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Sports Hub ready to stage much larger events, but only if it makes economic sense: CEO Speaking to BT on the back of the Suzuki Cup tournament held at the end of last year, which saw some 85,000 fans attend the 16 matche…

Six global trends in business and society People believe business is an effective driver of positive change. And yet, respondents don't perceive business as doing enough to address issues such as climate change, economic…

Conversations in investing: What should we do when the market corrects? You might have heard that the international stock markets have been going a bit crazy since the beginning of this year — and by crazy, we don't mean…

Private equity and SPACs: a match made in heaven? Just because PE and SPACS are the right match on paper, PE firms still need to be thinking about changing regulations, with UK and Singapore regulators trying to make lis…

More productivity support but fewer Covid-related loans in 2021: ESG "That said, we shouldn't look at (the numbers) in isolation... If you look at 2021 numbers, they are still 4 times as high as 2019 and 2018, so it's st…

Apple aims to thwart secret AirTag tracking with tweaks AirTag software is being updated to display a warning the first time it is used, advising that tracking people without their consent is a crime in many locales and…

Battling in grocery war, HappyFresh sees the light in 'dark stores' Indonesia's HappyFresh believes that it can hold its own against rivals, especially with its recent embrace of "dark stores" — retail outlets designed e…

#BTLifestyle: Singapore’s contribution to the Beijing Winter Olympics—designing an athletes’ & delegates’ village Singapore architecture and design firm PAC is the master planner and designer for Prince Ski Town and Moun…

Hong Kong virus cases top 1,000 again as flight ban extended Authorities announced 1,325 infections on Friday, alongside more than 1,500 preliminary positive cases. That's up from just 614 on Monday. The city said it wou…

US$6b wipeout an omen for food delivery stocks Investors have been reassessing their love for technology stocks in the face of rising bond yields and higher interest rates. But while there's a broader shift afoot, food d…

International bookings to South-east Asia rising as borders open: Skyscanner International passenger travel in the Asia-Pacific region was down 93 per cent from pre-pandemic levels last year, leaving airlines heavily rel…

Frasers' hospitality portfolio challenged by pandemic headwinds The company attributed its performance in North Asia to the emergence of the Omicron variant; it also noted that China has continued to uphold its zero-Covi…

Hong Kong food supply at risk again as more drivers get Covid While the latest infections haven't affected supplies so far, Hong Kong has only just recovered from this week's sudden shortage of vegetables after mainland…

US woman held hostage saved after failing to share Wordle score 80-year-old Denyse Holt's eldest daughter, who lives in Seattle, first noticed something was amiss when her Chicago-based mother did not send her daily Word…

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#BRUNCH: A chatbot will help you now With the growing adoption of technology in the e-commerce space, customers can expect more intelligence and personalisation for these bots. In fact, some of them can already speak Sin…

1MDB to hold back US$8b suit against Najib till another case ends The US$8 billion case is one of the 22 civil suits filed by 1MDB in May last year in an effort to recover assets worth more than US$23 billion Malaysia sa…

Samtrade FX placed under judicial management, US$167m in assets seized In his affidavit submitted to the court, Samtrade FX's chief executive officer Goh Nai De, also known as Sam Goh, claimed that his entities held appr…

ICYMI: Singapore's GDP to grow 3-5% in 2022, says PM Lee as he outlines reasons for coming GST hike "It needs to raise additional revenues to fund the expansion of our healthcare system and support schemes for older Sing…

Pines club members' appeal against Peter Kwee and Exklusive Resorts dismissed Justices Belinda Ang, Woo Bih Li and Quentin Loh unanimously ruled that the appeal be dismissed. The appellants were also ordered to pay the r…

M&A dealmakers optimistic for 2022 despite pain of record-high prices: Bain Based on findings from consultancy Bain & Co's fourth annual M&A report, some 89 per cent of more than 280 executives surveyed anticipate their…

Fast food chain Mom's Touch shuts all outlets operated by No Signboard in Singapore In its social media posts on Facebook and Instagram on Thursday (Feb 10), the fast food chain said it has "ceased operations at all outl…

Asia-Pacific real estate investments back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021: JLL Commercial property investments in the Asia-Pacific attracted some US$177 billion in direct investments last year — Australia being the region…

Philippines welcomes back foreign tourists for first time in 2 years Tourism officials at Manila's airport greeted more than 200 passengers flying in from countries including the United States and China to visit beaches…

Malaysia will benefit from rising oil prices, analysts say From our KL correspondent Chong Pooi Koon: Malaysian analysts are saying the country will largely benefit from a higher oil price environment — as an oil-produci…

New private home sales hold steady in January in spite of cooling measures: analysts Based on caveats lodged, analysts estimated that developers sold 639 new private homes last month, a marginal 1.7 per cent dip from Dec…

#BTOpinion: SPH: A long-drawn takeover fight no one wants What's going on with the SPH Limited takeover now, and why is Keppel suing SPH Limited? Our night editor Dennis Chan breaks what's going on down, and also shares…

Singapore banks set for expansion in net interest margins, higher dividends in 2022 Analysts are saying that our local banks' portfolios are expected to benefit from the Federal Reserve's earlier-than-expected tightening…

China unicorns facing IPO freeze tap US$240b private market The availability of private funds in Asia has grown phenomenally compared with a few years ago. Firms such as Blackstone, PAG and TPG have stepped up in doing m…

HSBC expanding hedge fund business to draw investment into Asia The expansion would focus on catering to Western clients that are increasingly looking for investment opportunities in the East, the people said, declining…