The Business Times

Ng Yu Zhi of US$1.1b alleged nickel trading scam declared bankrupt The 35-year-old businessman is facing over 100 criminal charges for his alleged involvement in the US$1.1 billion nickel trading scam, which has become o…

#Brunch: Why you shouldn’t put all your money in T-bills and SSBs (answer: you won’t beat inflation) It is more important that investors understand the pros and cons of each investment instrument and how they are best us…

China moving to take ‘golden shares’ in Alibaba, Tencent units: FT Seeking influence, Beijing began taking these stakes, called “golden shares,” in private online media companies – usually about 1 per cent of a firm – mo…

Market’s celebration of easing inflation could falter as reasons for relief become clear: analysts Some of the items that caused the inflation crisis – among them autos and electronics, which had been stranded in Covid-a…

Travel bookings to South-east Asia from mainland China surge over 10 times post-reopening The top five South-east Asia destinations that these tourists were most interested in visiting over the Chinese New Year were: Tha…

Crypto firms are cutting more than 1,600 jobs already this year Coinbase Global, Blockchain.com, and Genesis are among companies embarking on a new round of layoffs.

First digital trade deal between Singapore, South Korea to come into effect on Jan 14 The KSDPA is Singapore’s fourth digital economy agreement, and its first with an Asian country.

#BTLuxe: Nakata Hidetoshi: making his mark from soccer to sake Nakata has spent his post-football years traversing the globe and proving to be just as classy off the field as he was on it, by being an articulate ambassad…

Singapore property investment sales drop in Q4, but end stronger for full year CBRE’s data showed that preliminary real estate investment sales declined 55.6 per cent qoq to S$3.2 billion in Q4, with sharp falls in retai…

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54 Presley, 54, suffered cardiac arrest in her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas.

Permanent rules for Singapore listcos to continue virtual meetings a given, say pundits They also hope the new rules will protect shareholder rights.

UOB prices S$850m in 5.25% perpetual capital securities, first callable in 2028 UOB expects the capital securities to be rated Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and BBB+ by Fitch Ratings.