Thursday, May 18, 2017

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Pharma derails exports growth; but April dip seen as temporary blip

ONCE again, the volatile pharmaceuticals sector proved to be the spoiler for Singapore's exports. It plunged 40 per cent in April 2017, causing...

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Singapore expatriate packages among the highest in region, survey finds

COMPANIES sending their expatriates to Singapore offer some of the most generous...

Multiple paths to enact EU-Singapore FTA, future Singapore-UK trade ties

THE next steps that Singapore and the European Union (EU) take in ratifying a proposed...

Singapore companies are upbeat about economic expansion: Amex survey

OPTIMISM about economic expansion has increased significantly among Singapore finance...

Protectionism fears should not prompt portfolio shifts: UBS

EVEN during this period of greatest uncertainty brought by fears of more trade...

Pipe jacking increasingly tapped to install segments of PUB's underground network

TO MEET the challenge of expanding water infrastructure within a highly urban setting...

3D Metalforge opens additive manufacturing centre

HOMEGROWN company 3D Metalforge Pte Ltd unveiled its first end-to-end metal additive...

GIC sells entire 3.4% stake in Swiss dental equipment maker Straumann Holding

SINGAPORE sovereign wealth fund GIC has fully divested its 3.4 per cent stake in...

Japan and New Zealand hope to secure abridged TPP agreement by November

JAPAN is hoping to secure agreement before the end of this year from other members of...

Najib puts new team in place for Bandar Malaysia

PRIME Minister Najib Razak has put a new team in charge of the development of Bandar...

MAS to appeal for higher penalties in couple's High Court case

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is going to court to seek an increase in...

Companies & Markets

HOCK LOCK SIEW

Noble-Iceberg saga lessons: Part 2

Marco Polo Marine's shipyard unit seeks stay on creditor claims

Injunction against Rickmers fleet sale withdrawn

Aspial to spin off property arm in Catalist listing

No big mergers on the cards for now: Deutsche Boerse CEO

Hatten Land all set to spread its wings abroad

STOCKS

Market resilient to US political concerns

Brokers' take

CURRENCIES

Yen, Swiss franc hit multi-week highs

StanChart 'asked to buy back Phoon Huat stake'

COMMENTARY

Social media: Unlikely culprit for the death of volatility?

China's Tencent beats expectations to post 58% jump in Q1 profit

Corporate digest

Real Estate

2/3 of 17 Leedon Park being sold for about S$43m

Granite Reit to name new directors amid opposition

Henderson Land buys car park for record HK$23.3b

Banking & Finance

Corporate bond yields rise as market fears eventual end to BOJ buying

Goldman builds China financial-stress index and, yes, it's risen

Energy & Commodities

China skews world corn supply but shows promise in longer term

India's wheat imports slow as traders grapple with unsold stocks

Technology

Making babies from skin cells? Trials in mice raise questions

Hackers mine 'currency' with technique embedded in WannaCry virus

Consumer

Amazon set to lead Australian online market as rival pulls IPO

China's top pig farmer pushes into meat processing

Chanel's boomerang hit by cultural appropriation, exploitation accusations

US teenager dies of caffeine overdose from drinks

Transport

Carmakers face uncertain future with slump in global demand

Two Norway firms to build world's first fully autonomous cargo ship

Boeing delivers first 737 Max to Lion Mentari

Government & Economy

Indonesia gives tax office wider access to financial data

Fed may start reducing bond holdings slowly

Eurozone's recovery remains on track: ECB

Ultra-easy monetary policy to continue: BOJ

City in centre of India poised to become major logistics hub

Brexit talks can't be secret, EU says in transparency push

UK workers suffer first pay squeeze since 2014

Putin offers US Congress details of Trump meeting with Russian envoys

Macron mixes political hues to address right-left French divide

Moon warns of clashes with North

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Back to the future: 21st-century farming comes to Singapore

Trump's Middle East mission impossible?

THE BOTTOM LINE

Dynamics in the Korean Peninsula shifting

Maritime sector needs help to ride out storm

COMMENTARY

Why the world is watching Iran's election

Life & Culture

World's most famous cinema turns 90

Blacklisted S Korean director hits it big

Letterman awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Breaking News

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