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BREAKING NEWS
China's factory activity posts record contraction as coronavirus bites
China's factory activity posts record contraction as coronavirus bites
South Korea reports 594 more coronavirus cases, total 2,931
[SEOUL] South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country...
China reports 47 more coronavirus deaths
[BEIJING] China on Saturday reported 47 more deaths from the new coronavirus, raising the death toll in the country...
Harley-Davidson CEO steps down after 5-year sales slump
[DETROIT] Harley-Davidson's chief executive officer (CEO) Matt Levatich stepped down Friday after failing to arrest...
Sanofi to pay US$11.9m to resolve US drug kickback probe
[BOSTON] Sanofi SA has agreed to pay nearly US$11.9 million to resolve allegations that it used a charity that helps...
Restaurants' in-house experts raise the fine dining game
WINE SOMMELIERS ARE a given in any fine dining restaurant, but how about an in-house cheese or caviar master, tea...
More spice needed at The Blue Ginger
TO go or not to go? That is the question we ask ourselves each day in our new Covid-19 reality, as we ponder whether...
Govt has resources and will to act if more support needed to mitigate Covid-19: Heng
REPLYING to calls for more help amid the Covid-19 outbreak, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee...
When a 'buy' goes bad, who is in the wrong?
MANY retail investors have snagged good returns from Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) of shares on the Singapore...
Out of the Box
ARCHITECTS CAN EASILY reel off the briefs of most clients building a new home: “Build a house as big and tall as...
BTS, the K-pop supergroup that's changed the music business
IN one photo for their album Map of the Soul: 7, the seven members of the South Korean supergroup BTS, or the...
Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake: The bold and the booty-ful
THE Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake is exactly the kind of car you would call an estate or a station wagon, but...
Relief measures for retail sector do not address structural issues
RELIEF measures for retailers from the government and landlords are very thoughtful, but do not address the...
Clearing the air on QR and disclosures
ON Feb 7, when the Singapore Exchange (SGX) revealed the 112 companies that have to do quarterly reporting, the...
Turbulent fourth quarter ahead for SIA as impact of outbreak takes hold
AFTER a decent Q3 showing, SIA is likely to fly into turbulence in the fourth quarter as fall-out from the Covid-19...
With his UOB Kay Hian deemed stake nearing 30%, will Wee Ee Chao make an offer?
CHAIRMAN and managing director of UOB Kay Hian, Wee Ee Chao, has been nibbling on the mainboard-listed brokerage...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ASEAN BUSINESS
Indonesia's virus support may not be enough for growth: Nomura report
The analysts wrote that “the package does not represent new spending but only reallocations from other items already...
GARAGE
Chinese ride-sharing cars install added layer of protection amid virus
[BEIJING] As Wang Xiurong drives passengers around the Chinese capital amid the coronovirus outbreak, she has an...
STOCKS
US: Dow slumps again to finish worst week since October 2008
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks suffered another downbeat session on Friday to conclude the worst week since the 2008...
Europe: Stocks shed US$1.5t as virus fears spur week-long selling frenzy
[BENGALURU] European shares ended the week down roughly US$1.5 trillion in their worst weekly performance since the...
Asia markets battered on fears of coronavirus-induced recession
ASIA stocks plunged on Friday with the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index notching seven straight sessions of losses after...
STI has worst week in 8 years as Covid-19 fears escalate
SINGAPORE equities faced heavy selling on Friday en route to their worst weekly performance since August 2011 as the...
US: Wall Street plunges at the open as pandemic fears heighten
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened sharply lower on Friday as investors dumped equities amid a rapidly spreading...
Singapore shares sink further on Friday, tumble 5.3% on the week
SINGAPORE equities faced heavy selling on Friday en route to their worst weekly performance since August 2011 as the...
BT WEEKLY
Experian eyes growth in Asia-Pacific
GLOBAL information services company Experian is ramping up growth in the Asia-Pacific with a recent string of...
FOCUS
South Korea reports 594 more coronavirus cases, total 2,931
[SEOUL] South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country...
Digibank contender Sheng Ye eyes Singapore homecoming
HONG Kong-listed supply chain financing company Sheng Ye Capital might be an unknown name here, but its chairman and...
DC rates trimmed 0.2% on average for non-landed residential use
THE Singapore government has trimmed the development charge (DC) rates for non-landed residential use by 0.2 per...
Climate change: Singapore to set absolute emissions target with peak in 2030
SINGAPORE will enhance its climate pledge and long-term strategy this year, with a view to halve its emissions by...
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