Decade-high S$17.2b in fixed asset investments for Singapore in 2020: EDB
SINGAPORE secured S$17.2 billion in fixed asset investments (FAI) in 2020, far exceeding the Singapore Economic...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
Green finance, agritech, supply chain resilience can be key areas for Budget 2021: KPMG
MORE grants and subsidies can help Singapore maximise its potential as a green finance hub in Asean, said KPMG in...
Alibaba's Jack Ma makes first live appearance in three months in online meet
[SHANGHAI] Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met 100 rural teachers in China via a live video meeting on Wednesday...
GK Goh weighs US$300m Boardroom sale
[SINGAPORE] Singaporean investment firm GK Goh Holdings is exploring a sale of corporate services provider Boardroom...
Broker's take: UOBKH starts coverage on GHY Culture & Media with 'buy', S$1.08 TP
UOB Kay Hian has initiated coverage on GHY Culture & Media Holding with a "buy" recommendation and target price...
BT's regional newsletter will track trends, offer insights
THE Business Times (BT) is launching a weekly paid newsletter, Asean Lookout, with five of the week's best stories...
BREAKING NEWS
G. K. Goh Holdings evaluating options regarding its shareholding in Boardroom
MAINBOARD-listed investment company G. K. Goh Holdings (GKGH) said in a regulatory update on Wednesday that it is...
Tencent's WeChat doubled commerce on mini programs in 2020
[HONG KONG] Tencent Holdings' WeChat recorded more than US$240 billion of online transactions on its mini programs...
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Wednesday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Wednesday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0....
Markets upbeat on Yellen's push for large fiscal stimulus
ASIAN markets on Wednesday largely responded positively after US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen made the...
Cold storage facilities a long-term play in alternative property investment: M&G
SUBSCRIBERSASSET manager M&G Real Estate expects cold storage to shine in the long run as investors, now flush with...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
SPACs can benefit Singapore, but implementation will determine success: participants
SUBSCRIBERSALLOWING Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list in Singapore can benefit the Singapore markets, and...
Asset-heavy property groups may take the privatisation route
SUBSCRIBERSAS the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the UK, hotels are suffering, particularly in London, which is missing...
Sector-specific help, focus on jobs expected in Budget 2021
AFTER 2020's multiple support packages to keep the economy afloat amid the unfolding Covid-19 crisis, this year's...
LIFESTYLE
Charting the way forward for Putien
AT 13, while most of his peers were running across soccer fields, Fong Chak Ka was doing a different sort of running...
A week of wonders at Singapore Art Week
CHOOSE your adventure: Get on the bus 175 to see art displayed at bus stops along the way. Hop on an MRT train...
Hybrid bar food at Sake Labo
WE learned a new word the other day: japas. It's not as catchy as 'tapas', nor as straightforward as 'Japan'. It's a...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City are top Asean picks for Asia-Pacific property investors: survey
SINGAPORE and Ho Chi Minh City are the top Asean cities in which Asia-Pacific-based property investors are...
GARAGE
World's rich fled Alibaba after monopoly probe: Citi
[HONG KONG] Wealthy investors rushed to offload stock in Alibaba Group Holding after China began an investigation...
STOCKS
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Wednesday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Wednesday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0....
Markets upbeat on Yellen's push for large fiscal stimulus
ASIAN markets on Wednesday largely responded positively after US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen made the...
Europe: Stock markets rise at open
[LONDON] European shares are off to a positive start this morning, taking cue from Asia where stocks climbed to a...
Hong Kong: Stocks rally, Ma appearance boosts Alibaba
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks continued their healthy advances on Wednesday as market heavyweight Alibaba soared on...
Seoul: Shares track global gains as Yellen calls for more stimulus
[SEOUL] South Korean shares rose on Wednesday, tracking global markets, after US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet...
Australia: Shares up as Yellen backs more US stimulus
[SYDNEY] Australian shares ended firmer on Wednesday, taking cues from overnight gains in Wall Street, on...
BT WEEKLY
The lottery effect - fair or foul?
SUBSCRIBERSTHIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How should higher-end HDB flats in prime locations be priced? What issues, if any, are there in...
Civmec awaits bonanza from commodity rush, defence spending, infrastructure
SUBSCRIBERSAUSTRALIAN engineering firm Civmec, one of the Singapore Exchange's "OSV (offshore supply vessel) plays", was not...
Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m
SUBSCRIBERSAT the height of her career, Shi Ru Xin was retrenched as a result of the global financial crisis of 2008. About 100...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Why are some mutual funds changing into ETFs?
IN the contest between mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), investors have been voting with their wallets...
10 sparkling wines for leaving 2020 behind
IT'S been a dismal year, but let's look at the bright side: It's nearly over. Forget about what 2020 deserves. We...
Rethinking mental health: wellness startups and apps on the upswing
A year of lockdowns, remote working and prolonged periods of physical distancing has driven consumers' demand for...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
SUBSCRIBERSWHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
A week of wonders at Singapore Art Week
CHOOSE your adventure: Get on the bus 175 to see art displayed at bus stops along the way. Hop on an MRT train...
FOCUS
40 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including four in the community
[SINGAPORE] There were 40 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Wednesday noon (Jan 20), taking Singapore's total to...
HSBC, Maybank's insurance venture among bidders for AXA Singapore: sources
[SINGAPORE] HSBC Holdings and Malayan Banking's insurance venture are among shortlisted bidders for AXA's business...
Singapore boutique hotels tap buoyant market to offload
SUBSCRIBERSBOUTIQUE hotel owners are perking up to active property buying in Singapore, as a pandemic crushed the tourism...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Greening architecture
SUBSCRIBERSPATRICK Bellew - or his firm Atelier Ten - may not quite be household names here but their projects in Singapore...
Sparking a Revolut-ion
SUBSCRIBERSMOST startup founders wax lyrical about why they became an entrepreneur, but Nikolay Storonsky is a man of few words...
It's all in the jeans
SUBSCRIBERSON HIS previous business trips to Singapore, Nuholt Huisamen, then managing director for Levi Strauss & Co's...
Hospitality romantic
SUBSCRIBERSALAN Watts glimpses light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. As the president, Asia-Pacific, at Hilton, he has...
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