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Singapore property portals face double-edged sword in regional expansion
REAL estate portals in Singapore are being squeezed by hefty costs on the one hand and the lack of scale on the...
Podcast: SFF x Switch 2019 Ep 3: Digital banking
There’s been bubbling interest in a new breed of banks debuting in Singapore. Will they eat the lunch of incumbents...
Podcast: SFF x Switch 2019 Ep 3: Digital banking
There’s been bubbling interest in a new breed of banks debuting in Singapore. Will they eat the lunch of incumbents...
Hot stock: MNACT down 4.9% after 'extensive damage' to Hong Kong mall from protests
UNITS of Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) faltered on Wednesday morning following updates on its...
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BREAKING NEWS
Alibaba-backed EV startup XPeng says raises US$400m for growth
[HONG KONG] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng, backed by Alibaba Group Holding, said on Wednesday it...
Making ride-hailing safer is going to cost you
[WASHINGTON] Your mother probably told you never to get in a car with a stranger. The multibillion-dollar global...
Oil tanker anchored on Asia's busiest shipping route to become refuelling hub
[SINGAPORE] A Euronav NV-owned supertanker anchored along Asia's busiest shipping route is set to become a...
New Zealand keeps interest rates unchanged, dashing easing expectations
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, saying aggressive easing earlier...
Hot stock: SembMarine shares down 3.7% on deeper Q3 loss
SHARES of Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) were down 3.7 per cent following the release of third-quarter results on...
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
LIFESTYLE
Sam Shank, Head of Hotels, Airbnb
THE BEST ADVICE that Sam Shank has for budding Internet entrepreneurs is this: don’t do start-ups. Of course that’s...
Wellness Sabbaticals – The New Detox Retreat
ELON MUSK SAYS vacations can kill you. He’s obviously in the minority, since it’s well-proven that taking time away...
Grand Shanghai gets a facelift
AGE is such a relative thing. When you're 20, you're in the prime of your youth. In dog years, you're long overdue...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Indonesia investment growth sped up in Q3: UOB
This reflects investor confidence following Jokowi's re-election, said the report
GARAGE
Alibaba-backed EV startup XPeng says raises US$400m for growth
[HONG KONG] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng, backed by Alibaba Group Holding, said on Wednesday it...
STOCKS
Hong Kong: Stocks tumble at open
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks tumbled at the beginning of Wednesday following another day of violent protests that...
Australia: Shares edge lower on trade uncertainties; New Zealand up
[BENGALURU] Australian shares slipped slightly on Wednesday amid thin volumes as a lack of details on the Sino-US...
Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday; STI down 0.38%
SINGAPORE shares started Wednesday lower following a mixed US trading session overnight. The Straits Times Index...
Malaysia: Shares open higher on Wednesday
MALAYSIA share prices opened higher on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 1.15...
Stocks to watch: CDL, UOL, SATS, SembMarine, Oxley, BreadTalk, Dasin Retail Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday:
Tokyo: Stocks open lower on Wednesday
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened marginally lower on Wednesday as investors waited for a speech by the US Federal Reserve...
BT WEEKLY
Top Global develops hospitality tech
IN A bid to be less asset-heavy, property developer Top Global is nurturing a new growth engine: smart solutions,...
Leadership myths and mistakes
Grand Shanghai gets a facelift
AGE is such a relative thing. When you're 20, you're in the prime of your youth. In dog years, you're long overdue...
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