Jan 1 evening round-up:

1. High Speed Rail termination a setback for economic cooperation, but bilateral ties likely to remain strong
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2. Keppel 'cautiously optimistic' about 2021; looks to asset-light approach, third party co-investments
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3. Metro buys 26% stake in industrial, logistics portfolio for up to S$76.6m
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4. Some MyRepublic broadband users face connectivity issues for over 24 hours
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5. Tesla short-sellers lost US$38 billion in 2020 as stock surged
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6. Bubble-tea chain Naixue raises new funds at US$2b value
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