We the (food) citizens of Singapore
THERE are few things that make us uniquely Singaporean more than our food. Whether it's chicken rice, bak chor mee...
Lessons from a crisis for Singapore
SINGAPORE recorded its first Covid-19 infection on Jan 23. More than six months on, the virus shows no signs of...
Thriving on optimism
AS a graduate fresh off a Colombo Plan scholarship, finance industry veteran Seck Wai-Kwong, then in his 20s, was...
BREAKING NEWS
Accordia Golf ups offer price by 3.4b yen; Hibiki to vote in favour of sale
ACCORDIA Golf, the sponsor of mainboard-listed Accordia Golf Trust (AGT), is now willing to fork out 65.2 billion...
Wall Street has a plan to remove racist fans from Italian football
[MILAN] Ivan Gazidis was just months into his role as chief executive officer of AC Milan when he saw two of the...
Hong Kong markets watchdog says it does not think sanctions will affect financial firms
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's markets watchdog is not aware of any aspect of US sanctions imposed on Hong Kong officials...
Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng files for US IPO
[GUANGZHOU] Chinese electric-car startup Xpeng Motors has filed for a US initial public offering (IPO), right behind...
Blackstone, Brookfield among firms eyeing Indian malls: report
[MUMBAI] Blackstone Group and Brookfield Asset Management are among private equity firms looking to buy stakes in...
A spicy noodle story
LARD, QQ and sambal. The three magic words a bowl of noodles needs to make history. Or at least multiple reorders....
Sewelô stunner
IT is hyped as a stone to surpass all stones - save for one. The Sewelô diamond, which weighs an astonishing 1,758...
Asian markets spooked by US-China tech row
ASIA markets fell on Friday following a knee-jerk reaction towards President Donald Trump's executive orders to ban...
More Chinese tech might park operations in Singapore if US data security tensions escalate
SINGAPORE may be an intuitive alternative for Chinese companies to park their ex-China operations as the US clamps...
Restaurant favourites return to Pan Pacific Singapore
FINE dining is set to shine again at Pan Pacific Singapore, as it finally reopens the doors of Hai Tien Lo and...
A triumphant return for Jekyll & Hyde
THOUGH the pandemic continues to take a toll, there are still reasons to raise a glass. One of them is the return of...
With reliefs yet to unwind, Singapore banks sit uneasy about final impact of Covid-19
SINGAPORE banks charted a sharp dive in earnings as benchmark rates collapsed in the second quarter and the trio...
The havoc wreaked by the pandemic across the world
IT has been six months since the first imported case of Covid-19 virus landed on our shores. The first imported case...
How to hunt for yield in the Covid-19 era
BACK in June, a well-known research house put out a comprehensive report on dividend plays that included portfolios...
Keppel shareholders should 'hope for the best, prepare for the worst' on Temasek's offer
"DEAL or no deal?" has been trending among investors since Keppel Corp's record quarterly loss cast a cloud over...
Best World founders should make exit offer to minority shareholders
THE word "fraud" was never mentioned in PwC's 27-page summary of its probe into Best World's China dealings, but the...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ASEAN BUSINESS
Sukuk issuance set for 5% decline after 4 years of growth: report
Regardless, Moody's is expecting rapid growth in sukuk issuance over the the longer term
GARAGE
Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng files for US IPO
[GUANGZHOU] Chinese electric-car startup Xpeng Motors has filed for a US initial public offering (IPO), right behind...
STOCKS
Hong Kong markets watchdog says it does not think sanctions will affect financial firms
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's markets watchdog is not aware of any aspect of US sanctions imposed on Hong Kong officials...
US: Slowing job growth, stimulus worries weigh on Nasdaq
[NEW YORK] The Nasdaq closed lower on Friday, as data showed a sharp slowdown in US employment growth and investors...
BlackRock pushing harder on social aspects in ESG thrust
BLACKROCK, the world's largest asset manager with US$7.4 trillion in assets under management as of end-2019, will be...
STI closes 0.53% lower as Trump fires at China tech
THE Straits Times Index (STI) fell 13.59 points or 0.53 per cent to 2,545.51 on Friday as US president Donald Trump'...
Patience and conviction will pay off eventually
IT HAS been painfully frustrating investing in value stocks in Malaysia (in fact in value stocks in general) over...
Europe: Stocks end week with gains on telecoms, tech boost
[BENGALURU] European shares closed higher on Friday, marking weekly gains as investors focused on a broadly...
BT WEEKLY
Alliance expands in managed healthcare
AN ageing population and rising healthcare costs are long-term trends that Alliance Healthcare is zeroing in on as...
FOCUS
Brazilian billionaire Lemann leads initiative to build Covid-19 vaccine factory
[SAO PAULO] Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann's foundation and other business interests will fund the building of...
OCBC swallows bitter pill on offshore sector
OCBC took a knife to its offshore support vessels exposure, providing in full against bad loans for what Citi...
CapitaLand under continued business pressure, but looking for growth openings
WHILE CapitaLand expects continued pressure on its business in H2 2020 amid the ongoing pandemic, it is cautiously...
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...
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