2015年5月23日 星期六

2015-05-24 Singapore Business


The Rakyat Post
   
Singaporean jailed for running prostitution websites   
The Rakyat Post
Chen Guoguang became the webmaster of two popular sites advertising the sexual services of Chinese women. — Bigstock pic. SINGAPORE, May 23, 2015: Dissatisfied with his income, a former hawker stall assistant decided to earn more money by ...

Man jailed 18 weeks for running prostitution sites   Channel News Asia

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The Straits Times
   
Tour agency Asia-Euro Holidays in Chinatown closes suddenly   
The Straits Times
Asia-Euro Holidays staff were told to leave early last Friday. A note informing customers of the company's closure was then put up on the agency's door. -- PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM. By Pearl Lee ...

STB revokes Asia-Euro Holidays' travel agent licence   Channel News Asia

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AsiaOne
   
Time to train S'poreans to be better customers   
AsiaOne
Higher service standards can be attained only if good relationships between customers and service staff exist. Mention poor service and sales staff invariably come to mind; little has been said about customers who contribute to this sad state of affairs.

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TODAYonline
   
Ikea's great leap forward   
TODAYonline
ALMHULT — Can mass production and hipster culture, with its fixation on the artisanal, analogue and aesthetically pleasing, co-exist happily ever after? Well, if Ikea has its way, it looks like the answer is a resounding “yes”. The small town of Almhult, Sweden, ...

Ikea trials inner city store in Hamburg   Europe Online Magazine
Return of the native   THE BUSINESS TIMES

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The Straits Times
   
China's Xi says Japan friendship 'worth cherishing'   
The Straits Times
China's President Xi Jinping (right) meeting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a conference in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. -- PHOTOS: REUTERS. BEIJING (AFP) - China's President Xi Jinping struck a friendly tone on relations with Japan on Saturday, but ...

3000-member Japanese delegation visits China(1/6)   ecns
Xi welcomes Japan delegation but warns against historical distortion   China.org.cn
Part of 3000-Member Japanese Delegation Tours Beijing   CRIENGLISH.com
Financial Times   
RT   
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HotelChatter
   
Mandarin Oriental buys Madrid's Hotel Ritz   
Business Traveller
The hotel company spent £93 million (€130 million) for the prestigious property, which it has bought in a joint venture with Saudi Arabian multi-national The Olayan Group. Both firms will hold a 50 per cent share of the 167-room hotel, which first opened in ...

Mandarin Oriental to Take Over Hotel Ritz in Madrid   HotelChatter
Mandarin Oriental teams up with Saudi MNC to buy Hotel Ritz in Madrid   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Mandarin Oriental teams up with Saudi group to buy Hotel Ritz in Madrid for HK ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Hospitality Net   
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AsiaOne
   
Energy market overhaul could benefit 1MDB   
AsiaOne
There could be light at the end of the tunnel for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) should a long-mooted overhaul of Malaysia's electricity market take place, boosting the value and longevity of the debt-laden state investor's power assets. The current ...

Cash-strapped 1MDB needs RM5b this year, RM1.4b in annual interest   Malay Mail Online

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Financial Express
   
Janet Yellen tone suggests choppiness for global markets in near future   
Financial Express
In a speech to a business group in Providence, Rhode Island, Yellen said she expected economic data to strengthen. By: Reuters | Washington/providence | May 24, 2015 8:29 am. Google +. Post Comments. us federal bank janet yellen. Janet Yellen said at ...

The cost of dry cleaning shows the importance of US inflation data   The Australian Financial Review
U.S. Stocks Decline After Inflation Data Rise, Yellen Remarks   Bloomberg
Yellen tone suggests choppiness for markets ahead   Daily Times
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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AsiaOne
   
Johor says banks too stringent in giving out housing loans   
AsiaOne
Ismail (third from left) and Hoe (on Ismail's left) at the launch of Johor Mapex 2015. Print. JOHOR BARU - Banks are becoming overly cautious in disbursing housing loans to buyers, even first timers who meet the more stringent requirements set by Bank ...

Singaporeans no longer attracted to Johor properties   The Rakyat Post

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Digital Journal
   
Japan files complaint with WTO over S. Korea food import bans   
Digital Journal
Tokyo - Japan is challenging South Korea's import bans and increased restrictions on foods from Japan after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. On Thursday, the central government filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization.
Suit filed with WTO over S. Korea's food import restrictions   The Japan News
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of May 22, 2015   Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
Japan Appeals WTO Report On Chinese Duties   Tax-news.com
just-food.com (subscription)   
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