The Straits Times Index (STI) was down 11.8% in 2020, making it the worst performer in Asia, says PhillipCapital’s head of research Paul Chew in its Singapore strategy report for 2021 dated Jan 5. The index’s poor performance coincided with Singapore’s worst gross domestic product (GDP) contra...

[HONG KONG] Even if you resent China for being the epicentre of Covid-19, you've got to admire Beijing's leadership skills. Less than a year after the pandemic erupted, life is back to normal, while Europe and the US are still struggling. The country is now the world's shining...

EPICENTRE Holdings has agreed to transfer its listing status on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board for S$3 million to an unnamed entity that will be incorporated in Singapore with the support of South Korea-listed steel product manufacturer Kossen.

SINGAPORE (July 15): The judicial managers of Epicentre Holdings announced on Wednesday that the company has entered into an implementation agreement with KOSDAQ-listed Kossen Co. and Tardis Capital on Monday (July 13). Tardis Capital has introduced Kossen and the transferee group to the judicial ma...

As the original epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, China was the first to impose a strict lockdown on millions of its residents. Business is almost as usual for some companies now - albeit with precationary measures to prevent new infections. Money Mind reports.

David Yeung, founder and CEO of social venture Green Monday, is on a mission to ‘make green common’ and to advocate for awareness of alternative meats, environmental impact, and sustainability. He believes that traditional livestock farming systems are outdated and alternative meats are taking o...

China's Wuhan city is considering steps to support its biggest local automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp, according to a draft policy document reviewed by Reuters, as the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus outbreak tries to revive its economy.

SINGAPORE (May 5): As the world begins to tentatively lift tough lockdown measures implemented in the wake of Covid-19, DBS Group Research has advised investors to look into Covid-19 casualties that could benefit from the lifting of these measures in the coming month.  European countries are set t...

SINGAPORE (April 7): We are barely four months into 2020 but life before COVID-19 seems like it was years ago. As the epicentre of the disease shifts from Asia to Europe and the US, the human cost is growing. Governments around the world have been forced to adopt extreme measures such as locking do...

WE are barely four months into 2020, but life before Covid-19 seems like years ago. As the epicentre of the disease shifts from Asia to Europe and the US, the human cost is growing.