The Business Times

Utracon makes effort to reduce carbon emissions Khoo Jyh Hao fascination for bridges is what led him to his first job at Utracon Overseas. Now as the director, he hopes the company's efforts on construction sustainabilit…

KinderWorld forges ahead with grit and perseverance Its founders never gave up despite facing many setbacks, and today, it has grown to be the largest owner of foreign owned international schools in Vietnam. bt.sg/JwjU

Samsung, Micron warn Xi'an lockdown could affect memory chip manufacturing The two firms are among the world's largest memory chipmakers. Micron said the stringent restrictions in Xi'an have resulted in thinner staffing…

#BTOpinion: Does the recent plunge in Sea's share price present a buying opportunity? In today's #HockLockSiew, BT's Raphael Lim digs into why Sea's stock is currently down more than 40 per cent from its mid-October high…

Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy news outlet shuts The move came hours after more than 200 police raided the outlet's newsroom, froze some HK$61 million (S$10.6 million) of assets and arrested 7 people connected to i…

Singapore's electricity, gas tariffs to rise in Q1 2022 The electricity tariff for households will increase to S$0.2544 per kWh from S$0.2411 previously, which translates to an average monthly electricity bill hike of S$…

Data centre, logistics boom could further whet investor appetite Fast-growth markets in South-east Asia, China and India could woo further interest, "especially as asset owners look further afield to find attractively pr…

Bukalapak CEO Rachmat Kaimuddin resigns, interim appointed The Indonesian unicorn said it received Kaimuddin's resignation letter on Tuesday (Dec 28) after two years with the company. It was reported that he has taken a…

Chinese professor lands US$3.4b fortune with SenseTime IPO SenseTime founder Tang Xiao'ou, 53, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate and information engineering professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong…

Alibaba exploring options for Weibo stake with state firm The discussions between the technology giant and Shanghai Media Group could lead to the latter purchasing all of Alibaba's stake in Weibo, the people said, asking…

World hits record number of Covid cases in a week; more than 935,000 cases each day With 6,550,000 cases recorded between 22 December and 28 December — or an average of 935,863 a day — the virus is spreading at unprecede…

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to deliver Singapore Budget on Feb 18 This will be the first time Wong is delivering the Budget statement in Parliament as Finance Minister. Details:

China warns of 'drastic measures' if Taiwan provokes on independence China was willing to try its utmost to seek peaceful reunification with Taiwan but would act if any red lines on independence were crossed, Ma Xiaoguan…

Maritime sector gets extended support amid prevailing travel restrictions, border control measures The latest extension of the MaritimeSG Together Package will provide continued support for the regional ferry services se…