Business deals
Streaming app 17Live set to be Singapore's 1st SPAC merger
Vertex-backed shell company to acquire Taiwan-founded tech startup
Economy
Malaysia and Thailand GDP outlooks cut as China slows: JCER
Economists also warn that El Nino's swelter will impact India and Indonesia
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Singapore biotech startup Automera raises $16m
Series A round co-led by U.S. company and Temasek-backed ClavystBio
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Singapore's Grab closes GrabInvest, related investment products
Decision comes as part of efforts to streamline financial services
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Comment
Singapore attracts Western early-stage startups despite funding winter
New collaborations may appear as entrepreneurs seek early ties with Asia
Market Spotlight
China property crisis holds Singapore, Hong Kong REITs back
Asia's real estate shares suffer doldrums as investors tread cautiously
Travel & Leisure
Singapore airport to introduce 'passport-free' departure in 2024
City-state taps biometrics as Hong Kong, Japan also implement smooth procedures
Technology
TikTok's rise in ASEAN spells trouble for U.S. rival Snapchat
American short-video app's parent works to stay relevant in region with social commerce
Energy
Singapore energy appetite fuels ASEAN's renewable power grid
Network taps Laos hydropower, solar and wind energy from Indonesia and Vietnam
China debt crunch
Evergrande's life insurance arm taken over by new state-owned vehicle
Former poster child for China's inland development shifting to coastal city
DealStreetAsia
Singapore sneaker marketplace Novelship bags $9.5m
Series B funding round led by VC firms in city-state, Indonesia and China
Cryptocurrencies
Singapore bans founders of Three Arrows crypto hedge fund
Zhu Su and Kyle Davis barred from capital market participation for nine years
Politics
Singapore President-elect Tharman shifts PM Lee's succession into gear
Ex-deputy PM can be expected to benefit ruling party's 'political theater'
Startups
Singapore's Vertex closes $541m ASEAN, India fund amid tech dip
New vehicle includes dedicated co-investment capital for female founders
Automobiles
Indonesia's Gojek to replace all gasoline-powered two-wheelers by 2030
Services using electric motorcycles expand in Southeast Asia
Transportation
Singapore's PSA sees EU Green Deal as growth opportunity
Port operator invests in Europe amid sluggish container shipping growth
Work
Singapore opens door wider to foreign workers at hotels, restaurants
Work permit eligibility expanded to those from India, Philippines and 4 other nations
Economy
Singapore central bank names first new chief in over a decade
Managing Director Ravi Menon to retire, making way for civil servant Chia Der Jiun
Technology
ASEAN needs digital single market to spur decacorns: Temasek CEO
Tech companies to see 'clearer exit pathways' from macroeconomy headwinds
Politics
Singapore's Tharman clinches presidential election
Ruling party sees its former senior minister win over 70% of votes
Pharmaceuticals
Mitsui to expand health startup investment with focus on ASEAN
Trading house plans fivefold funding rise, sees technology as solution
Politics
Singapore presidential election in final stretch: 5 things to know
Candidates for largely ceremonial post are all former finance gurus
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Technology
Singapore data centers look to Malaysia, Indonesia to satisfy demand
Less space, more environment issues push operators into neighbor nations
Retail
Don Quijote spearheads Japan's discount store boom in Asia
Aeon and Kobe Bussan also look to expand in region
Startups
Singapore's Vertex Growth eyes Japan's cloud software sector
General partner sees future in country awash with 'legacy' systems