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Singapore beats UK, HK in merging & acquisition index

But guess which country is billed as most attractive M&A market.

Singapore beats UK, HK in merging & acquisition index

But guess which country is billed as most attractive M&A market.

Here's why SIA is heading into turbulence with heavy exposure to Europe and Australia

SIA derives 40% of its passenger income from these lower-growth regions.

Tech manufacturing index dips for the first time

Depressing PMI dragged backlog orders to its weakest since October 2010 at 47.1.

Take a sneak peek at Singapore’s elusive ‘City in a Garden’ plan

360 km of park connectors will be built by 2020 and a 150 km round-island route is in the pipeline.

6 marvelous shophouse styles in Singapore

Find out how structural designs evolved over time from 1840-1980.

5 Policy decisions 40 years ago that have significant impact on Singaporean lives today

Here's an interesting illustration of land use decisions which helped Singapore achieve sustainable development.

F&N has another potential suitor

Another bottler is said to be considering a bid for Fraser and Neave’s beverage business.

Cosco's plummeting profit fears overstated

Silverlining seen at US$1b worth of new orders in 1H12.

Industrial landlords deliver surprising 2Q12 results

Occupancy rate as at end-June stood at 98.4%, or a 60-bp improvement QoQ, while the weighted average lease to expiry held steady at 3.6 years.

OCBC hits record 23% profit surge

Thanks to robust trading and insurance revenue from Great Eastern Holdings.

Chart of the Day: Cheaper units account for 27% of new sales

Lower-priced units are those sold for less than $750,000.

Weaker margins for Cosco as it barrels into price wars

The marine engineering group will struggle to keep margins afloat by continuing to compete with aggressively low bids, says Maybank Kim Eng.

Cosco profit narrows 13.3% to $27.6 million

Gross profit is up for the engineering firm but was eaten up by plummeting other income and almost tripling finance costs.

Cosco adopts cautious outlook as new orders dwindle

More shipowners will be sitting at the sidelines instead of purchasing new vessels from the marine engineering specialist.

CapitaLand selling streak strengthens in China

It sold a brisk 812 units in the second quarter among its Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai properties to bring total units sold in 1H12 to 1,067 units.

Singapore Exchange urged to get tough on foreign listed companies

Here are 5 key proposals from Securities Investors Association to protect retail investors.

OCBC's 2Q12 earnings likely to disappoint, warns analyst

The strong trading profits recorded in 1Q12 are unlikely to repeat this time.