Startups
Grab lowers 2021 earnings projection as COVID hobbles ASEAN
Singapore 'super app' gains 62% in GMV as net loss widens to $815 million in Q2
Singapore
Indo-Pacific
EU pushes for deeper Indo-Pacific ties in face of China concerns
Draft document shows bloc is seeking closer trade, investment ties with Taiwan
Retail
Singapore e-tailer Shopee takes Latin America by storm
Sales and games vault Sea brand to top of Brazil app stores in just 2 years
Business deals
Singapore Press shareholders approve media spinoff plan
Straits Times and other publications to be transferred to nonprofit entity
Finance
Singapore's Sea to raise $6bn in push to expand outside ASEAN
New York-listed tech group counters growing rivals in massive funding deal
Business trends
Singapore is top in luring ASEAN-focused fund managers
Welcoming policies in tax and corporate structure draw in venture capital
Coronavirus
Singapore's 'vaccinated travel lane' opens despite rise in COVID
New daily cases hit 13-month high, topping Indonesia on per-person basis
China tech
Ant forays into 5,000 Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok eateries
Alipay operator invests in Chope app as it looks beyond ASEAN payments market
Interview
Singapore's GIC keen on companies with potential to improve ESG
State fund says sustainability is 'top management priority'
Your Week in Asia
Singapore border opens, Duterte party convention, China trade data
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
COVID vaccines
Singapore to give booster vaccine shot to people aged 60 and older
Move comes as infections from Delta variant grow
Coronavirus
Israel COVID resurgence offers lessons in adaptation for Asia
Other well-vaccinated nations like Singapore watch as booster debate heats up
Comment
Japan's economic security debate needs 'offense' as well as 'defense'
While protecting its interests, Tokyo needs to rethink its openness to foreign investment and talent
Markets
Singapore Exchange cuts required SPAC market cap by 50% to $112m
Such entities must merge with targets within 24 months under new framework
Currencies
Australia, Singapore and Malaysia to test digital payments
Central banks intend to develop shared platforms for cross-border transactions
Telecommunication
Singtel readies 5G rollout at home with eye on rest of region
ASEAN's largest telco banks on new mobile network to reinvigorate its business
Coronavirus
ASEAN economies embrace proof of vaccine to contain delta risk
Singapore leads way with proof of COVID-19 jabs for restaurant dining and gym workouts
Economy
Singapore eyes gig worker welfare in wake-up call for ASEAN startups
PM Lee 'especially concerned' about lack of security for delivery drivers
Politics
Singapore must stay open or face 'disastrous' consequences: PM Lee
City-state reaches milestone of 80% fully vaccinated against COVID
Companies
SGX joins Hong Kong exchange in moving to tighten climate rules
Sustainability reporting to be made stricter as bourses prod listed companies
