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Starbucks launches probe in 5,400 China stores over expired food In footage released Monday (Dec 13), staff were seen removing an expiration date sticker from a bottle of chocolate sauce and replacing it with a new one p…

Covid-19 outbreak prompts shutdowns in Chinese manufacturing hub At least 20 listed companies have shut operations in virus-hit areas in Zhejiang, an eastern province with a large industrial sector that accounts for arou…

Gemini crypto exchange's Singapore-based APAC head exits during expansion: source Jeremy Ng, a managing director, joined the US cryptocurrency exchange in June 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. Ng declined to comm…

ARA Asset Management to sell Singapore office building leased by Alibaba: sources The asking price for the building - located near the famous Orchard Road shopping belt and just 10 minutes drive away from the financial d…

Billionaire Richard Li's FWD to raise US$1.4b, weighs Hong Kong IPO The funding comes as the Asian insurer prepares for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering after its US listing plan stalled, according to people…

[JUST IN]: The Malaysia-Singapore land Vaccinated Travel Lane will be extended to citizens of both countries from Dec 20 onwards. Testing protocols in both countries will continue to apply, though:

[JUST IN]: 50 per cent of those who can work from home will be allowed to return to the office from Jan 1, 2022. But the concession for unvaccinated individuals to go to work with a negative test may potentially be remov…

[JUST IN]: Covid-19 primary vaccination must be treated as a three-dose regime, says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. He also said Singapore will introduce a validity period for Covid-19 fully-vaccinated status, details of w…

Singapore condo resale prices continue to rise in Nov; volumes recover: SRX, 99.co A resale unit at Alba fetched the highest transacted price in November 2021 at S$26.4 million. In the Rest of Central region, the most ex…

#BTOpinion #TheLevelGround: Despite onerous restrictions, buying a PLH flat can pay off In his latest for his column, BT's Leslie Yee argues that the newly-launched Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model has been well…

New China import rules bring headaches for food and beverage makers China's customs authority published new food safety rules in April stipulating all food manufacturing, processing and storage facilities abroad need to…

EMA to offer scheme for large businesses to secure fixed price electricity plan These 1-month fixed price plans will be offered to businesses from three participating retailers for January 2022. These gencos will be able…

Tanglin Shopping Centre makes 4th collective sale attempt at S$828m With over 360 strata retail and office units, Tanglin Shopping Centre, which is over 50 years old, comprises a 12-storey commercial complex with 2 basem…

Singapore businessman and Jardine veteran YC Boon dies at 87 Boon Yoon Chiang also served for 35 years on the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, and contributed to the Singapore National Employers Federation, t…