The Business Times, 25 December 2015

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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon BOJ still has policy options for easing
      754 2 Chief Cabinet Sec says bank should continue efforts towards 2% inflation Bloomb erg Tokyo THE Bank of Japan still has policy options to continue its unprecedented monetary easing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in an interview days after the central bank announced
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    • MARKETS
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        Lock icon FOREX
        49 2 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.405 (US$/S$ per 1.489 2.091 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.094 1.536 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 120.50 85.80 RM 4.308 3.066 HK$ 7.751 5.518 BAHT 36.08 25.68 RUPIAH 13,643 9,711 RENMINBI 6.479 4.612 INDIAN RUPEE 66.06 47.02 A$ 1.378 0.981 NZ$ 1.470 1.046
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      • Article
        Lock icon STOCKS
        55 2 GSTI 2,877.62 (+13.97) GSTI FUTURES 2,878.00 (+14.00) GSIMSCI 322.26 (+1.56) GSIMSCI FUTURES 322.35 (+0.95) STOCKS Thursday Change KL COMP Closed NIKKEI 225 18,789.69 -97.01 HANG SENG 22,138.13 +97.54 SET(5pm) 1,283.55 +9.05 JAKARTA Closed MANILA Closed KOSPI 1,990.65 -8.57 SHENZHEN B 1,333.97 -9.56 MUMBAI(5pm) 25,800.66 -49.64 Wed’s close Change DOW
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      • Article
        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 6.85 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.460 TAIWAN 4.966 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.50 CANADA 2.70 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.05 Source: Bloomberg
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    • Article
      Lock icon Slow full-year growth seen after Nov data
      672 3  -  Manufacturing down 5.5% last month, hit by transport engineering, electronics contraction By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S manufacturing output for November fell by 5.5 per cent year on year, way below consensus estimates, making it the 10th straight month of decline and
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      Lock icon Brexit uncertainty will be a cloud over the EU in 2016
      602 3  -  It will affect Europe as much as the UK, economists say NEWS ANALYSIS By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London THE British referendum on whether to remain in the European Union (EU) will be a cloud over the whole community in
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      Lock icon Banks and technology: a cordial mix for 2016
      1321 4  -  Sector must satisfy regulatory concerns too, with blockchain tech the next wave REVIEW 2015 By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore BANKS will enter 2016 with a fresh urgency in tackling threats and opportunities brought on by technology. Beyond boosting their digital spending
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      Lock icon I’m dreaming of a white Santa ...
      955 5  - I’m dreaming of a white Santa In Singapore, Caucasian Santas command a premium of 1.5-2 times over Asian Santas By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore SINGAPORE may be pushing for fairer employment of locals over foreign talent, but there is one niche segment where demand for Caucasians is booming: the
      PHOTOS: JNR ENTERTAINMENT AND MINISTRY OF PARTY  -  955 words
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      Lock icon Dear Santa...
      871 6 / 7  -  Whether they were naughty or nice, surely our hardworking business leaders should have their Christmas wishes? Here's what we reckon they would ask Santa. And of course, we also put our imagination to work in crafting St Nick's replies. BT Infographics BY KENNETH LIM Dear Santa, They said
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      Lock icon Xmas S’pore style
      370 8 While Europe is wishing for a white Christmas, Singapore shows that the holiday season is best celebrated in a spectrum of colours. Whether it’s among the blooms at Gardens by the Bay, the night lights along Orchard Road, or the various decorations, presents and food that are
      PHOTOS BY YEN MENG JIIN, ARTHUR LEE AND LAURA NG  -  370 words
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      54 2 CONTENTS BT LIFESTYLE City Buzz 31 NEWS Top Stories 2-5 Dear Santa 6-7 Xmas Singapore style 8-9 Companies Markets 10-14 Real Estate 15-16 Banking Finance 17 Energy Commodities 18 Technology 19 Consumer 20 Govt Economy 21-25 Opinion 26-27 Transport 28 Shipping Times 29-30 Dining 32-33 Music 34 Wine 35 Cinema
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon CDL’s office deal: What’s next for the group and industry?
      1569 10  -  A look at the possibility of more profit participation securities deals. By Kalpana Rashiwala NEWS ANALYSIS By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT LAST week, City Developments Limited (CDL) rolled out its second “profit participation securities” (PPS) deal, this time to unlock
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      Lock icon A-Reit buying A$76.6m logistics property
      344 11  -  Acquisition expected to generate net property income yield in the first year of 6.6% post-transaction costs By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore ASCENDAS Reit (A-Reit) plans to buy a logistics property in Sydney, Australia, for A$76.6 million (S$76.6 million) from Deka Australia One. Its shares
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    • Article
      Lock icon Wilmar, Raizen to form sugar venture to rival Cargill tie-up
      422 11 Bloomberg New York RAIZEN Energia SA and Wilmar International Ltd plan to establish a sugar venture in Brazil to rival the partnership between Cargill Inc and Copersucar SA, the nation’s leading exporter this year. The new joint venture will strengthen
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    • Article
      Lock icon Global Yellow Pages lodges CAD report
      266 11  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore INFORMATION directory firm Global Yellow Pages (GYP) said that it has lodged a report with the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force in relation to potentially irregular transactions in its subsidiary Singapore River Explorer (SRE). GYP
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    • Article
      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      304 12 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 228 co +3 229/227 271 213 6.4 5989 CapitaLand 333 +4 335/329 379 267 12.2 2.7 ***** CapitaMall Trust 195.5 +3.5 195.5/192.5 228 184.5 5.5 6794.2 CityDev 769 +7 770/765 1095 695
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    • Article
      Lock icon SGX ETFs Most Active
      110 12 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap IS MS INDIA US$ US675 +2 170 676/673 1000/639 675/676 84.4 IS Asia BND US US1023 145 -/-1096/1010 1022/1034 STI ETF 294 +2 64 294/293 355/280 293/294 DBXT MSRussia US$ US169 +4 43 169/168 235/155 169/170
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      781 12 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Dec 21 Substantial Buy No of Price ———SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr ('000) ('000) Nobel Design 23-Dec-15 Wong Soon Chiu Sell 50 0.40 6776 3.19 6726 3.16 Sanwa Ltd 23-Dec-15 Yeo
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    • Article
      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 4 5 0 0 1 4 4 6 Manufacturing 34 22 25 5 6 5 39 28 30 Commerce 15 16 9 4 1 4 19 17 13 Tpt/Stor/Comms 12 11 9
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      122 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 6,028 1,715 7,743 25,600 562 26,162 Manufacturing 43,657 36,059 79,716 26,472 1,057 27,529 Commerce 27,671 16,349 44,020 31,486 1,055 32,541 Tpt/Stor/Comms 99,564 200 99,764 80,346 17 80,363 Finance 6,981 2 6,983 76,877 76,877 Construction 25,176
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 12 Dec 24 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -15.00 +174.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +40.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -1.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 671.37 +0.28 FTSE ST Small Cap 404.10 +0.97 FTSE ST All Share 692.73 +2.17 FTSE ST China Top 171.89 +0.60 FTSE ST China 207.75 +0.76 FTSE
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    • Article
      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      81 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE China Flexpack 13.7 0.500 +0.070 +16.28 Interplex 3,003.6 0.790 +0.080 +11.27 Ace Achieve Info 15,218.4 0.026 -0.004 -13.33 Jadason 550.0 0.011 +0.001 +10.00 Pollux Prop 500.1 0.053 +0.002 +3.92 MarcoPolo Marine 509.9 0.220 +0.020 +10.00 SingHaiyi 2,256.9 0.104 +0.009 +9.47 Annica 500.0 0.003 +0.001 +50.00
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    • Article
      Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
      193 13 Dec-22 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Dec-22 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 885.25 -6.00 -0.67% 14/01/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 30.44 -0.33 -1.07% 14/01/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 471.75 -7.25 -1.51% 14/03/2016 Dec-22 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2230.00 -18.00 -0.80% 14/03/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1491.00 9.00 0.61%
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    • Article
      Lock icon PALM OIL
      57 13 Dec 23 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 16 2280.0 2294.0 2295.0 2280.0 216 4106 Feb 16 2384.0 2421.0 2423.0 2380.0 2956 ***** Mar 16 2457.0 2487.0 2490.0 2456.0 ***** ***** Apr 16 2507.0 2534.0
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      63 13 Dec 24 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.7 100.73 100.73 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.86 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 99.48 99.55 99.45 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 101.45 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 108.25 108.10 108.10 30-Year NA*****N
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      155 13 Source: OCBC Dec 24 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0193 1.0197 0.7256 0.7258 Canadian dollar 1.0143 1.0147 0.7223 0.7221 Euro 1.5359 1.5364 1.0934 1.0936 NZ dollar 0.9558 0.9562 0.6804 0.6806 Sterling pound 2.0909 2.0915
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    • STOCK MARKETS
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        Lock icon Straits Times Index
        20 13 ytd change: -14.49% 52-week high: 3,539.95 on April 15,2015 52-week low: 2,787.94 on Sept 29,2015 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hang Seng Index
        21 13 YTD change: -6.21% 52-week high: 28,442.75 on April 28,2015 52-week low: 20,556.60 on Sept 29, 2015 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite
        21 13 YTD change: +11.68% 52-week high: 5,166.35 on June 12,2015 52-week low: 2,927.29 on Aug 26,2015 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Nikkei 225
        19 13 YTD change: +7.67% 52-week high: 20,868.03 on June 24,2015 52-week low: 16,795.96 on Jan 14,2015 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Dow Jones Industrial Average
        26 13 YTD change: -1.24% 52-week high: 18,312.39 on May 19,2015 52-week low: 15,666.44 on Aug 25,2015 (Chart shows Wednesday’s index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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    • Article
      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
      210 13 Most active Dec 24 Prem Expiry Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Capitaland MB eCW*****1 7.8 0.4 4020 0.2 360 9 STI 3100 MB eCW*****9 2.4 0.2 2400 0.0 2 FTSEChinaA50 ***** MBeCW*****6 9.7 -0.6 2232 0.0 --2 Rowsley
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    • Article
      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INT’L INDICES
      365 13 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 23 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1281.0 1.2 0.4 1.2 3.5 1.1 -2.4 EAFE Preliminary 1008.9 1.6 2.2 1.4 2.2 1.3 -3.6 Europe Preliminary 1411.6 2.3 2.2
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      Lock icon STI ends pre-Christmas week on a cheerful note
      547 14  -  STOCKS Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Reporter THE Singapore stock market left a tiny present under the fir tree for investors on Christmas eve as it carved out its best percentage increase this week, though competition for that title was hardly keen. The
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      74 14 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT iBoxxSing SG$ ***** 200.0 1.5 *****/***** DBXT China50 US$ 3008 81.5 2.0 4258/2750 Jardine C&C 3448 62.0 1.8 4258/2636 Lyxor MS India US$ 1478 56.2 2.8 1840/1332 Lyxor Mal US$ 729 45.0 4.6 946/654 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Viking W*****5
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      75 14 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low JMH USD 4748 -63.3 -0.9 6788/4500 DBXT S&PShort US$ 2116 -45.0 -1.5 2393/2086 IS ASIA HYG US$ 1022 -14.1 -1.0 1130/1007 SIA 1105 -10.0 -0.9 1291/957 DBXT CSI300 US$ 997 -9.8 -0.7 1471/785 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Infinio 0.1 -50.0 -0.1
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 14 VOLUME Vashion 23,890,000 China New Town 22,220,400 Ezra 21,001,500 Cosco 20,050,500 Noble 19,749,600 Market volume 618,808,000 VALUE DBS Grp 38,016,625 Singtel 25,221,797 SingPost 21,568,460 OCBC Bank 20,144,840 Keppel Corp 18,030,389 Market value 377,602,000
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      Lock icon SingPost slips to 18-month low on concerns over special audit
      397 14  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore SHARES of postal and e-commerce group Singapore Post took a tumble on Christmas eve to plumb their lowest level in 18 months, following further questions from market observers about a special corporate governance audit
      Source: Bloomberg  -  397 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Wee Hur buys land, building in Brisbane for A$63 million
      161 14  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore PROPERTY firm Wee Hur Holdings on Thursday said that it has bought an office building and an adjoining piece of land in Brisbane, Australia, for A$63 million (S$64.3 million). The property with a net
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  • REAL ESTATE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Vanke welcomes Anbang as ally in tussle
      766 15 Insurer Anbang injects itself into row between Vanke’s managers and largest owner for control of the developer Bloomberg Shanghai CHINA Vanke Co, the developer whose managers are locked in a struggle for control against its largest shareholder, welcomed Anbang Insurance Group Co as
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    • Article
      Lock icon Evergrande raises US$1.5b by selling convertible securities
      368 15 Bloomberg Shanghai EVERGRANDE Real Estate Group Ltd will raise US$1.5 billion by selling convertible securities to investors including New World Development Co, replenishing capital after an acquisition spree by the Chinese developer this year. The investors include New World China Land Ltd and
      Bloomberg  -  368 words
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      Lock icon German building industry enjoys new boom
      1004 16 Sector buoyed by refugee influx as well as population growth in major cities and record-low interest rates Reuters Neukirch, Germany NEAR Germany’s southern border, a small family-run construction company is being flooded with orders for its pre-fabricated homes. They are destined to house some
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Creditors seek to wind up zombie US energy firms
      801 18 Petitions for involuntary bankruptcy filed against 3 firms with US$2b in combined debt Re uters Wilmington, Delaware RISING financial stress in the US energy sector has prompted some suppliers and vendors to take unusual legal action to collect unpaid debts: forcing
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    • Article
      Lock icon This year’s worst commodity is also least known
      629 18 WP New York AN obscure metal used to make steel has become this year’s worst-performing commodity, after China’s stumbling economy and a collapse in the energy industry drove outsized losses. M o l y bd enum t h a t s mo-lyb-de-num
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      9 19 ¥;MW\%k)l Christmas Wonderland 0^:0 m SCAN WATCH more lifestyle.omy.sg
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      69 19 CC I am not interested in failure. We are here to succeed… I am more impressed when you counter my argument than when you threaten or when you shout back at me.” Speech at the 54th anniversary of the Singapore General Printing Workers’ Union in 1966 Catch these and other
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  • CONSUMER
    • Article
      Lock icon Meet Net-a-Porter’s beauty guy
      645 20 David Olsen, VP for global beauty and grooming, is middle-aged with wife and 3 kids NYT New York AT the fashion website Net-a-Porter, what began as a small selection of items from 11 beauty lines has, rather predictably, grown exponentially over a couple years to include
      NYT  -  645 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Beatles ends streaming boycott in time for X’mas
      677 20 AFP London THE Beatles, the top-selling band in musical history, yet a persistent holdout on new technology, announced on Wednesday that they would end a boycott of streaming in time for Christmas. The Fab Four’s full catalogue will be available on all
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Lock icon Japan govt approves record 96.72t yen budget
      430 21 But Abe’s strategy of relying on growth and tax income may backfire Reuters Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet approved on Thursday a record fiscal 2016 budget that counts on higher growth and tax revenue to achieve his aim of reviving the
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      Lock icon Japanese leaders urge higher wages, businesses give muted support
      414 21 Reuters Tokyo JAPAN’S prime minister and central bank governor on Thursday applied fresh pressure on companies to do their part in putting a sustained end to deflation by boosting wages and investment. The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby, however, offered
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      Lock icon China will stick to ‘one country, two systems’, says Xi
      287 21 Reuters Shanghai CHINESE President Xi Jinping has said that China will stick steadfastly to the “one country, two systems” model used to administer Hong Kong, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese
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      Lock icon Korean companies hit by rating downgrades
      642 22 This prompts firms to boost sales of riskier hybrid securities to improve balance sheets Bloomberg Seoul SOUTH Korea’s debt rating downgrades are exceeding upgrades by the most since 1998, prompting companies to boost sales of riskier hybrid securities to improve their balance sheets. The
      Bloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  642 words
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      Lock icon China to encourage non-financial firms to issue green bonds
      376 22 Reuters Beijing CHINA will encourage non-financial firms to issue green bonds as part of measures to widen financing channels for environment-friendly projects, the central bank said on Thursday. The move comes after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) allowed policy banks,
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      Lock icon Venezuelans ‘switch off Christmas’ as malaise sets in
      673 23 AFP Caracas “CHRISTMAS is dead,” said Elise Belisario, who, like many Venezuelans, cannot afford to hang decorations or make a traditional holiday meal this year. And 2016 augurs bleak times too in this staggering oil giant, where the New Year looks set
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    • Article
      Lock icon Fed move fails to sway contrarian economist
      539 23 Ricchiuto says Fed has just one more rate increase in its near future before it calls it quits and reverses course Reuters New York IN the spring of 2014, Mizuho Securities USA’s chief economist Steven Ricchiuto planted his flag for the projected date
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      Lock icon Vietnam’s past casts shadow on its future
      1561 24 Young workers’ prospects hemmed in by families’ wartime links Bloomberg Hanoi AS a graduate from one of Vietnam’s most prestigious schools, 22-year-old Cao would seem to have a bright future ahead of him if only the past would get out of the way.
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      Lock icon Casting a shadow on China’s success story
      1034 25 Shenzhen landslide exposes disregard for safety standards, environmental rules NYT Shenzhen WITH little more than an architect’s drawing and a sales pitch to go by, Tim Chen paid around US$500,000 last month for a small apartment being built above a shopping mall on
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Towards inclusive cities
      1202 26 / 27  -  Cities must work for better access to opportunity in order to achieve an inclusive society. By Larry Ng ~The writer is managing director of the World Cities Summit and group director of Architecture Urban Design Excellence at Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore CITIES accommodate more people today
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      Lock icon Paris COP21 and JFK’s moon address
      654 26 / 27  -  By Dennis Posadas ~The writer, a cleantech consultant, is the author of ‘Leap: A Sustainability Fable’ and publishes ‘The Asian Spectator’ blog ON Dec 12, a monumental announcement from Paris COP21 rocked the world. Nations agreed to an agreement to limit carbon emissions from
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  • TRANSPORT
    • Article
      Lock icon Pratt defends its engines for Airbus jetliner
      675 28 JPMorgan analysts say the engines may not meet performance benchmarks Bloomberg New York AN engine supplier for Airbus Group SE’s revamped A320neo jetliner, due for its first delivery this month, has rebutted a report by JPMorgan Chase Co analysts that the power plants
      Bloomberg  -  675 words
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      Lock icon Records show Honda chastised Takata as airbag crisis unfolded
      770 28 Bloomberg Southfield, Michigan FOUR months before US regulators started their investigation, Honda Motor executives sat down with Shigehisa Takada, the head of Takata Corp, to scold him for the way the manufacturer reacted to the crisis over its potentially deadly airbags,
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      Lock icon SHIPPING TIMES
      2157 29 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT INTRA-ASIA SERVICE VOY Ramp(KT) Lifting(KT) SIN PKL KUC KK JKT SUR EMERALD CORAL 98 60 29/12 30/12 2/1 5/1 MALAYSIA STAR 54 50 9/1 10/1 14/1 16/1
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  • BT Living
    • CITY LIFE
      • CITY BUZZ BT writers’ picks of what to see, do or talk about
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          Lock icon ASIAN CINEMA’S OTHER FORCE AWAKENS
          289 31 MOVIE Ip Man 3 Donnie Yen returns to the role he’s best known for as the titular Wing Chun master in Ip Man 3. Fans are in for a treat as the long-awaited second sequel features what the series is best known for: great fight
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          Lock icon Suntec City Countdown Party
          272 31  -  CONCERT By Avanti Nim IF you want to usher in the New Year in style without breaking the bank, we’ve got you covered with a free concert featuring some of Singapore’s best talents. Presented by Suntec City and produced by non-profit arts and culture organisation The
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          Lock icon Shogatsu at Liang Court
          207 31  -  FOODFEST By Avanti Nim SO you didn’t manage to book your tickets in time, and are resigned to spending the New Year right here in Singapore. If you’re looking for a getaway that doesn’t require actually getting away, make your way down to Liang Court, and
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          Lock icon Christmas Wonderland @ Gardens By The Bay
          185 31  - Christmas Wonderland Gardens By The Bay FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS By Rachel Loi IF you’re looking for something festive to do this weekend, then head down to the Christmas Wonderland Gardens by the Bay. This second edition of the annual Christmas fair is almost twice the size of last year’s, and is
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    • DINING
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        Lock icon On the cutting edge
        1155 32 / 33  -  2015 was a whirlwind year for the rapidly expanding F&B scene. BTLifestyle recaps some of the highlights. By Rachel Loi and Jaime Ee HIGHS LOWS 2015: FOOD By Rachel Loi, Jaime Ee Rise of the celebrity chef This was the year of celebrity chef sightings and
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        958 32 / 33  -  From hipster hawker food to celebrity chef haute cuisine, foodies did not want for anything this year. BT’s food writers pick out some of their favourite and not-so-favourite things. HIGHS LOWS 2015: FOOD BY Jaime Ee, Tay Suan Chiang and Rachel
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        769 34  -  Sorry, Adele, despite a great single, your album isn’t good enough in bountiful year of records for music lovers. By Dylan Tan HIGHS LOWS 2015: MUSIC By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanT anSYBT Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams ANTHEMS, anthems and more anthems. After refusing to
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        399 34 Best new festival: Neon Lights Festival SINGAPORE gets its own Coachella with Neon Lights, a two-day weekend music and arts festival with something for everyone. The eclectic music bill included reunited indie legends Ride to funk god Nile Rodgers and everybody's favourite troubadour
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        1228 35  -  Try new wines alongside the vintages. By NK Yong AS we pause on the threshold of yet another New Year, what can or should we look forward to? The brightest spot (to offset the somewhat sober economic outlook) is that the 2015 vintage promises
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        1277 36 / 37  - Picks pans When cinema was good, it was groundbreaking. But when it was bad, it was excruciatingly so. By Geoffrey Eu HIGHS LOWS 2015: CINEMA By Geoffrey Eu BEST FILMS IN a year when a certain space adventure saga returned to redefine the term “blockbuster”, realign the movie universe and
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        683 36 / 37  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanT anSYBT BEST FILMS 7 Letters (Director: Various) A HIT-AND-MISS effort, 7 Letters is nonetheless essential viewing for a general snapshot of the current state of Singapore cinema. Yes, it’s naturally sentimental as a SG50 project and the film’s a
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        597 36 / 37  - Private and exquisite By Geoffrey Eu DESIRE and decorum lie at the heart of Carol, a finely-crafted romance from director Todd Haynes about the forbidden love between two women in 1950s America. The film, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt, explores the unlikely relationship between a
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        903 38 / 39  -  2015’s stage productions are arguably some of the most dazzling on record. By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT 2015 produced some of the most dazzling Singapore plays this reviewer has ever seen. Partly fuelled by the buzz and significance of SG50, several artists and arts groups
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        1006 38 / 39  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT THE visual arts scene expanded impressively in 2015 with the opening of National Gallery Singapore. With a combined floor area of 64,000 sq m, the S$532 million museum features the biggest names in Singapore and the region. Unsurprisingly, the
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      332 35 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Crab? Auntie had ordered steak (13) 9 Carpool’s got lost taking one to old citadel (9) 10 Drive old Hillman to centre of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (5) 11 Grub from a camper van in Hollywood? (5) 12 See 6 Down 13 Slight case of pins and needles (4)
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