TOP STORIES
Singtel posts S$668m loss on provision
HOBBLED by its share of a key associate's provision for sums claimed by the Indian...
ESG's venture arm SEEDS S$140m in funds over three years
SINGAPORE-BASED venture capital (VC) firm Wavemaker Partners might now be known as one...
Ron Sim's V3 Group eyes digibank bid with EZ-Link, FEO, Heliconia
RON Sim's V3 Group is believed to be in talks with stored-value card operator EZ-Link...
A look into property purchases by foreigners
MUCH ado has been made about foreigners buying up Singapore private residential...
China economic activity slows further in Oct as trade war bites
CHINESE economic activity continued to slow in October, as the ongoing trade war with...
Japan's economy nearly stalls in Q3, growth at 1-year low
JAPAN'S economy ground to a near standstill in the third quarter with growth at its...
Estimates panel urges govt to find ways to nurture unicorns
THE Estimates Committee presented its fourth report to Parliament on Nov 13, having...
UBS fined S$11.2m in Singapore; HK$400m in HK
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has slapped a S$11.2 million civil penalty...
SGX spells out expectations for public Reits
SINGAPORE's frontline market regulator has spelled out its expectations for Reits that...
First trade closed with SORA, the replacement for SOR
OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered have completed Singapore's first overnight indexed...
China paper deletes HK curfew tweet on 'insufficient information'
AN influential state-backed Chinese newspaper on Thursday withdrew a tweet saying the...
Cancellation of more conferences, events deepens tourist slump
A MAJOR airline conference co-hosted by embattled Cathay Pacific Airways became the...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Sembcorp Industries Q3 net profit drops 13% to S$71m on higher finance costs
MAINBOARD-LISTED conglomerate Sembcorp Industries posted a 13 per cent decline in net...
Higher contributions from dairy, beverages lift F&N's net profit
CONSUMER group Fraser and Neave (F&N) on Thursday posted a 23.5 per cent increase...
SPH buys 284-bed student housing property in Germany for 15.6m euros
SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) is diversifying its purpose-built student accommodation...
China Everbright Q3 earnings rise 27% on higher revenue
CHINA Everbright Water's third-quarter net profit rose 27 per cent to HK$182.6 million...
Activist fund calls for merger of Sabana Reit and ESR Reit
ESR Cayman's cross ownership of the managers of Sabana Reit and ESR Reit puts Sabana...
Yoma Strategic shares surge on Ayala investment despite Q2 loss
SHARES of Yoma Strategic soared on Thursday's market open on news that Philippine...
Analysts see more upside for Valuetronics following stellar third quarter
BROKERAGES here are largely bullish on the prospects of Valuetronics Holdings.
Temasek's dual tranche bonds fully taken up
SINGAPORE state investment firm Temasek Holdings on Thursday said its wholly-owned...
Golden Agri back in the black on lower expenses, boost from other income
PALM oil plantation owner Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) on Thursday posted a third-...
Corporate digest
The mainboard-listed resort operator sank further into the red with a net loss of S$9....
Investors weighed down by HK chaos
JUDGING from the performance of the Straits Times Index (STI), the Hong Kong factor...
US dollar rises to near one-month high
THE US dollar recovered from earlier lows as weak economic data and concern about...
REAL ESTATE
Taking digital route to book new homes cuts transaction time for bookings
OVER 1,000 units and US$1 billion worth of new homes were booked since August last...
Manhattan's rent surge is cooling as tenants push back on hikes
THE great Manhattan rent surge of 2019 is tapering off. Apartments leased for a median...
China's Oct property investment, sales growth at 3-month low
CHINA'S property investment and sales growth both eased to a three-month low in...
WeWork losses widen to US$1.25b amid record office space expansion
THE We Company, owner of WeWork, said that its net losses in the third quarter more...
Berlin rent freeze forces its largest landlord to build elsewhere
A PLAN to freeze rents in Berlin is already taking a toll on the German capital's...
BANKING & FINANCE
Yields of Australia's 10-year bonds 'may dip to record 0.5% in 2020'
AUSTRALIA'S bonds have fallen far enough in recent weeks to price in positive US-China...
Japan's Mizuho posts 19.9% drop in H1 profit on retail weakness
MIZUHO Financial Group Inc said on Thursday that its half-year net profit fell 19.9...
As recession takes hold, HK banks worry about risk of easier mortgage rules
EVEN as Hong Kong has reduced down-payment requirements to help young professionals...
Hedge funds salivate over arbitrage trade in Alibaba's HK and US shares
AN expected price gap between Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Hong Kong and US shares is...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
China-backed group wins US$14b Guinea iron ore deal
A CONSORTIUM representing Chinese, French and Singaporean interests won a US$14...
BHP's new CEO has lessons from Japan to beat China slowdown
MIKE Henry, the incoming CEO of BHP Group, could take a lesson straight out of Japan's...
TECHNOLOGY
Facebook says AI getting better at spotting unwanted content
FACEBOOK on Wednesday said its software is getting more skilled at spying banned...
China closer to 2020 Mars mission after successful test
CHINA on Thursday successfully completed an obstacle-avoidance test for its upcoming...
SoftBank's Yahoo Japan confirms merger talks with Line; its shares jump
SOFTBANK'S Yahoo Japan, one of Japan's top Internet firms, confirmed it is in talks to...
CONSUMER
Motorola reboots its Razr as a foldable smartphone
MOTOROLA is rebooting the iconic Razr flip phone as a 6.2-inch smartphone with a...
TRANSPORT
German automation talent powers Tesla chief's battery move to Europe
TO unclog bottlenecks last year at his Tesla Inc plant in California, Elon Musk flew...
Cathay Pacific defers delivery of four Airbus planes as demand falls
HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Thursday it would defer the delivery of...
South African Airways cancels flights, offers striking employees new wage increase
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) has cancelled flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday...
Daimler seeks 1b euros in savings at Mercedes-Benz by cutting jobs
TOUGHER emissions rules will hit Daimler's profits in 2020 and 2021, prompting the...
Owner of Greyhound says it's in advanced talks for sale of bus line
FIRSTGROUP is in advanced talks with bidders for the sale of its Greyhound bus line,...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
China wants cancelling of tariffs to be part of trade deal with US
CHINA and the United States are holding "in-depth" discussions on a first-phase trade...
Understanding China's economy is 'very hard': Fed's Powell
FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said it's hard to know what's happening with...
Relief and fears for future after Germany dodges technical recession
GERMANY on Thursday dodged a technical recession with a slight third-quarter growth,...
North Korea threatens military escalation as clock ticks on year-end deadline
NORTH Korea has a message for President Donald Trump and the United States: the clock...
LIFE & CULTURE
Autumn art auctions see double-digit declines
WHAT a difference a season makes. Back in May, a US$91.1 million Jeff Koons sculpture...
Superhero or supervillain? Technology's role changes comic books
COMIC books have been around since the 1930s, each story taking shape as it moves from...
Citi's 2020 calendar showcases youthful creativity
Animated visuals, music and dance performances will feature in Citi Commercial Bank (...
OPINION
Using facial recognition? Be prepared to provide alternatives
ONCE the stuff of dystopian science-fiction, facial recognition is fast becoming part...
Does speedier connectivity with 5G lead to faster attacks?
RANKED first for its digital infrastructure in the Economist Intelligence Unit's...
5 things to know about getting started with AI, machine learning
ACCORDING to Oliver Wyman Forum's inaugural Global Cities AI Disruption Index,...
Fast scaling startups risk overspeeding
STARTING a business across South-east Asia often feels as easy as getting a new...
You'd better watch out; the Internal Auditor is coming to town
IS CHRISTMAS early and you-know-who is coming to town? No, it isn't Santa Claus, at...
Lifestyle
Food from the heart at Kin
NEW RESTAURANT
Malbecs from Argentina fight the stereotypes
MANY cuisines brought by immigrants to the United States have long been pigeonholed as...
The Rise Of Conscious Fashion
Hermès and other luxury houses turn reclaimed materials into the...
Charlotte Cain, founder & director Boutique Fairs Singapore
IN 2002, long before pop-ups became part of the current vernacular, Danish expatriate...
Sinn-Fully Retro
The Hour Glass’s 40th anniversary celebration continues with another limited edition...
Art Explosion
Get ready for the year’s biggest visual arts event. The Singapore Biennale returns on...
Green Rabbit
Using paper wisely is the motto of homegrown stationery and lifestyle brand The Paper...
Wine And Dine
Still think wine doesn’t go with Asian food? Australian winemaker Wolf Blass aims to...
Singapore Spotlight
The 30th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) kicks off on Nov 21 with...
Plastic Fantastic
You’ve seen Barbie dressed in Chanel, as Princess Leia, and even in SIA’s sarong...
Gritty Drama
Nessa Anwar is one of best emerging playwrights in Singapore.
Made-In-China Gains New Flavour
SHANGHAI-BASED SINGAPOREAN chef Jereme Leung is mad about China produce.
Global Tensions Grip Art
NAVIGATING THE CHOPPY waters of a troubled world, artists are transferring their fears...
Connecting Art & Architecture
ALWAYS SO ELOQUENT, senior curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa describes the period as “a...
Get Into The Eco-Zone
THEODORE CHAN’S 30-YEAR architectural career has been a colourful one - namely, green...
Scoring A Hattrick
THIN IS IN where the watch industry is concerned, as the Grand Prix D’Horlogerie De...
Exceptional Timepieces
WATCH BRANDS HAVE been busy of late, rolling out limited edition timepieces to mark...
Kueh Sera Sera
CHRISTOPHER TAN MAY be better known as a nerd baker but he’s also a...
BREAKING NEWS
North Korea rebuffs US offer of December talks, urges halt in military drills
[SEOUL] North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a US offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in...
Pakistan protesters block roads but fail to oust prime minister
[ISLAMABAD] Thousands of anti-government protesters blocked highways across Pakistan on Thursday in a bid to oust...
UnUsUaL posts 55% rise in Q2 net profit to S$5m
CONCERT promoter UnUsUaL Limited's earnings improved for the second quarter, jumping 54.8 per cent year-on-year to S...
Delhi schools close as farm fires add to city's foul air
[NEW DELHI] India's capital Delhi was shrouded in a deeper cover of toxic smoke on Thursday, as data showed that...
Trendlines' agrifood VC fund gets US$10m boost from Trendfood
THE Trendlines Group's agrifood venture capital fund, Trendlines Agrifood Fund, got another shot in the arm on...
Straits Trading posts 13% fall in Q3 net profit to S$12.2m
THE Straits Trading Company on Thursday posted a 13.2 per cent drop in net profit to S$12.2 million for its third...
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