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SG Digital Business Times / Nov 16, 2020
Singapore TWENTY-seven specially designed Christmas trees lit up Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade on Sunday in support of the fight against the ongoing Covid-19 public health crisis, despite a heavy evening downpour. The light-up of the trees, which are part of annual fundraiser ChariTrees 2020, was graced by President Halimah Yacob.
ChariTrees light up the spirit of giving
Business Times
SG Digital The Business Times / Nov 16, 2020
HONG KONG] Hong Kong plans to shorten the time lag between an initial public offering (IPO) being priced and when the company's shares start trading to as little as one day from the current average of more than five. Read more at The Business Times.
Hong Kong plans to shorten IPO settlement time to one day
The Business Times
SG Digital Business Times / Nov 16, 2020
Airports in the region have borne the brunt of the pandemic: terminals were closed, operations scaled back, and non-essential spending deferred. Despite the current bleakness, the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific believes that mega airports - those handling more than 40 million passengers a year - still have a role to play, and have urged airports to "think creatively" in their post-pandemic strategies.
(Re)designing smart airports of the future, ASEAN Business
Business Times
SG Digital The Business Times / Nov 16, 2020
ROME] Italian payments processor Nexi agreed to buy private equity-owned rival Nets, creating the Europe's biggest payments firm by volume in a quickly consolidating industry. The all-share deal values Copenhagen-based Nets at 7.8 billion euros (S$12.4 billion), including 1.8 billion euros of debt, the companies said in a joint statement Sunday.
Nexi buys Nets in US$9.2b deal to create payment giant
The Business Times
SG Digital TechRadar / Nov 16, 2020
(Image credit: TechRadar) True wireless earbuds like the Apple AirPods have become increasingly popular in recent years, thanks to their combination of cable-free convenience and compact designs. While the sound quality was once considered sub-par compared to over-ear headphones and wired earbuds, models like the Sony WF-1000XM3 and the more recent Grado GT220 have proven that audio performance doesn't need to suffer once you cut the cord.
SG Digital Business Times / Nov 16, 2020
ROBO-ADVISER StashAway has expanded to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to tap the growing mass affluent segment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more at The Business Times.
Robo-adviser StashAway expands to UAE
Business Times
SG Digital The Independent / Nov 16, 2020
Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing set out the value of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) namely the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement for Singapore in a speech that was delivered on Sunday (Nov 15), after he signed the agreement alongside the economic ministers of 14 other nations.
SG Digital Yahoo Singapore News / Nov 15, 2020
Marvel Studios Executive Vice President Victoria Alonso has insisted that the studio are going to take their time before proceeding with Black Panther. Read More: Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometown Watch: Chadwick Boseman dies aged 43 On August 28, 2020, the world was shocked when it was announced that Chadwick Boseman, who had portrayed the superhero throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had suddenly died at the age of 43 from colon cancer.
Marvel will take their time before proceeding with ‘Black Panther’
Yahoo Singapore News
SG Digital Business Times / Nov 15, 2020
MIXED-USE development The Linq @ Beauty World sold 115 out of 120 apartments over the weekend, in a Covid-19-era, tech-enabled launch. The project, at Beauty World MRT station, includes two floors of shops and a 20-storey residential block. Units fetched between S$2,150 and S$2,200 per square foot on average, mainboard-listed construction group BBR Holdings said on Sunday.
SG Digital Yahoo Singapore News / Nov 15, 2020
Services provided by technology companies could be banned from the European Market if they breach EU regulation rules. Europe's industry chief Thierry Breton told the German weekly Welt am Sonntag about the possible ban, as the European Commission (EC) finalises rules on internet companies.
Tech firms may face EU services ban if they breach rules
Yahoo Singapore News
SG Digital Yahoo Singapore News / Nov 15, 2020
Book sales fell in the first half of 2020, dipping 11% despite a big bump for fiction and a surge in digital formats such as e-books and audiobooks. Total invoiced sales from publishers of all formats, including the UK and exports, hit £1.5bn ($1.98bn), a decrease from the £1.7bn brought in the same period of last year, according to the Publishers Association (PA) Sales Monitor.
UK book sales flag in first half despite boost from pandemic boredom
Yahoo Singapore News
SG Digital Business Times / Nov 15, 2020
OCBC on Sunday announced the appointment of Wilson He as managing director of its wholly-owned stockbroking subsidiary, OCBC Securities. He takes over from Dennis Hong, who is now Bank of Singapore's market head for Greater China. With over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, Mr He will take the lead in the strengthening the brokerage's digital capabilities.
SG Digital TechRadar / Nov 15, 2020
We haven't really heard anything about the Google Pixel 6 just yet - that's understandable, given the Google Pixel 5 is still pretty new - and we're probably going to be waiting quite a while until we do hear anything concrete. That's okay though as it gives Google time to work on its next smartphone.
Google Pixel 6: what we want to see
TechRadar
SG Digital The Business Times / Nov 15, 2020
TOKYO] Tokyo is on a charm offensive, hoping to lure firms in Hong Kong spooked by protests and a controversial security law imposed by China. But the city is proving a tough sell. "I want to make Tokyo Asia's number one financial city," Governor Yuriko Koike said in October, as the Japanese capital opened an information centre in Hong Kong for international businesses considering a move.
Japan finds luring business from Hong Kong may be tough
The Business Times
SG Digital The Business Times / Nov 15, 2020
NEW YORK] The coronavirus could be the crisis that finally propels the tech-averse real estate industry into the 21st century. Location matters less now that the office is the kitchen. Size matters more now that everyone is at home.
Covid pushes real estate into the future
The Business Times
SG Digital The Straits Times / Nov 14, 2020
To help readers navigate the big changes happening both globally and locally, The Straits Times is holding a series of webinars titled the ST Reset 2021 in the weeks ahead to put the news into context.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ST webinar series to help readers navigate 2021 amid change
The Straits Times
SG Digital TechRadar / Nov 14, 2020
(Image credit: Shutterstock.com) Supposedly free VPN services may not be the bargain they pretend to be, according to new research which found many services are lacking in security. Research by ProPrivacy found that a huge number of free VPN apps fail to offer even basic levels of privacy and security, putting millions of users at risk of having the internet activity tracked.
TechRadar
SG Digital CNA / Nov 14, 2020
Share this content SINGAPORE: Recession. Retrenchments. Reskilling. As COVID-19 has ripped through the Singapore economy, such words have become part of daily life. When the then little-known disease made its way to Singapore in January, few could have anticipated the impact on people and businesses.
CNA
SG Digital The Business Times / Nov 14, 2020
SINGAPORE] Once again, cryptocurrencies have vaulted into the limelight. Prices are surging and interest is spiking, with everyone from PayPal to Fidelity to JPMorgan is showing greater interest. For Zhao Changpeng, chief executive officer and founder of Binance - the world's largest spot crypto exchange by trading volume - the latest developments are encouraging.
CEO of biggest crypto exchange Binance speaks out on regulation, trends
The Business Times