Sept 5 afternoon round-up:

1. Asian bourses trail Wall Street's bloodbath but analysts upbeat
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2. Firms to get up to S$30,000 for each new worker if they hire more locals in next 6 months
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3. Investors betting on stronger yuan, bigger gains
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4. Frasers Centrepoint Trust's proposed acquisition of AsiaRetail Fund comes as suburban malls show resilience
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5. Quarz, Black Crane ask Sabana Reit trustee to form opinion on whether manager failed to follow trust deed terms
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6. CMT, CCT sweeten merger deal for unitholders
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