https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/gulf-tensions-escalate-iran-hits-kuwait-us-strikes-near-hormuz Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:43:08 +0000 Global International /international/global/gulf-tensions-escalate-iran-hits-kuwait-us-strikes-near-hormuz The attacks are the latest to test a shaky ceasefire, sending oil prices up more than 2% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/private-infrastructure-real-estate-capital-play-larger-financing-role-ai-data-centre-boom-goldman Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:51:57 +0000 Global International Property /international/global/private-infrastructure-real-estate-capital-play-larger-financing-role-ai-data-centre-boom-goldman It is increasing its capex forecast for the four largest hyperscalers to US$5.3 trillion between FY2025 and FY2030 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/global-economy-risks-slump-prolonged-iran-conflict-oecd Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:40:40 +0000 Global International /international/global/global-economy-risks-slump-prolonged-iran-conflict-oecd Fiscal expansions will likely shoulder most of the burden https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/singapore-could-face-12-5-us-tariff-after-forced-labour-trade-probe Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:59:09 +0000 Global International /international/global/singapore-could-face-12-5-us-tariff-after-forced-labour-trade-probe The proposed levy is subject to comments and hearings that start in July https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/how-chinas-wealthy-sidestep-strict-rules-get-money-out-country Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:01:21 +0000 Global International /international/global/how-chinas-wealthy-sidestep-strict-rules-get-money-out-country Tighter enforcement has made the practice riskier and less efficient than other schemes, although it still occurs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/hostilities-flare-iran-war-oil-jumps-talks-stalemate Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:32:09 +0000 Global International /international/global/hostilities-flare-iran-war-oil-jumps-talks-stalemate Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly said that he is close to a deal that would end the fighting https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/oil-prices-rise-one-week-high-iran-reviews-us-proposal-halt-war Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:18:35 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/oil-prices-rise-one-week-high-iran-reviews-us-proposal-halt-war Iran has effectively halted most non-Iranian shipping in and out of the Gulf since the war began https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-robotics-firms-line-ipos-pitch-next-phase-ai Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:17:15 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/china-robotics-firms-line-ipos-pitch-next-phase-ai The deep pipeline mirrors the fast rise of the country’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, where an array of listings has whipped up a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/blackstone-raises-its-largest-asia-private-equity-fund-us13-1-billion-final-close-third-such-fund Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:21:02 +0000 Benjamin Cher Global Companies & Markets International /international/global/blackstone-raises-its-largest-asia-private-equity-fund-us13-1-billion-final-close-third-such-fund The firm has invested more than US$7 billion in Asia over 12 transactions in last 24 months https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/lebanon-announces-partial-ceasefire-between-israel-hizbollah-attacks-continue Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:49:27 +0000 Global International /international/global/lebanon-announces-partial-ceasefire-between-israel-hizbollah-attacks-continue Talks with Iran were continuing “at a rapid pace”, says Trump, countering earlier statements from Teheran https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/nvidia-enters-windows-laptop-market-taking-intel-and-amd Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:33:08 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/nvidia-enters-windows-laptop-market-taking-intel-and-amd [TAIPEI] Nvidia is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel technology in that arena... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/pig-butchering-schemes-honey-traps-telecom-fraud-networks-target-indonesia-regional-crackdowns-bite Sun, 31 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Asean Global International /international/asean/pig-butchering-schemes-honey-traps-telecom-fraud-networks-target-indonesia-regional-crackdowns-bite Indonesia has been on the radar of telecom-fraud operators for more than a decade https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/strait-hormuz-ship-transits-are-rising-thanks-us-help Sun, 31 May 2026 02:11:31 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/strait-hormuz-ship-transits-are-rising-thanks-us-help Some of the ships that have crossed belong to companies that had not transited Hormuz since the war began https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/trump-sends-tougher-terms-iran-framework-end-war-us-officials-say Sun, 31 May 2026 01:41:40 +0000 International Global /international/trump-sends-tougher-terms-iran-framework-end-war-us-officials-say He has been concerned about parts of the potential deal that would include unfreezing funds for the Iranians https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/what-china-hears-hegseths-shangri-la-dialogue-speech Sun, 31 May 2026 01:11:28 +0000 Global International /international/global/what-china-hears-hegseths-shangri-la-dialogue-speech Major General Meng Xiangqing did not comment on the specific points raised by Hegseth at the SLD https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/singapore-vietnam-need-shared-model-engage-businesses-academia-tech-cooperation-says-lam Fri, 29 May 2026 10:27:25 +0000 Goh Ruoxue Asean Global International /international/asean/singapore-vietnam-need-shared-model-engage-businesses-academia-tech-cooperation-says-lam The countries’ parallel ambitions create stronger basis for collaboration, adds Singapore Manpower Minister Tan See Leng https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/vietnam-singapore-industrial-park-grid-gets-power-amid-deals-inked-during-lams-visit Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:34 +0000 Goh Ruoxue Asean Global International /international/asean/vietnam-singapore-industrial-park-grid-gets-power-amid-deals-inked-during-lams-visit Other developments include a new agrifood trade task force, strategic dialogue forum https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/nearly-half-apacs-wealthy-expect-market-crash-or-correction-plan-rotate-cash-study Fri, 29 May 2026 06:43:49 +0000 Deon Loke Global International New Articles /international/global/nearly-half-apacs-wealthy-expect-market-crash-or-correction-plan-rotate-cash-study Respondents also flag economic recession as a significant worry https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-targets-offshore-billions-biggest-crackdown-decades Fri, 29 May 2026 00:09:14 +0000 Global International /international/global/china-targets-offshore-billions-biggest-crackdown-decades Officials have cracked down on trust structures favoured by the Asian nation’s ultra-wealthy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/iran-us-agree-deal-extend-ceasefire-and-open-hormuz-trumps-approval-pending Thu, 28 May 2026 15:58:28 +0000 Global International /international/global/iran-us-agree-deal-extend-ceasefire-and-open-hormuz-trumps-approval-pending “We’re not there yet, but we’re very close and we’re going to keep on working at it,” says US V-P Vance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/what-behind-rising-volume-russian-oil-arriving-singapore Thu, 28 May 2026 10:22:09 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/what-behind-rising-volume-russian-oil-arriving-singapore Singapore is also the world’s largest bunkering hub https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/vietnams-top-leader-lam-make-state-visit-singapore-give-shangri-la-dialogue-keynote Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Goh Ruoxue Asean Global International /international/asean/vietnams-top-leader-lam-make-state-visit-singapore-give-shangri-la-dialogue-keynote Agenda includes site visits to A*Star facility, Bishan Depot https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-says-eu-cherry-picking-justify-trade-curbs-warns-response Thu, 28 May 2026 09:53:42 +0000 Global International /international/global/china-says-eu-cherry-picking-justify-trade-curbs-warns-response The EU has long accused China of unfair trade practices https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/worlds-appetite-ai-makes-china-less-afraid-stronger-renminbi Thu, 28 May 2026 01:40:59 +0000 Global International /international/global/worlds-appetite-ai-makes-china-less-afraid-stronger-renminbi AI investment boom is changing China’s trade structure https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/hong-kong-gain-edge-over-singapore-asia-gold-hub-push-clearing-system Thu, 28 May 2026 00:04:22 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/hong-kong-gain-edge-over-singapore-asia-gold-hub-push-clearing-system The precious metal’s protracted rally might have stalled since the war began in the Middle East https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/uk-student-housing-party-over-singapore-players-face-divergent-prospects-pbsa-market Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property Global International /property/uk-student-housing-party-over-singapore-players-face-divergent-prospects-pbsa-market Shrinking demand and new supply are leading to lower occupancies and falling rental growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/japanese-mid-sized-firms-flocking-south-east-asia-growth Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Tan Ai Leng Global Asean International /international/global/japanese-mid-sized-firms-flocking-south-east-asia-growth Overseas expansion is no longer optional given shrinking growth at home, says an M&A consultant https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/iran-and-us-trade-air-strikes-after-trump-dismisses-report-hormuz-deal Wed, 27 May 2026 22:59:01 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International /international/global/iran-and-us-trade-air-strikes-after-trump-dismisses-report-hormuz-deal The waterway is covered by international law that guarantees foreign vessels the right to pass through