Singapore
How Shimizu Corporation plans to give Singapore more space by the sea
Its floating city project, Green Float, can house up to 50,000 people.
Daily Briefing: GCBI Ventures launches blockchain platform for smart cities; VC firm Big Idea Ventures closes US$50m fund
And LTA is raising the Electronic Road Pricing for motorists to $2.
Chart of the day: CBD rents to rise up to 9% in 2019
Islandwide occupancy rate increased from 92.4% in Q4 2018 to 93.5% in Q1.
AI startup AIQ inks deal with Russian media firms
It will provide computer vision and video recognition to Publicis Media Russia’s portfolio.
Scoot to suspend flights to four cities
It cited weak demand and a shortage of aircraft resources.
Golden Energy and Resources to launch Singapore innovation centre
It will focus on tech for mining and construction.
48,259 SMEs exited the market in 2017: study
The wholesale trade sector led cessations with 8,007 entities exiting the market.
Ascendas REIT's NPI up 3.2% to $649.58m in FY2018/2019
Its UK and Australia properties boosted income.
NETS inks deal with Myanmar Payment Union
The parties will co-develop a QR payment platform in Myanmar.
Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust NPI jumped 43.3% to $45.97m in Q2
Earnings were bolstered by its 2018 and 2019 acquisitions in Europe and Australia.
Singapore's appetite for foreign hires is diminishing in 2019
Jobseekers are urged to upskill as HR departments become pressured to employ local staff.
IPOS cuts patenting process time for AI inventions
Application-to-grant processes will be trimmed to six months from the typical period of two years.
Quarz Capital urges merger between Ascendas Hospitality Trust and Ascott Residence Trust
The merger is said to bring an asset base and market cap exceeding $6.6b and $3.6b, respectively.
Cache Logistics Trust's NPI jumped 4% to $23.77m in Q1
Its nine properties in Australia and the conversion of CWT Commodity Hub's lease structure led revenue increases.
No Signboard under investigation by CAD
This follows after its CEO conducted an abortive share buyback.
DBS removes OTPs in digital token for corporate customers
The upgraded digital token will be available in Asia starting May 2019.
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