The Business Times

Retail S-Reits see double-digit pickup; downtown malls shine Retail sales in Singapore went up by 13% year on year (yoy) in August, marking its fifth consecutive month of double-digit yoy growth.

Mass market condo sales expected to remain firm despite softening demand from HDB upgraders HDB upgraders make up a significant 39.9% of buyers of all non-landed Outside Central Region (OCR) private homes – the mass mark…

Four factors shaping Malaysia’s general election More than half of young Malaysians polled believe the country is headed in the wrong direction due to politics and economic worries.

Big-spender conferences: the silver lining to Singapore’s strengthening crypto connections The Token2049 conference, which was held in Singapore for the first time, saw 7,000 people attending – more than twice the estima…

Jumbo opens fourth franchised outlet in Vietnam The outlet is Jumbo's first in Hanoi, and is located near monuments like the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and One Pillar Pagoda.

SPH Media to see new editorial leadership; new editors for ST and BT The Business Times (BT) editor Wong Wei Kong takes over from Warren Fernandez, who will be leaving the company “to pursue other professional opportunit…

Luxury non-landed private residential market returns to a world without borders The luxury market rides steady over troubled waters, and will probably continue to attract a significant number of foreign buyers, despite h…

#BTOpinion: The sooner Hong Kong moves to ‘0+0’, the more it can serve as gateway to China A deep soul-searching appears to pervade Hong Kong, with many wondering if the city is paying too steep a price for keeping some…

Condo resale prices up 1.7% in September; volumes rise 1.1%: SRX, 99.co The highest transacted price for a resale unit in September 2022 was S$17.6 million at Reflections at Keppel Bay.

Singapore tourist arrivals grow for 8th straight month in September to 752,305 For the sixth straight month, Indonesia was the top source of arrivals followed by India and Malaysia.

Crypto exchange Coinbase secures Singapore digital-asset permit The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Coinbase Singapore in-principle approval under the Payment Services Act to provide regulated services…

Tech manufacturers could see demand shrink amid looming recession: analysts “Most electronic products, from electronic watches to electric vehicles, are likely to be items that will see deferred purchasing if unemploymen…