Agriculture
Premium Japanese melons bound for Singapore, grapes for Vietnam
Farm once popular with Asian tourists looks overseas for fresh growth
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Your Week in Asia
Australian Open, China GDP, Cambodian opposition leader's trial
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Finance
Citi sells ASEAN assets to Singapore's UOB in $3.6bn deal
Purchase of commercial banking units comes as region's digital battle heats up
Markets
Indian and ASEAN tech stocks crater as U.S. rate hikes loom
Investors wake up to losses, likely dampening IPO boom
IPO
Singapore poised to beat rival Hong Kong in listing first SPACs
Temasek-owned Vertex and Novo Tellus file for 'blank check' IPOs
COVID vaccines
Singapore COVID booster coverage nears 50% as Asian gap widens
Japan looks to improve on slow start while omicron gains momentum in region
Economy
Singapore eyes tax hike as nations aim to refill COVID-hit coffers
Expert says 2022 is 'last window' for government to raise GST before elections
Caixin
Tencent's stake sale in Sea not about regulatory risk: source
Source says move was simply to cash out on an investment
Interview
Malaysia's IHH says medical tourism to grow past pre-COVID levels
Hospital chain looks to M&As as Asia's aging population fuels health care demand
Startups
Singapore's Sea plans to reduce Tencent control as it goes global
Proposed share structure change would give CEO Li majority voting power
Economy
Southeast Asia's soaring exports fuel hopes of recovery in 2022
Central banks seen shifting to rate hikes to protect home currencies
Economy
Singapore GDP rebounds 7.2% in 2021 as omicron looms
New COVID variant clouds outlook, with Q4 growth slowing to 5.9%
Life
COVID hastens the end of hotel service extras
From check-in to laundry, guests will have to become more self-sufficient
Coronavirus
Singapore halts bookings for quarantine-free entry due to omicron
Air tickets, as well as buses from Malaysia, hit by one-month sales suspension
Opinion
Asia's 2021 bull market in emperor-has-no-clothes moments
Xi Jinping happier than most to see this year stagger to a close
Technology
Singapore's Sea enters mobility market with Indonesia taxi tie-up
Offering via Shopee unit and local company reflects super app competition
Market Spotlight
Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all
Scores of businesses fail to win licenses from city-state's financial regulator
Nikkei Asia Award
Singapore cultured seafood startup wins Nikkei Asia Award
Shiok Meats takes on food security with lab-grown shrimp, crab
DealStreetAsia
Singapore crypto startup Nansen raises $75m to fund expansion
Blockchain data analytics company to accelerate hiring, acquisitions
Politics
Singapore tries to cool warming property market with more curbs
Government warns of prices outpacing fundamentals 'if left unchecked'