The Business Times, 19 April 2014

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    20 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www. usinesstimes.com. g APRIL 19-20, 2014 S$1.00 MCI (P) 086/08/2013 Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    Lock icon Japanese car sales accelerate in Q1
    560 1  -  Mercedes-Benz remains Singapore’s top brand By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore THE first quarter of 2014 saw a shake-up in the car market as the once-anaemic Japanese brands accelerated up the sales charts, boosted partly by cyclical trends and partly by the re-classi-fication of COE
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    Lock icon Societe Generale poised for another Asian push
    718 1  -  By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore SOCIETE Generale has been stepping up its corporate and investment banking (CIB) and markets business and pouring resources into commodities trade finance where it has always been a big player. But much of the activity had
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      191 1 the business times www. usinesstimes.com. g APRIL 19-20, 2014 S$1.00 MCI (P) 086/08/2013 PERSPECTIVE From smart cities to start-up hubs 18-19 WEALTH Getting the most out of an annual report 20-21 the raffles conversation PORTER NOVELLI CEO KAREN VAN BERGEN 8-9 CHINA PROPERTY Home price rise at 8-month low CHINA’S
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  • TOP STORIES
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      47 2 NEWS Top Stories 2-7 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Companies 10 Singapore 11 World 13-16 Stocks Stats 17 Perspective 18-19 Crosswords 19 Wealth 20-23 Househunt 22 Real Estate 23 LIVING Dining L2-5 Style L6-7 T ravel L8-9 Home Garden L10-11 Design L12 Health L13 Motoring L14-15 Golf L16
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      Lock icon China’s home price rise cools to 8-month low
      472 2 Analysts say this shows stabilisation and expect easing trend to continue this year quarter.Reuters Beijing CHINA’S home price inflation slowed to an eight-month low in March, extending to a third month a loss of momentum in a property market that has been
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    • MARKETS
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        55 2 GSTI(Thursday’s close) 3,253.80 (+0.60) ESTI FUTURES 3,225.00 (unch) GSIMSCI 368.93 (+0.43) GSIMSCI FUTURES 366.40 (+0.50) Friday Change KL COMP 1,852.69 +2.15 NIKKEI 225 14,516.27 +98.74 HANG SENG Closed SET 1,409.18 +0.40 JAKARTA Closed MANILA Closed KOSPI 2,004.28 +12.23 SHENZHEN B 844.75 -0.51 MUMBAI IND Closed Thursday’s close Change DOW
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.952 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.75 Source: Bloomberg
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        49 2 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.250 (US$/S$ per 1.683 2.104 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.384 1.730 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 102.00 81.60 RM 3.237 2.590 HK$ 7.754 6.204 BAHT 32.21 25.77 RUPIAH 11,422 9,138 RENMINBI 6.218 4.975 INDIAN RUPEE 60.43 48.35 A$ 1.068 0.854 NZ$ 1.159 0.927
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      Lock icon Teaching codes, changing lives
      584 2  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore Singapore MANY Singaporean youths have entrepreneurial dreams, but are often unable to turn their creative, quirky ideas into reality because they lack the technological know-how, says Chan Wen Tjun, co-founder of local startup Brackets For Change (BR4C). It was this
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      Lock icon Needed urgently: venue for 2019 Asian Games
      639 3 Hanoi, which was awarded the Games, pulls out citing lack of preparation and high costs Reuters Singapore THE Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) must move fast to find a replacement city to host the 2019 Asian Games, International Olympic Committee vice-president Ng Ser
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      Lock icon Goodbye Grid Girl, hello S’pore Girl?
      517 4  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT OW that the (multi) mil-lion-dollar question on who will be the title sponsor for this year’s Singapore Grand Prix has been answered, the next big question appears to be what’s going to happen to the Grid Girls?
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      Lock icon García Márquez, conjuror of literary magic
      1646 6  -  OBITUARY By Jonathan Kandell NYT GABRIEL García Márquez, the Colombian novelist whose One Hundred Years of Solitude established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on Thursday at his home in Mexico City. He was 87. García Márquez learned he had lymphatic cancer
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      Lock icon Chocolate to cost more this Easter
      665 7 Surging demand, lower output pushed cost of beans to a 30-month high in March Bloomberg London THE world’s growing love for chocolate means more expensive treats for the Easter holiday. Demand is rising at the fastest pace in three years, according to Euromonitor International,
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      137 3 SALE FOR Living Like Raffles Foreigners Can Buy Conservation House The Location! The rare status that Foreigners CAN Buy! But it's a residential House! See our petite conservation terrace with a lovely forecourt, elegant Victorian finishes and a shared pool and underground covered parking. Near Robertson Quay River Valley, Mohamed
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      262 4 BT INFOGRAPHICS mart trailer Super Walmart’s Advanced Vehicle Experience concept trailer (WAVE) looks set to revolutionise the way we look at trailers. But don’t expect this trailer to be heading to the supermart soon though more research is required CARBON FIBRE BODY The trailer is made entirely with carbon fibre,
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      219 5 The Business Times 1^ j a C W T PM* Your Chance To Have A Ball OfATime! The Business Times Luxe Night Courts Megastore Tampines 50 Tampines North Drive 2 April 24,2014, Thursday, 7pm 9.30pm J /fiis exclusive wine event will kick off with vintage "players” from France, Germany, Spain,
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Freedom within her framework
      2411 8 / 9  -  From her 14 years at McDonald’s to mentoring younger women, Porter Novelli CEO Karen van Bergen shares with Kelly Tay her philosophy in management and life Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT THERE’S no other way to spin it as the chief executive of communications firm Porter Novelli,
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon CIMC stands its ground on Pteris RTO
      492 10  -  Opposing director Winston Tan wants five board members removed, claims takeover terms unattractive By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE Chinese group behind a contentious reverse takeover (RTO) involving Pteris Global has put its foot down on the terms of the deal, against
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      Lock icon Asian push towards in-house M&As forces big banks to adapt
      572 10  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By Una Galani Hong Kong ASIAN acquirers are taking their own advice when it comes to mergers and acquisitions and global investment banks may have to adapt. From Singapore’s Temasek to China’s Citic, Asian companies are increasingly relying
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Companies moving beyond ad hoc philanthropic acts
      903 11  -  They are committing to causes with sustained, long-term initiatives By Goh Kang Shiong gohkangs@sph.com.sg COMPANIES looking to implement not-for-profit initiatives for the betterment of the community are slowly going beyond just ad hoc philanthropic acts. They are instead committing themselves to various social
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      279 12 SAMSUNG NEW 12:45, v J Available in Black and White Subscribe* now to The Straits Times All-in-One PLUS package for 36 months and receive the new Samsung GALAXY Tab PRO (8.4" Display) LTE only $47.49 /month Available only to DBS and POSB Credit Card holders Samsung GALAXY PRO" Biff**' FREE
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China and Japan face uphill economic battles
      903 13 Beijing and Tokyo have to move beyond pump-priming with cheap money: analysts NYT Hong Kong JAPAN and China do not always see eye to eye on politics. But when it comes to economic policy, Tokyo and Beijing have remarkably similar goals: Both want
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      Lock icon MSCI may add China shares to emerging markets index: Fortune SG
      323 13 Bloomberg Shanghai MSCI Inc may add China’s domestic shares to its emerging markets index this year, according to Fortune SG Fund Management Co, a Societe Generale Group and Baosteel Group joint venture with about US$11 billion in assets. The
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      Lock icon Trade negotiators struggle ahead of US-Japan summit
      377 13 Reuters Tokyo TALKS between the United States and Japan aimed at a trade deal seen as vital to a broader regional pact are in stalemate, Japan’s economy minister said, as negotiators struggle to narrow gaps ahead of a summit between the countries’ leaders.
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      Lock icon Chinese Internet companies surge on US debut
      764 14 Their success bodes well for firms such as Alibaba which are likely to file for IPOs soon NYT New York THE Chinese are still coming, and so are the investors. Despite signs that the fervour for initial public offerings might be waning a
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      Lock icon Change in strategy pays off for Morgan Stanley
      674 14 Reuters New York A YEAR ago, soon after Morgan Stanley posted disappointing quarterly earnings, chairman and chief executive James Gorman told board members the bank was on the right track and investors who sold shares had made a mistake. On Thursday, Gorman
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      Lock icon Thai builders seeking opportunities abroad
      523 15 As govt contracts dry up amid political unrest, firms are turning to neighbouring countries for infrastructure projects Bloomberg Bangkok BANGKOK’S Democracy Monument was erected to commemorate the 1932 coup that ended Thailand’s seven-century reign of kings, and became a rallying point last year for protesters
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      Lock icon Beijing’s bid to move polluting firms raises nearby regions’ fears
      419 15 Reuters Beijing CHINA’S capital has ordered more than 50 companies to shut down this year in an effort to cut pollution, but pushing factories out could raise objections in surrounding areas reluctant to host Beijing’s polluters. Smog-shrouded Beijing and the
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      Lock icon Japan plans shake-up of world’s top pension fund for bolder strategy
      261 16 Abe govt aim to revive economy with pro-active stance Reuters Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government plans to shake up the world’s biggest pension fund, replacing several key advisers in a sign that the premier wants public funds
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      Lock icon Divers enter capsized ferry
      357 16 AFP Jindo, S Korea DIVERS battled strong currents and near-zero visibility yesterday to finally enter a South Korean ferry two days after it sank, as investigators sought arrest warrants against the captain and two of his crew. The breakthrough by dive teams came more than 48
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    • Briefing
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        Lock icon M’sia, Australia to sign MOU on MH370 wreckage
        146 16 AFP Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and Australia will sign a deal specifying who handles any wreckage from missing flight MH370 that may be recovered, including the crucial “black box” flight data recorders, local media reported yesterday. Malaysia is drafting the agreement “to safeguard
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        Lock icon Senior adviser to French president quits
        133 16 Reuters Clermont-Rerrand, France A senior adviser to French President Francois Hollande quit yesterday over accusations of past conflict of interest linked to his work for pharmaceutical firms, adding to pressure on the unpopular Socialist leader weeks before European elec- tions. Aquilino Morelle, Mr Hollande’s
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        Lock icon Japan to conduct scaled-down whaling campaign
        110 16 Reuters Tokyo Japan said yesterday that it would conduct a sharply scaled down form of its annual North-west Pacific whaling campaign this year despite an international court ruling last month against the mainstay of its whaling programme in the Antarctic. The decision to proceed
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  • MARKETS
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      93 17 Apr 17 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 1872 1849 1875 1845 Jul 14 1881 1857 1885 1852 Sep 14 1883 1860 1887 1856 Dec 14 1876 1853 1879 1851 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 2118 2064 2122 2047 Jul14 2136 2082 2140 2062 Sep
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      66 17 Apr 17 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 17 Apr 16 Hong Kong 1303.00 1307.00 Apr 17 Apr 16 London 1298.80 1299.30 1299.00 1300.10 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 24.91 24.14 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Apr 17 Close Previous PM Fix 1437.00 1442.00 AM Fix 1435.00 1439.00 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      118 17 Apr 17 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.200 1.143 Can dollar 1.156 1.112 Euro 1.768 1.684 Sterling pound 2.142 2.060 NZ dollar 1.105 1.063 US dollar 1.274 1.214 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      60 17 Apr 18 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 14 2714.0 2694.0 2714.0 2685.0 271 5674 Jun 14 2660.0 2648.0 2665.0 2635.0 3667 ***** Jul 14 2645.0 2634.0 2653.0 2623.0 ***** ***** Aug 14 2643.0 2628.0
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      78 17 Apr 17 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.32 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.31 101.34 101.34 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.32 105.40 105.40 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-23
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      155 17 Apr 17 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1701 1.1712 0.9364 0.9369 Canadian dollar 1.1360 1.1368 0.9093 0.9091 Euro 1.7293 1.7303 1.3839 1.3841 NZ dollar 1.0782 1.0790 0.8628 0.8631 Sterling pound 2.1035 2.1047 1.6833 1.6836
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      101 17 Apr 17 SOYBEANS(5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 14 1514.*****8.*****1.*****4.00 Jul 14 1502.25 1508.75 1521.00 1492.50 Aug 14 1420.50 1424.00 1434.00 1412.00 Sep 14 1298.25 1299.75 1310.25 1295.00 SOYBEAN OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 14 43.41 43.71 43.70 43.20 Jul 14 43.66
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      68 17 Apr 16 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.91 0.69 WTI (Near Mth) 103.73 0.20 Dubai (1-Mth F) 106.29 1.03 Tapis blend 113.19 0.57 Minas 111.39 1.47 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 104.31 -0.08 Jet Kerosene 122.37 0.91 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket Price 106.06
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      Lock icon LONDON METALS
      72 17 Apr 17 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1829.50 1839.00 3 months 1865.00 1875.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 6662.50 6627.00 3 months 6649.00 6619.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2122.75 2120.50 3 months 2142.00 2142.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INT'L INDICES
      375 17 MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I NT' L INDICES In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 17 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1184.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 -0.5 0.2 0.5 EAFE Preliminary 942.0 0.4 -1.5 0.5 -1.0 0.5 -0.1 Europe Preliminary 1366.4
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Lock icon From smart cities to start-up hubs
      1241 18 / 19  -  Singapore is on track towards being a successful start-up nation, but there are some hurdles to clear. By Thomas Menkhoff By Thomas Menkhoff ~The writer is professor of organisational behaviour and human resources at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
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  • Page 18 / 19 Miscellaneous
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      326 18 / 19 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘Diversify never put all your eggs in one basket.’ CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Indicator of wind’s blow (4) 3 Model problem (5) 6 Cut down garden weed (4) 8 Protector of wildlife cites innovators in development (15) 9 Acknowledge version of the Bible with cry of pain
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  • Wealth
    • WEALTH INVESTING
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        Lock icon Getting the most out of an annual report
        1066 20 / 21  -  Since it contains a wealth of information about a company, it is important that investors know where to zoom in on the most crucial ones WEALTH INSIGHTS Carmen Lee OCBC Investment Research The writer is head of Research at OCBC Investment Research
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      • BROKERS’ TAKE
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          Lock icon First Resources
          300 20 / 21 Hold DBS Group Research, Equity April 17 Close: $2.48 FIRST Resources reported that crude palm oil (CPO) output grew 14 per cent y-o-y to 131,474 tonnes in the quarter on the back of 13 per cent growth in harvested fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and 46 per cent jump
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          Lock icon Yongnam Holdings
          423 20 / 21  -  Compiled by Teh Shi Ning Buy DMG Partners Research, April 17 Close: $0.235 WE initiate coverage on Yongnam with BUY and a RNAV-based target price of $0.29 (a 20 per cent upside). As a market leader in structural steelwork and specialist civil engineering, Yongnam is a proxy to
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    • WEALTH REAL ESTATE
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        1147 22 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN MARCH 5 AND MARCH 11, 2014 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT -IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 5 NON-LANDED Blue Horizon Apt 07/03/2014 99 1216 1300 1069 Island View Apt 05/03/2014 FH 3498
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        Lock icon Crowdfunding spreads to US lodging industry
        817 23 Hotels offering individual investors perks such as room upgrades along with an interest in the property Bloomberg Los Angeles REAL estate crowdfunding is spreading to the US hotel industry, offering individual investors perks such as room upgrades along with an interest in the property.
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        Lock icon Britons struggling to save for home down payments
        399 23 Bloomberg London MOST Britons between the ages of 20 and 45 who want to buy a home are not able to save money to put towards a down payment, excluding them from the strongest UK property market in 3½ years. Those who
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      131 24 TO BREAK THE RULES, YOU MUST FIRST MASTER THEM. THE UNIQUE ASYMMETRIC STYLING OF THE AUDEMARS PIGUET MILLENARY COLLECTION HAS TRANSFORMED THE WAY DESIGN ENGINEERS DEVELOP CALIBRES. THIS TRI-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT COMBINES PERFORMANCE AND CHRONOMETRY WITH HAUTE HOROLOGY MICRO-DETAILING. IN THE TRANSVERSAL BALANCE-BRIDGE, OPTIMUM SHOCKRESISTANCE IS COMBINED WITH THE ELEGANCE OF
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      69 1 LivingBTTHE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND APRIL 19-20, 2014 FRENCH PASSION TRAVEL Chongqing’s charms L8 DINING Eating seafood responsibly L5 HOME GARDEN Living the high life L10-11 Culinary icons Joel Robuchon and Alain Ducasse on why French food is here to stay L2-3 STYLE Slick salves L6-7 KING CRAB ON TURNIP DISC
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  • BT Living
    • DINING
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        Lock icon Chef of the century
        1273 2 / 3  -  Celebrity chefs may dominate the popularity stakes, but none can hold a candle to long-serving French icons Joel Robuchon and Alain Ducasse. The culinary luminaries talk to Jaime Ee about what drives them and why French food is not going out of style Jaime Ee Rumours
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        Lock icon The iconic godfather of French cuisine
        923 2 / 3 jaime@sph.com.sg EVEN rock stars have heroes. And so it was that when Alain Ducasse set foot on the MAD symposium in Copenhagen last year a convention of chefs from around the world he reduced culinary stars such as Noma’s Rene Redzepi, Momofuku’s David Chang
        PHOTOS: PIERRE MONETTA AND REALIS  -  923 words
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        Lock icon Eating seafood responsibly
        728 5  -  Singapore’s first Sustainable Seafood Festival will be held in June, and eight restaurants will serve catch from certified distributors. By Chew Hui-Yan By Chew Hui-Yan hychew@sph.com.sg FROM chili crab to cereal prawns, seafood is a firm fixture in Singapore’s ever-expanding gastronomical landscape. It would be unthinkable, then,
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    • DINING/TRAVEL
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        Lock icon Indulging in France’s best hotel
        446 4  -  By Jaime Ee YOU’VE heard of pet hotels. How about a human hotel where the cat in charge decides if he wants to greet you or lounge around in an empty banquet hall, arching his neck to show off his Goyard collar? But you’re not
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        1032 4 with BTWeekend AquaMarine Marina Mandarin Singapore 6 Raffles Boulevard, Level 4 Administrative Professionals’ Week It’s time to show appreciation for your associate who juggles to put your schedule in order, multi-tasks your daily errands to ensure your day runs like clockwork. Choose from delectable Asian to International buffet fare
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    • STYLE
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        Lock icon Slick Salves
        1175 6 / 7  -  The use of essential oils is hot once again, as seeking natural cures to treat urbane ailments becomes increasingly hip. By May Yip By May Yip NOW that Jennifer Aniston has embraced the ancient treatment of cupping, while “going Paleo” actually applies to a diet rather than an
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    • TRAVEL
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        Lock icon Chongqing’s charms
        898 8  -  charmsMore than just a manic industrial city, Chongqing’s northern natural wonders, fiery cuisine and sleepy ancient towns make it an underrated weekend destination. By Debbie Yong By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg @DebbieYongBT ~The writer was a guest of the Banyan Tree Chong Bei Bei and SilkAir Singapore. SilkAir flies
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        Lock icon Southern retreat
        958 9  -  Beyond Western Australia’s Margaret River there’s the Great Southern Region, which offers equally picturesque wineries and the great outdoors. By Cheah Ui-Hoon outdoors.By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg Having heard how difficult it is to pair chocolates with wine, oenologist John Wade signed up for a short course, and within
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    • HOME & GARDEN
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        Lock icon Living the high life
        1162 10 / 11  -  The home of Dalat native Le Ngoc Khanh Tam and her husband Barry Israel sits 1,500m above sea level, in a temperate climate that provides a respite from the tropical heat and humidity of lower lying areas. By Tay Suan Chiang personal space By Tay Suan
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    • DESIGN
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        Lock icon AT HOME WITH CALVIN KLEIN
        940 12  -  If wearing the clothes isn’t enough, fans of the designer can pick a line of his products to furnish their homes with. By Tay Suan Chiang By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg @T aySuanChiangBT HAVING spent 15 years working at Calvin Klein Home, Amy Mellen knows
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    • HEALTH
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        Lock icon Vitamin D keeps the doctor away
        1271 13  -  Studies show that it helps with bone health, lowers the risk of diabetes and heart attacks Michael Lim ~Dr Lim is medical director at the Singapore Heart, Stroke Cancer Centre. He is also editor-in-chief, Heart Asia (a journal of the British Medical Journal Publishing
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    • MOTORING
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        Lock icon The perfect proposition
        538 14  -  The BMW 420i may be the entry-level 4 Series Coupe but it is an engaging drive. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg BOTH are BMW coupes and both have the same powertrain, except that one costs $45,000 more. So why would anyone pick a 420i over a 220i? The
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