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Broker's Calls
Analysts in favour of Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust's Seoul acquisition
Units in MNACT closed flat at 92.5 cents on September 29.
September 29, 2020
Singapore economy
Singapore's trade levels look up amid 'better than expected' NODX in Aug 2020 : CGS- CIMB
Higher global tech demand and stockpiling of key components ahead of US' restrictions on Huawei’s suppliers has boosted trade
September 21, 2020
Company in the news
iX Biopharma secures Israel patent for WaferiX
iX Biopharma says its intellectual property rights for its sublingual wafer technology is now secured in five continents.
September 21, 2020
Singapore economy
Recovery in electronics exports pushes Singapore's NODX up by 7.7% in August
Things are looking up for Singapore’s trade sector, with NODX expanding 7.7% in August 2020.
September 17, 2020
Covid-19
'Fast lane' for essential travel launched between Singapore and South Korea to operate from Sept 4
Travellers from Singapore and South Korea who need to travel between the two countries for business or official reasons will soon be able to do so under a fast lane agreement launched on September 4.
September 02, 2020
Emerging Markets
Can China save EMs again?
Investors should invest in gold as a hedge and invest in South Korean equities, while avoiding EM sovereign bonds due to low yield.
August 28, 2020
Covid-19
Seoul confirms second wave of Covid-19
KCDC director Jeong Eun-kyeong said that a holiday weekend in May prompted the beginning of the new wave.
June 22, 2020
Kim Jong Un leaves South Korean leader’s peace legacy in ruins
When North and South Korea opened their first liaison office, President Moon Jae-in declared a “new era has dawned.” This week, Kim Jong Un showed him how little had changed when he reduced the US$15 million building to rubble.
June 18, 2020
North Korea blows up South Korea liaison office, Seoul says
North Korea destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border Tuesday, South Korea said, shortly after threatening military action in the region over anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent into its territory.
June 16, 2020
Covid-19
Why America is losing to Covid-19
The US's struggles with Covid-19 stem not from a lack of effective disease control measures, but rather from a failure to deploy them decisively.
April 09, 2020