The Business Times

#BTOpinion: Hong Kong fiddles while the world moves on Hong Kong built its prosperity and hub role on openness and connectivity; it’s hard to see what its value proposition is if it remains more difficult to travel to th…

Alibaba helps South Korean grocery pioneer take K-food to Singapore Good news if you crave frozen snacks and Korean-style cold soba from Gwanghwamun Mijin, a decades-old restaurant in Seoul.

Rising Sino-US tensions shine spotlight on Singapore stocks with Taiwan exposure Seven stocks on SGX have a market capitalisation of more than S$100 million and have “varied exposure” to Taiwan.

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. Hundreds of ultra-rich Chinese eyeing move to Singapore, generating US$2.4b inflows 2. Alibaba, Perennial-led group to build Singapore’s tallest building, at 305 metres 3. Sembcorp may…

ZumVet raises US$3.7m to bring the dog-tor to more pets The startup provides remote care, home-based diagnostics and self-administered treatment programmes for pet owners in South-east Asia.

China’s Great Wall Motor muscles in on Thailand’s electric vehicle scene Great Wall Motor said its battery-powered electric vehicle received "tremendous" consumer interest, with "500 vehicles reserved with deposit paymen…

Condo resale volumes fall for 3rd straight month in July; prices continue rise: SRX, 99.co Resale prices continued to rise in July 2022, up 9.8% year on year.

#BTOpinion: US office S-Reits will need to diversify tenant mix in response to work-from-home trend “We thought they would come back, but we are taken aback that they are not back,” says Manulife US Reit amid a changing…

Votorantim and Temasek launch US$700m fund to invest in Brazil The investment fund, called 23S Capital, will target long-term investments in high-growth sectors of the Brazilian economy.

Meta raises US$10 billion in first-ever bond offering It will help Meta fund some expensive initiatives, such as its metaverse virtual reality.

More gig economy drivers seeking permanent roles in logistics sector Most would have done gig economy jobs for a few years before applying for jobs with similar skillsets, such as courier jobs.