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The Seletar Mall set to open on Nov 28
SINGAPORE - New district shopping centre The Seletar Mall is slated to open this month on Nov 28.Ahead of its opening, the four-storey mall at the junction of Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Road has...
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Minimal space, maximum impact
Kian Liew's two-bedroom apartment off Newton Circus may look tiny but it sure packs a punch. He manages to fit plenty into the 1,163 square foot apartment, and he says it is "all about planning".As...
View Article70 per cent of Chinese overseas willing to return for work
In a survey conducted on Chinese living in North America by CareerBuilder, a recruiting company, 70 per cent of participants expressed willingness to work in China or start a new business in China. Of...
View ArticleSony to retain strong China presence despite moves to cut jobs
Analysts expect Sony Corp to continue to have a strong presence in China's smartphone market, despite its announcement last week of plans to reduce its exposure to the world's largest handset market by...
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Nicholas Tse's 18.9 per cent stake doubles See Corp shares
Actor and entrepreneur of Lucrative Skill Holdings, Nicholas Tse, has become the largest shareholder in Hong Kong's See Corporation Limited, said a Forbes report.The investment firm had cut a deal with...
View ArticleBank of Yokohama says considering merger with smaller rival
TOKYO - Bank of Yokohama Ltd, Japan's second-largest regional lender, said on Tuesday it is considering a merger with smaller rival Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd , a major move in an industry urged by...
View ArticleJPMorgan under US criminal probe on forex trade
NEW YORK - The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation of JPMorgan Chase's foreign exchange trading business, the bank disclosed Monday in a securities filing.JPMorgan said it is...
View ArticleOil extends losses on Saudi price cuts for US markets
SINGAPORE - Oil prices extended losses in Asia Tuesday after leading global producer Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices for the US market while hiking them for Asia.US benchmark West Texas...
View ArticleBrunei boat manufacturer ships first orders to Singapore
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Three new boats made by a local company will be shipped to Singapore within the next three months, marking an extension of the company's business reach beyond Brunei and...
View ArticleNikkei soars to 7-year high
TOKYO - Japanese stocks jumped to a seven-year peak on Tuesday, as investors lapped up a set of positive catalysts including an unexpected central bank move to ease policy further and a reallocation of...
View ArticleSurvey: PwC is Singapore's most popular graduate employer
SINGAPORE - For the fourth year in a row, professional services firm PwC was named as Singapore's Most Popular Employer among local students and university graduates, according to the 2014 Singapore...
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Rags-to-riches duo back in spotlight
She has developed architecturally stunning buildings in Beijing and is one of China's richest women, but property magnate Zhang Xin, 49, says her whirlwind engagement in 1994 to twice-divorced Pan...
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STI tumbles with oil prices
Sharply falling oil prices dragged the local stock market down yesterday to kill off a four-day rally.The Straits Times Index had been climbing since last Wednesday, but dropped 9.27 points or 0.3 per...
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Factory data up on festive demand
Singapore's factories are gearing up for stronger demand as the year-end festivities approach, according to data out yesterday.Last month's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), an early indicator of...
View ArticleShift work may make people dumber
PARIS - People who work shifts for 10 years or more may suffer loss of memory and brain power, said a study yesterday that also warned of safety concerns in high-risk jobs.The effects on brain function...
View ArticleAlibaba delivers chunky growth, but at a cost
BEIJING - After pulling off the largest share offering in history, Alibaba has raised expectations through the roof.The Chinese e-commerce group came close to meeting them on Tuesday with quarterly...
View ArticleTripAdvisor profit sags as costs jump; shares slide
Travel review website TripAdvisor Inc reported a quarterly profit that missed analysts estimates by a wide margin as marketing costs jumped by nearly two-thirds and referral revenue lagged the...
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