The Business Times

Bitcoin, Ether see brief spike after Musk says he isn't selling Musk, the world's richest person and the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc, is no stranger to social-media posts on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, which has…

Chuan Park relaunched for sale at S$938 million In 2018, Chuan Park attempted to mount a collective sale with an asking price of S$900 million — up from an intial S$790 million — but did not secure the necessary 80 per c…

PODCAST: In this episode, John Cappetta, head of private banking, Asia adviser, Ninety One talks about quality investing, what that means and where to find long-term growth opportunities with this approach. This episode…

Scammers hit real estate sector by passing off as agents on platforms When contacted by a prospective tenant, the scammer would ask for a deposit even before any property viewings were conducted. Upon receipt of the tran…

China's Covid lockdowns could threaten half of economy The lockdown in Shenzhen will hit output in industries such as tech and machinery, which feed into global supply chains, Bloomberg Economics' Chang Shu and David Qu…

#BTOpinion: Putin's special military operation turns spotlight on a tiny Catalist-listed agricultural company In this week's #Mark2Market, BT's Ben Paul turns his attention to Don Agro International, an agricultural crop…

Singapore, Asian housing property investors branch out of London to other UK cities High entry costs and the increased tax burden on pricier residential property in the capital city have driven some East Asian and South-…

Public Transport Council chairman Richard Magnus dies He spent more than 50 years in public service, presided over multiple high profile committees of inquiry, chaired numerous authorities and councils and conferred mult…

Ex-PBOC adviser expects China to cut rates further Yu Yongding, an influential economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that even as the Fed raises its benchmark rate to 2 per cent, real interest rates f…

Foxconn halts Shenzhen operations, adjusts China production on Covid-19 curbs The company said it will deploy backup plants to reduce disruption to production. "Due to our diversified production sites in China, we have a…

Sea's secretive billionaire CEO opens up after 75% stock crash In the 900-word memo to his employees, the billionaire adopted a contrite tone, addressing head-on a US$150 billion plunge in his company's value since late…

Singapore luxury apartment sales double in 2021; GCB deal value soars to new high CBRE noted that 40 Good Class Bungalow deals worth some S$1.22 billion were recorded in H2 2021, bringing the full-year tally to 99 with a…

Moscow threatens Western companies with arrests, seizures: report Without using the word "nationalisation," Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is in favour of appointing "external" administrators to head such f…

Singapore's Q4 corporate earnings up as pandemic troubles ease Of the 92 companies that posted earnings in the quarter ending Dec 2021, 54 were profitable in Q4. Of these, 27 companies booked higher profits in the quarte…

Russia says nearly half its reserves are frozen, counts on ties with China "We have part of our gold and foreign exchange reserves in the Chinese currency, in yuan. And we see what pressure is being exerted by Western co…

Singapore's non-resident employment up for the first time in 2 years in Q4 The labour market is expected to continue improving in 2022, though recent events such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict have "significantly increas…

URA launches Dunman Road residential site for tender, drops white site from reserve list Spanning 25,234.3 square metres, the residential land plot at Dunman Road can potentially yield about 1,040 residential units acros…

Barisan Nasional's victory seen as a remedy for Johor's businesses Our Malaysia correspondent Tan Ai Leng speaks to political analysts who feel the victory by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is a boon for business co…

UK homes draw Asian investors amid price boom, undersupply The UK residential property market is back to attracting individual investors from Singapore and the rest of Asia. "Many international investors are seeing now a…

China faces consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions over Ukraine: Sullivan The Financial Times and Washington Post reported that Russia has asked China for military equipment since the start of its Feb 24 invasio…

China locks down technology hub Shenzhen as Covid-19 cases jump The lockdown, which came after virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400, will be accompanied by three rounds of city-wide, mass testing, according to…

#BTOpinion: We will forget much of the pandemic. That's a good thing. Neuroscientist Scott A Small notes that while we should honour and memorialise those we have lost to Covid-19, there is a danger in remembering too mu…