grow, and eventually they will accumulate at your drain pipe and form a protective jelly like film and prevent water from flowing out and causing aircon leaking water issue. All such tech is basically technology used by aircon to sanitize your internal wet components using ion particles, and/or induce freezing and then warm it rapidly to generate gush of water to flush out dirts and mold, and then dry up the components and drain pipe using warm air.

Do you use your aircon self-clean technology (if your model support it)? How well does it work for you. Does your drain pipe still clog frequently such as less than 1 year or 6 months, or only clogged after several years? You may have to either manually trigger it or set it up in the app if your aircon supports WiFi.

Also, such feature is meant to be preventive care to prevent jelly and mold forming. It will not help if jelly already start forming along your drain pipe. To remove jelly, you still need to either use specially treated vinegar solution to kill and break down the jelly then flush it, or manually wipe them away. This is usually done by the service technicians as it requires quite a bit of dismantling.

TSMC employees consider strike - chairman listens

vhs — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:32:59 +0800

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/...-record-profits

TSMC employees are openly discussing forming a union and staging a strike after rumors spread that the company plans to cut performance bonuses by approximately 15%, according to a DigiTimes report published today. The rumored haircut comes despite TSMC posting a record first-quarter net profit of NT$572.5 billion ($17.9 billion), a 58% year-over-year increase driven by surging AI chip demand. Workers say the company's historical practice of returning roughly 13% of retained earnings as employee bonuses has been cut, even as profits climb, and they’re pointing to Samsung’s recent union deal as a template for action.

TSMC responded by saying it expects employee profit-sharing bonuses to grow faster in 2026 than in 2025, and that it is "fully aware of its growing corporate social responsibility in Taiwan," Digitimes reported.

The most likely explanation for the rumored cut, according to analysts cited by South Korean and Taiwanese media, is TSMC’s capex program. The company is spending $52 billion to $56 billion annually while constructing 12 new fabs across the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Taiwan to secure its lead in 2nm and 1.4nm manufacturing. That outlay appears to be tightening the cash available for employee compensation.

Based on 2025 earnings, the average TSMC employee bonus was approximately NT$2.64 million (roughly $87,000), with the total bonus pool reaching around NT$206.1 billion, according to Taiwan’s Liberty Times. Frustrations have risen around the ratio of profits going to employees

The unrest at TSMC has intensified in the wake of Samsung’s landmark union deal last week. Samsung narrowly avoided an 18-day factory shutdown by agreeing to allocate 10.5% of its semiconductor division's operating profit as stock-based bonuses, plus another 1.5% in cash, over a 10-year period. That deal translates to projected average payouts of roughly $340,000 per chip division employee in 2026, based on recent estimates of Samsung's operating profit.

SK hynix agreed to a similar structure last September, setting aside 10% of operating profit for employee bonuses. The comparison is undoubtedly painful for TSMC workers, who have no union and no formal mechanism to negotiate collectively; the company has operated without a labor union since its founding in 1987.

Employee frustration has spilled onto Dcard, a Taiwanese workplace community, and dedicated TSMC Facebook pages, where workers have posted complaints ahead of TSMC's shareholder meeting scheduled for May 28th at the company's Hsinchu headquarters. Some have asked whether forming a union would violate Taiwanese law, and others argue that the company prioritizes shareholder returns and overseas expansion over its workforce.

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https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/artif...soar--bloomberg

(May 27): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) chief CC Wei told staff they’ll see more than a 30% bump in their profit-sharing payouts this year on average, responding after some voiced concerns over their incentive plans online.

TSMC, considered a linchpin of global AI infrastructure, will expand its employee incentive programme as profits surge. At a town hall on Wednesday, Wei said he’s confident that Taiwan-based employees on average will see more than a 30% year-over-year increase in their profit-sharing bonus, better than the prior year’s increase, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person asked not to be named as the company event was private.

The Milky Way - eye vs camera

vhs — Sun, 24 May 2026 21:15:47 +0800

The Milky Way as your eyes see it on the left, the over exposed camera image on the right

https://www.nightskydan.com/seeing-the-milk...digital-camera/
https://zschierlphotography.com/2020/09/26/...look-like-that/

What can you do with RM79 millions?

vhs — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:22:23 +0800

Buy several floors of condo units to collect rent and investment?

Move into 5 star hotel and pay for the expenses using interest alone?

Buy whole fleet of luxurious cars?

Or you can just buy a painting. Like this one below. Cost RM79 millions.

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entert...ist-for-rm79mil

Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou has shocked netizens after spending millions on a painting by French artist Henri Matisse.

According to reports, the 47-year-old purchased an oil painting created in 1924, titled The Morning Session, for a whopping US$20mil (RM79.3mil).

It’s believed that he acquired the artwork through Sotheby’s – one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery and collectibles.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday (May 20), Chou expressed his admiration for Matisse, recalling that when he was in Nice, France, he would often stand outside the Frenchman’s home, looking up at the balcony by the window.

Can you live without sugar?

vhs — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:18:36 +0800

Imagine a world where the government tax sugar so high that 1kg sugar = RM20K. With such a high price all food or drink with sugar will become so prohibitively expensive only T1 can afford it. So you will live your life like this:

1. All coffee become kopi kosong, or Americano. No sweetness anywhere. Bubble tea becomes just tea. Teh ais become just teh.

2. Cake and other sweet kuih and confectionery and dessert disappear from the market. You can still get cakoi which is salty, but tau foo fa is basically just toufu, soya bean drinks become tasteless.

3. Ice cream is basically ice cubes

4. All ketchup and sauces and dressings will be dominated by other flavour such as sour, salty or spicy.

5. Fruits as having natural sugar content, will become very high in demand and very expensive. Government also choose to heavily tax those in a bid to drastically reduce sugar intake.

Going broke from gacha addiction

vhs — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:56:06 +0800

Don't forget about fitgirl then no problem

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026...gacha-addiction

PETALING JAYA: From rare characters and weapon skins to limited-time “pulls” in gacha games, microtransactions have quietly evolved into a billion-ringgit industry, with some Malaysians admitting to spending thousands chasing virtual items with no real-world value.

A gamer who wanted to be known only as Daniel, 27, said he never expected a free mobile game to leave him in debt.

“I started with RM30 or RM50 top-ups. It did not feel like much because every purchase looked small,” he said.

“But after a while, I was spending every month just to keep up with events and limited characters. I kept telling myself, ‘Just one more pull’.”

Daniel estimated he spent nearly RM12,000 over three years across several popular gacha games. At one point, he even took out a personal loan after exhausting his savings.

“I knew it was stupid, but at that point, I felt trapped because I had already spent so much money and time. You feel like if you stop now, everything you invested becomes wasted.”

Daniel admitted hiding some of his spending from family members out of embarrassment after his debts started piling up.

It took him two years to recover financially after he stopped spending heavily on games.

“People think it is just a game until they actually see how much they have spent.”

Another gamer, who wished to be known only as Sarah, 24, described gacha games as “online shopping mixed with gambling”.

“You already know the odds are low, but the excitement keeps pulling you back,” said Sarah, who spent more than RM7,000 within two years on cosmetic skins and character banners in several mobile games.

Sarah said online gaming communities also encouraged spending habits, as players could feel left behind when others obtained rare skins or characters.

Skins are purely visual, virtual outfits or textures that change a character’s appearance without affecting gameplay, while pulls are randomised, lottery-like character or item draws.

“You want to show off too because that becomes part of your identity in the game,” she said.

Sarah eventually deleted most of the games after realising she had neglected her savings goals.

Malaysia Esports Federation president Muhammad Naim Al-Amin said gacha systems, loot boxes and top-up mechanics now play a major role in Malaysia’s gaming ecosystem, particularly in mobile gaming.

He said Malaysia has more than 20 million gamers, with reports showing that Malaysians spend an estimated RM2.7bil annually on video games and in-game purchases, much of it involving cosmetic items, battle passes, randomised rewards and seasonal purchases.

However, he said concerns over excessive spending linked to gacha systems were drawing increasing global attention, especially among younger players who may not fully understand the financial risks or probability systems behind loot boxes.

Muhammad Naim said digital education, financial literacy and parental awareness were important in promoting healthier and more responsible gaming habits.

“At the same time, the industry can also consider more transparent approaches such as disclosing drop rates, spending and parental control systems to better protect younger players,” he added.

Worst thing about old laptop is rubber falling off

vhs — Sun, 17 May 2026 13:58:50 +0800

I hate those rubber little feet attaching to old laptops, after several years they will start to break off little piece at a time and make your laptop bag or table messy. If I could totally remove those rubber little feet I would.

Can your phone run Crysis?

vhs — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:48:28 +0800

[YOUTUBE]3MnaLyIbTRo[/YOUTUBE]

Where to buy rubbing alcohol

vhs — Mon, 11 May 2026 20:19:45 +0800

Nowadays where to get rubbing alcohol like Swan brand? Lotus doesn't have, Aeon doesn't have, Mr DIY also doesn't have. Available online but buying online not so convenience scared get thrown and then bottle pecah.

Putin thinks Ukraine war coming to an end

vhs — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:26:55 +0800

Lets face it, Putin should know best time to end the war if when Trump is still the president. At least that way he could negotiate more face saving term to claim the operation a success. Any other president would have make sure Putin is humiliated.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8p4j2jzwwo

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.

"I think that the matter is coming to an end," he said, referring to the "special military operation" in Ukraine, while condemning Western support for the Kyiv government.

Russia's annual parade lacked the usual display of tanks and missiles, due to security concerns as authorities feared Ukraine might target Red Square with drones.

A last-minute ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, brokered by US President Donald Trump, reduced the danger of any attack and the parade passed off without incident.

Putin's comments came just hours after he used his Victory Day speech to justify the war.

In that speech he said Russia was fighting a "just" war and called Ukraine an "aggressive force" that was being "armed and supported by the whole bloc of Nato".

Later, when asked at a news conference about the West helping Ukraine, Putin said: "They (West) promised assistance and then began fuelling a confrontation with Russia that continues to this day. I think that the matter is coming to an end, but it is a serious matter."

Russian forces seized Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014, then launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Putin said he would only meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky once a lasting peace deal was agreed to.

"A meeting in a third country is also possible, but only once final agreements have been reached on a peace treaty for a long‑term historical perspective, to take part in this event and sign (treaty), but it must be a final step," he continued.

Putin said he had heard that Zelensky was ready to hold a personal meeting but added "this is not the first time we have heard such statements".

Putin said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

The ex-chancellor is a longstanding friend of Putin, and controversial because of his work for Russian state-owned energy firms.

Everyday sure rains

vhs — Sat, 09 May 2026 17:12:46 +0800

Looks like gonna rain in KL again. What song does Rain reminds you?

[YOUTUBE]W-w3WfgpcGg[/YOUTUBE]

Google AI partner with Eve Online

vhs — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:36:45 +0800

Black Mirror "USS Callister" will become true in the future.

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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/goog...-model-testing/

Google’s AI-focused DeepMind division has taken a minority stake in the developer of popular sci-fi simulation EVE Online, saying it will use the game to study “intelligence in complex, dynamic, player-driven systems.”

The research partnership comes as the management behind EVE Online developer CCP Games announced that they have spent $120 million to buy themselves out from their former owners at South Korean publisher Pearl Abyss (Crimson Desert). The newly independent entity is being rebranded as Fenris Creations, which will continue to operate as normal without any restructuring or layoffs, the company said.

In today’s announcement, Fenris and DeepMind said that EVE Online presents “a uniquely rich environment for study,” especially when it comes to developing AI systems that use “long-horizon planning, memory, and continual learning.” DeepMind says it will conduct controlled experiments on its models in a specially designed offline version of the game running on a local server, without directly impacting the experience for online players. The two companies “will also explore new gameplay experiences enabled by these technologies,” they wrote.

Google DeepMind has a long history of using games as a proving ground for machine learning models, from enabling breakthroughs in complex board games like Go to outperforming humans in Atari VCS games and StarCraft, for example. More recently, the company has begun using so-called “virtual world” models to help AI systems learn to operate in physical reality.

Fenris CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson said in an open letter addressed to players that “EVE is one of the few environments where questions about intelligence can be explored inside something that already behaves like a living world.” Studying EVE will allow Google DeepMind’s models to explore “difficult problems, long timelines [and] strange possibilities,” he added.

Daemon Tools backdoored

vhs — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:25:17 +0800

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/wi...y-chain-attack/

Daemon Tools, a widely used app for mounting disk images, has been backdoored in a monthlong compromise that has pushed malicious updates from the servers of its developer, researchers said Tuesday.

Kaspersky, the security firm reporting the supply-chain attack, said it began on April 8 and remained active as of the time its post went live. Installers that are signed by the developer’s official digital certificate and downloaded from its website infect Daemon Tools executables, causing the malware to run at boot time. Kaspersky didn’t explicitly say so, but based on technical details, the infected versions appear to be only those that run on Windows. Versions 12.5.0.2421 through 12.5.0.2434 are affected. Neither Kaspersky nor developer AVB could be contacted immediately for additional details.

Infected versions contain an initial payload that collects MAC addresses, hostnames, DNS domain names, running processes, installed software, and system locales. The malware sends them to an attacker-controlled server. Thousands of machines in more than 100 countries were targeted. Out of the many machines infected, about 12 of them, belonging to retail, scientific, government, and manufacturing organizations, have received a follow-on payload—an indication that the supply-chain attack targets select groups.

The incident is only the latest supply-chain attack. Other such attacks include the poisoning of the CCleaner Windows utility in 2017, the Solar Winds app management software for enterprises in 2020, and 3CX VoIP client in 2023. Such attacks are hard to defend against because users are infected when they do nothing more than install digitally signed updates available through official channels. In all three cases it took weeks or months before the compromised update distribution channels were discovered.

“Based on our long-term experience of analyzing supply chain attacks, we can conclude that attackers orchestrated the DAEMON Tools compromise in a highly sophisticated manner,” Kaspersky researchers wrote. “For example, the time it took to detect this attack, which turned out to be about one month, is comparable to the 3CX supply chain attack which we researched together with the cybersecurity community in 2023. Given the high complexity of the attack, it is paramount for organizations to carefully examine machines that had DAEMON Tools installed, for abnormal cybersecurity-related activities that occurred on or after April 8.”

One of the follow-on payloads pushed to about a dozen organizations was what Kaspersky described as a “minimalistic backdoor.” It has the ability to execute commands, download files, and run shellcode payloads in memory—making the infection harder to detect.

Kaspersky said that it observed a more complex backdoor dubbed QUIC RAT, installed on a single machine belonging to an educational institution located in Russia. Initial analysis found that it can inject payloads into the notepad.exe and conhost.exe processes and supports a variety of C2 communication protocols, including HTTP, UDP, TCP, WSS, QUIC, DNS, and HTTP/3.

The 100 infected organizations were primarily located in Russia, Brazil, Turkey, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, and China. Kaspersky’s visibility into the attack is limited because it’s based solely on telemetry provided by its own products.

Wesak Sunday, Agong Birthday Monday, so...

vhs — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:43:13 +0800

TLDR, holiday on Tuesday!

https://worldofbuzz.com/wesak-day-on-sunday...stry-clarifies/

The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) stated that the Federal Government has gazetted two public holidays: Wesak Day on 31 May (Sunday) and the King’s Birthday on 1 June (Monday).

In a joint statement with the Peninsular Malaysia Labour Department, the ministry reminded private sector employers in Peninsular Malaysia that they are required to observe the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday on 1 June as a compulsory paid public holiday.

Under subparagraph 60D(1)(a)(ii) of the Employment Act 1955, the Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is one of five compulsory paid public holidays that private sector employers must provide.

Meanwhile, Wesak Day falls under the category of optional public holidays. Employers may choose to use this day to fulfil the remaining six paid public holidays required under Section 60D(1)(a) of the Act.

For employers who observe Sunday as the weekly rest day and choose Wesak Day as a paid public holiday:

1 June (Monday) must be observed as the paid public holiday for the King’s Birthday and cannot be replaced
Because Wesak Day falls on a Sunday, 2 June (Tuesday) should then be granted as a replacement paid public holiday.
However, this replacement leave may be substituted with another day if both the employer and employee mutually agree, as provided under subsection 60D(1A).

The department also reminded that employees earning RM4,000 and below, as well as those listed under the First Schedule of the Employment Act 1955, are entitled to public holiday pay rates if they are required to work.

These rates are governed by subsection 60D(3) of the Act.

Do you have any 10 years old laptop?

vhs — Mon, 04 May 2026 20:38:06 +0800

Do you have any 10 years old laptop still running fine?

thai and vietnam might stop rice planting

vhs — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:01:08 +0800

You know why lah. One thing leads to another. Domino effect. That's why want to eat better eat now.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/t...n-war-heres-why

HANOI/SINGAPORE – Mr Nguyen Thanh Giang and other rice farmers in Binh Thanh, in Vietnam’s southern An Giang province, harvested their spring crop earlier in April.

As the province lies on the Mekong River Delta, they usually grow three crops a year back to back, making use of the fertile soil brought by the mighty river.

“We have yet to sell our rice, but so far, the buying prices have stayed the same as in 2025, while production costs are much higher,” said the 50-year-old, pointing to the doubling of diesel prices, as well as increased prices of other commodities.

“Some of us are seriously considering not growing the next crop,” said Mr Giang.

Similarly, rice farmers and exporters in Thailand – one of the top three rice exporters in the world along with Vietnam and India – are also feeling the strain from rising prices.

Thailand’s target is to export seven million tonnes of rice globally in 2026, but the Middle East war has turned the world topsy-turvy with supply disruptions, high oil prices and economic uncertainty.

Iraq is Thailand’s largest rice importer, buying one million tonnes of the Thai grains in 2025 alone.

But Thai rice exports have “totally stopped” since the war, Mr Chookiat said, because vessels are unable to sail through the Strait of Hormuz.

He hopes Thailand will be able to export more rice to neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines instead.

In Vietnam, experts have warned that a prolonged war would disrupt the country’s exports.

The impact on Vietnam’s rice exports is not yet severe, said Mr Do Ha Nam, president of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) and general director of Intimex Group, one of Vietnam’s leading exporters of agricultural products.

“Vietnam has not been strongly affected immediately because its export structure remains focused on nearby markets like China and the Philippines, so the logistical pressure isn’t too great yet.”

The Philippines is Vietnam’s biggest customer, importing around 40 per cent of total rice exports, but the market is shrinking due to many factors, including logistics costs driven by the Middle East conflict.

“If the situation persists, the impact will become fundamental to production,” Mr Nam added. “When costs rise and selling prices do not keep pace, leading to decreased efficiency, it is inevitable that rice farmers will consider switching crops.”

The Middle East conflict has meant increased freight costs for food exporters.

Mr Gary Dale Cearley, managing director of Red Wolf Global, a logistics firm with offices in Vietnam, said: “Rice is shipped almost entirely by sea from the Mekong Delta via major ports in the Ho Chi Minh City area. Ships leaving these ports are now seeing transit times extended by a staggering week to 15 days as they navigate around conflict zones.

“For Vietnamese food exporters, the most painful metric is sea freight cost, which has been soaring by 25 per cent to 35 per cent. This is being compounded by rising insurance premiums, and even climbing inland logistics costs here in Vietnam, up roughly 80 US cents (S$1) to US$1.20 per tonne.”