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Wuhan virus: Singapore expands travel advisory, expects economic impact
SINGAPORE has expanded its travel advisory to defer all non-essential travel to mainland China, as part of a slew of...
Money Hacks podcast: What are vehicle protection services? (Ep 63)
How different are vehicle protection services from car insurance? To help us with that is Manfred Schmoelz,...
Money Hacks podcast: What are vehicle protection services? (Ep 63)
How different are vehicle protection services from car insurance? To help us with that is Manfred Schmoelz,...
Sales galleries get more creative to woo buyers
DEVELOPERS in Singapore's private housing market, particularly the high-end segment, have upped the ante on...
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BREAKING NEWS
Indonesia central bank to intervene if rupiah becomes too strong: governor
[JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank will stand ready to intervene in the currency market should the rupiah currency...
Tokyo: Nikkei closes down more than 2% on China virus fears
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dropped more than 2 per cent Monday on concerns over the potential impact of...
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time
[TOKYO] Hydrogen will be used for the first time to power the Olympic torch during its journey through Japan,...
US labour market may have peaked: survey
[WASHINGTON] There is an even balance in the share of US businesses reporting decreases and increases in employment...
Firms in China extend holidays, ask staff to work from home as virus spreads
[SHANGHAI] Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard...
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Sales galleries get more creative to woo buyers
DEVELOPERS in Singapore's private housing market, particularly the high-end segment, have upped the ante on...
Insolvencies at new high as UK economy takes hit from Brexit
BABY goods retailer Mothercare may have celebrated the opening of two new stores in Singapore last year, but the...
SGX RegCo proposals raise profile of ACRA, SISV
SEVERAL months ago, a major accounting firm refused my request to have one of its key people speak about the...
LIFESTYLE
Joey Yap, Chinese Metaphysics Consultant & Academy Founder
WHEN JOEY YAP speaks, everyone listens. He commands an audience of thousands at his popular seminars and workshops,...
Black Marble offers some suburban shine
FOR a suburban shopping centre, we don't know what gauge Raffles Holland V Mall uses to come up with its parking...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Vietnam has a booming e-commerce market, but what more can be done?
VIETNAM is the fastest-growing digital economy in the region, in large part due to investment inflow which is still...
GARAGE
Fintech startup Currencycloud raises US$80m; to open Singapore office in 2020
[NEW YORK] London-based financial technology startup Currencycloud has raised US$80 million in funding from...
STOCKS
Tokyo: Nikkei closes down more than 2% on China virus fears
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dropped more than 2 per cent Monday on concerns over the potential impact of...
China’s financial markets likely to stay shut on extended break
[HONG KONG] China's massive financial markets may remain closed until next Monday after authorities extended the...
Asia: Markets closed for holiday on Monday
[HONG KONG] Financial markets in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Sydney, South Korea and Taiwan are closed on...
Tokyo: Nikkei opens down more than 2% on China virus fears
[TOKYO] Tokyo's key Nikkei index dropped more than 2 per cent at the open on Monday on concerns over the potential...
Markets eye Wuhan developments amid earnings, data releases
INVESTORS will need reassurances from the US Federal Reserve and technology companies this week to get them through...
Market malaise over Wuhan outbreak to persist
WHILE the Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays make for another shortened week of trading for certain Asian markets...
BT WEEKLY
Less is sometimes more
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Will the move to scrap quarterly reporting lead to a decrease in corporate transparency?
Barramundi Asia mulls IPO amid scale-up plans
BARRAMUNDI Asia started off in 2008 with the aim of making a splash in the fish-farming industry, even as the...
SMEs need more liquidity, access to digital solutions: SBF
THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) SME Committee on Tuesday called for increased liquidity and greater access...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Aetna International rolls out DNA testing as part of group benefits
UNTIL just a few years ago, DNA tests were closely associated with paternity tests or criminal investigations. But...
Black Marble offers some suburban shine
FOR a suburban shopping centre, we don't know what gauge Raffles Holland V Mall uses to come up with its parking...
Your data, my business: Why data privacy is especially hazardous for startups
HOW do you add contacts into your smartphone? Do you fill in a name and phone number and be done with it?
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
WHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
Tempering income expectations in 2020
THE years since the 2008-09 global financial crisis have been difficult for income seekers and I think this is...
FOCUS
How will incumbents prepare for the arrival of digital banks?
GIVEN the outsized interest from 21 digital banking aspirants looking to partake in Singapore's latest financial-...
Sales galleries get more creative to woo buyers
DEVELOPERS in Singapore's private housing market, particularly the high-end segment, have upped the ante on...
Wuhan virus: Singapore expands travel advisory, expects economic impact
SINGAPORE has expanded its travel advisory to defer all non-essential travel to mainland China, as part of a slew of...
CCT-CMT deal: Jury is out on whether sum of parts is better
THE chiefs of CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) and CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) have called the proposed union a "...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
In for the long haul
JEAN-MARC Chery is back in his old seat in Singapore after more than a decade. The 59-year-old president and chief...
Cloud evangelist
ONE interesting aspect of technology usage and understanding in this millennium is that it has outgrown the late...
Making the most of data
IN the past, the use of data was often viewed as a "nice-to-have" rather than a "must-have" in corporate decision-...
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