TOP STORIES
HDB 'lottery' conundrum: analysts weigh in on ways to mitigate it
WHEN certain HDB flats in the Dawson and Boon Tiong area completed their five-year...
EU-Singapore FTA continues to open doors for companies a year on
A FORTNIGHT ago, the free trade agreement between tiny Singapore and the 27-member...
Get the year-end celebrations going
IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and even if it's not the most wonderful...
MAS nudges financial firms on local high-tech skills transfers
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is drilling down to the local mix in...
Ex-senior civil servant to succeed retiring SBF CEO
SINGAPORE Business Federation (SBF) chief executive officer (CEO) Ho Meng Kit is...
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for rollout
BRITAIN on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine...
JL Family Office unveils boutique property investment firm
JL FAMILY Office has launched a boutique property investment firm, The Land Managers...
Barings to set up South-east Asia hub in Singapore
INVESTMENT management firm Barings is laying the groundwork for an office in Singapore...
Defaults set to continue as Beijing pledges to end fraud in bond market
CHINA'S recent bond defaults by large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are set to...
Credit Bureau Asia's IPO 60.8 times subscribed
CREDIT Bureau Asia (CBA) received applications from retail investors for 60.8 times...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
It's a bumpy road for SingPost in the e-commerce arena
SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) is having some trouble generating profits from its growing e...
One-proxy vote approach is well-established, but is it the best way?
THE Securities Industry Council (SIC) has reminded all parties that the scheme of...
Geo Energy hits coal reserves threshold; purchase of outstanding notes not needed
GEO Energy Resources has reached the minimum threshold for its coal reserves, and will...
Corporate digest
JAPANESE-MANAGED precision components maker CDW Holding made a US$46,000 net profit...
CGS-CIMB downgrades Jardine Matheson to 'hold'
JARDINE Matheson Holdings (JMH) has been downgraded to "hold" by CGS-CIMB in a...
G.H.Y Culture & Media set to be SGX's third non-Reit mainboard listing this year
ENTERTAINMENT and content provider G.H.Y Culture & Media Holding Co has set its...
STI slips into the red, closing 0.1% lower at 2,810.95
THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped into the red on Wednesday, declining 0...
US dollar recovers from 2½-year low
THE US dollar rose from a two-and-a-half-year low on Wednesday as investors assessed...
REAL ESTATE
Evergrande Property eases on HK debut
SHARES of Evergrande Property Services fell marginally on their Hong Kong debut on...
Canada plans new tax for foreign home buyers to curb speculative purchases
CANADA is readying a new tax on foreign home buyers to help tamp down on speculative...
Rents in 40 major Chinese cities lowest in nearly two years: private survey
CHINA'S average home rental prices in 40 major cities fell to their lowest last month...
Helsinki makes sustainability a guiding principle for development
WHEN his tour as the American ambassador to Finland ended in 2015, Bruce Oreck decided...
America's 'little land mines' could prevent a summertime boom
FOR the first time since the pandemic shuttered the economy eight months ago, the end...
Harvard aims to double undergrads living on campus
HARVARD College is inviting as many as 3,100 undergraduates to live on campus next...
BANKING & FINANCE
Treasury yield spike risks sparking domino effect
ONE of the year's biggest spikes in Treasury yields has investors mapping out the...
DBS, StanChart slash savings rates further
DBS and Standard Chartered (StanChart) will again slash rates on their respective...
StanChart rolls out Singdollar sustainable fixed deposits
STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) on Wednesday announced the launch of its Singdollar...
Singapore banks boost support for micro businesses
SINGAPORE banks have ramped up support for micro enterprises with collateral-free...
US bank profits recover from early 2020 turmoil, but still down from year earlier
US bank profits were significantly higher in the third quarter than the first half of...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
New coal power plants in China face severe restrictions after 2026
NEW coal power plants in China will face severe restrictions after 2026 as the country...
TECHNOLOGY
Salesforce to buy Slack in US$27.7b megadeal
SALESFORCE on Tuesday announced a US$27.7 billion deal to buy online collaboration...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi raises US$3.9b in equity deal
CHINESE smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has raised US$3.91 billion as part of a deal that...
Samsung Electronics keeps chairmanship vacant in modest reshuffle
ELECTRONICS giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives...
China probe lands on moon to gather first lunar samples in over 40 years
A CHINESE space probe on Wednesday began drilling on the surface of the moon hours...
CONSUMER
Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in world first
LAB-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore, after the city-...
Demand booming for South African 'superfood' blueberries
FLOPPY hats and face masks on, hundreds of workers carefully pick a bumper crop of...
Netflix plans to double its spending on original content in Asia
NETFLIX Inc is planning to double its spending on original content in Asia next year...
TRANSPORT
Biden win is pressuring carmakers to unite
CARMAKERS that signed up for US President Donald Trump's war with California over auto...
Vietnam PM orders halt to international commercial flights
VIETNAM'S Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the aviation authority to halt...
Hyundai Motor to launch dedicated EV platform in major push into electric cars
SOUTH Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will introduce an electric...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
As economies rebuild for a more sustainable future, opportunities abound
WITH the Covid-19 pandemic still raging on around the world, companies in Singapore -...
US House to approve Bill blocking China firms from US markets
THE US House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could...
Thailand plans 43.5b baht of additional stimulus to spur consumption
THAILAND plans 43.5 billion baht (S$1.9 billion) of additional stimulus to boost...
Ardern declares climate emergency, vows carbon-neutral public sector by 2025
NEW Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it...
US accuses China of 'flagrant violation' of sanctions against North Korea
THE United States accused China on Tuesday of "flagrant violation" of its obligation...
Thai PM wins crucial legal battle to stay in office
THAI Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests,...
LIFE & CULTURE
Season of Giving kicks off with SG Cares Giving Week 2020
IF your to-do/visit list during this period looks something like that, you may want to...
As another fair goes virtual, Art Basel finds its footing
AT the beginning of 2020, the organisers of Art Basel, the art fair powerhouse, were...
South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service to age 30
SOUTH Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a Bill to allow globally recognised K-pop...
OPINION
French digital tax may rachet up long-simmering dispute with US
FRANCE has finally gone ahead with plans to impose a tax on US technology giants -...
Reshaping supply chains with technology
THE pandemic has brought simultaneous shocks to global supply chains; it's...
The real class war in the US is within the rich
AMERICANS are living through the restoration of their deposed oligarchy. President-...
Yellen and dollar diplomacy - US Treasury has much to fix
THE US Treasury takes the lead on US currency policy. A Treasury led by former Federal...
In banking, size is becoming a strength in fintech battle
PEOPLE will always need efficient ways to use and access money and financial services...
Asean's uneven consensus on corporate social causes
AMONG the many things that forecasters got wrong about 2020 was the big upswing in...
BREAKING NEWS
Meadows brand bottled water recalled after bacteria found in the product
[SINGAPORE] Bottled water from the brand Meadows has been recalled after bacteria was found in the product.
China's approval of South Korean game lifts hopes of better ties
[SEOUL] China has granted a licence to a South Korean mobile game, the presidential office in Seoul said on Thursday...
Thai protest leader faces contempt charge over PM court ruling
[BANGKOK] Thai authorities filed fresh legal action Thursday against a pro-democracy protest leader after he...
Britain's John Lewis won't return pandemic business rates relief
[LONDON] The John Lewis Partnership, owner of the eponymous department store chain and Waitrose supermarket, said on...
M&C reports spike in bookings for Singapore, London hotels ahead of holiday season
CITY Developments Limited's (CDL) subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels announced on Thursday that its hotels...
Moody's affirms Thai Beverage's 'Baa3' issuer rating
MOODY'S Investors Service has affirmed Thai Beverage Public Company's "Baa3" issuer rating, while changing the...
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