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2021-06-29 03:38:27 June 29 morning round-up:

1. Working from home won't level the playing field for women
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2. Who will win the Marina View white site?
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3. Is there still a premium behind freehold property?
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4. Envy fraud has 'limited' impact on fund-management industry: MAS
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5. Property sector gets six-month extension to temporary relief measures
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6. Dollar-cost averaging and compounding: low-risk, easy strategies for new investors
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2021-06-28 16:00:02 ICYMI: The Asean-China Connection

The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao collaborate to bring you six in-depth features on two of the worlds’ fastest-growing regions.

1. Chinese firms head to Asean amid rising tensions with US, Covid-19

2. Singapore, ‘Switzerland of Asia’, is a base for many Chinese tech firms

3. Why rich China tycoons like Haidilao’s founders are setting up family offices in Singapore

4. Not just Tencent, Alibaba: Smaller Chinese e-commerce players tap Asean market

5. Chinese financial institutions are fuelling and facilitating flows

6. Manufacturing is leaving China for South-east Asia; but that may not be a bad thing Open / Comment

2021-06-28 14:00:03 Last Week in Opinion

1. Big Oil’s future: A stakeholder-inclusive approach

2. Why 50% of businesses wont survive the sustainability revolution

3. Boardroom intrigue at MC Payment

4. What Singapore has that China's tech giants need

5. Cold War 2.0 is on

6. Green recovery doesn’t have to break the bank for Asia’s cities

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2021-06-28 13:00:04 June 28 evening round-up:

1. CapitaLand to divest partial stakes in China projects to Ping An for 46.7b yuan
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2. Singapore files 13 more charges in massive nickel trading fraud
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3. Singapore calls for retail CBDC solutions, partners IMF and World Bank
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4. Thin home supply in Downtown area may stir more interest for Marina View site, triggered at S$1.51b
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5. Even gold-obsessed Indians are pouring billions into crypto
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6. Tesla dealt big blow as almost all cars in China need safety fix
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2021-06-28 12:30:01 Finian Tan, top lawyers Thio Shen Yi, Sunil Sudheesan, among alleged victims in S$1 billion nickel scam

Other notable names allegedly cheated by Ng include the chairman of Vickers Capital Group Finian Tan and chief executive officer of Chuan Hup Holdings Terence Peh.

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2021-06-28 12:00:03 Living with Covid endemic in Singapore

Ministers Gan Kim Yong, Lawrence Wong and Ong Ye Kung painted this scenario of the new endemic norm in Singapore.

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2021-06-28 10:00:07 BT launches new vertical, Global Enterprise

The portal will provide Singapore-based businesses that are looking to expand overseas with current news, expert insights, and up-to-date analysis.

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2021-06-28 08:26:25 Beyond Covid: SME Resilience

1. Robot tech lures new clients, staff, day-drinkers to Ratio Inc

2. At Ming Hing, robots whip up fried rice at a press of a button

3. Keeping the nightlife lights on at ABV Riverside

4. Seoul Garden Group goes full steam ahead to digitalise

5. Travel agency Nam Ho explores new businesses Open / Comment