The Business Times

#Brunch: Singapore fans play the K-pop merch game What's driving the surge in K-pop merchandise sales in Singapore? It's not just star power but also gamification and enterprising fan-resellers.

Frasers Property bought carbon credits from controversial Zimbabwean forest project Frasers purchased the offsets from South Pole, which was widely reported to be the world’s largest carbon consulting firm and the bigges…

1,614 more COEs for categories A, B and C vehicles from November to January These will be available from November this year to January 2024 and supplements an earlier reallocation announced on Oct 13.

Maersk to cut 10,000 jobs as freight rates pressure profitability Maersk said it expects to save US$600 million through the job cost measures.

Pearl’s Hill to get about 6,000 new homes after more than 40 years: URA The plans, under Draft Master Plan 2025, are part of the “Shape a Happy Healthy City” theme, and include new neighbourhoods such as Pearl’s Hill and…

MOF, Iras consult on offering broad-based grants to businesses Iras is looking into introducing offences and penalties for misrepresentation of information to deter fraud and abuse.

Nets QR, eNets services resume after facing intermittent issues on Friday Based on comments on Reddit, some customers were able to pay with certain apps, while others were apparently unable to do so.

Cuscaden Peak upbeat on Singapore’s retail scene as it opens The Woodleigh Mall Cuscaden Peak announced it had achieved full occupancy at its newly opened mall – The Woodleigh Mall – at Bidadari estate.

Singapore’s PMI improves in October as regionwide factory activity stays weak However, the manufacturing sector’s recovery is still uncertain, given that the electronics sector’s turnaround has yet to stabilise.

Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding FTX customers The verdict came just shy of one year after FTX filed for bankruptcy in a swift corporate meltdown that shocked financial markets and erased his est…

HK investment firm ZQ Capital buys Popular bookstore chain for undisclosed sum: Zaobao Popular Holdings’ businesses include the Popular and other bookstore chains in Singapore, Malaysia, China and the United States.