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Thai govt opens door to more foreign investors
Rental, operations and financial leasing, factoring will be allowed to have majority foreign ownership.
What brands are hot & what are not
A poll by online magazine brandchannel.com asked its readers to identify the brands with the greatest impact on their lives. Let's find out which brand came out tops.
Businesswoman overcomes odds in China
Dorothy Seet, CEO of Beijing Smart Garments, honoured by SBA.
SMEs leverage on big firms' research via new portal
A*Star agency has roped in 15 research institutes, universities and MNCs to spread innovations and new technologies through its recently launched web portal, www.exploit-ip.com.
Why it's time to invest in Vietnam
Bargains are emerging in the S$97 billion economy.
He nearly signs deal for $4k until...
Pay for advertising in directory listings?
Temp site too tight
Space given is 4sq m, while temporary stalls elsewhere have areas of 5 sq m to 13sq m, claim stallholders.
Business opportunities aplenty in Oman
S'pore firms can invest in range from tourism, infrastructure, infocomm and environmental technologies to transport and logistics.
50 cents for meal & coffee...
Great offer or misleading? Patrons divided over promotion - as deal is valid only with extra orders.
OUT: Blindfolded games
IN: Cooking 5-course meals

Specialised activities replace traditional games in corporate team-building and companies offering them are seeing increased business.
Spring launches $50m prog to turn R&D concepts into businesses
The $50 million programme is an extension of Spring's Technology Innovation Programme.
Wedding dress industry rakes in good money
The market for wedding dresses is booming in Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
S'pore enterprises find banking sweet spot
Business is booming for most and, unlike before, bank support is right behind them.
Survey will help identify SMEs' key concerns
This year, SMEs will be polled on several topics: rising business costs, business strategies, overseas expansion plans, funding, information technology and innovation, and training and management.
EDB gets more leeway to explore new businesses
'As the EDB is tasked to explore new businesses and industries that it has not dealt with before, this definition of business enterprise is potentially restrictive.'
Wanted: Rich foreign entrepreneurs to set up shop here
Govt announced this at the launch of its revamped talent outreach programme, Contact Singapore.
Search on for top 10 SMEs in annual SI 100 ranking
SI 100 ranks companies based on highest overseas revenue and performance in nine key markets or regions.
State run funds can curb excesses of global banks
SWFs would have huge influence on stability of their own investments.
He doubles his wealth every 2 years
When Mr Iain Ewing arrived in Singapore in 1985, he had just C$25,000 (about S$33,727 at the current exchange rate) to his name. Fast forward to today, and the Canadian and Singapore permanent resident is now sitting on a net worth of $20 million.
Wise buys by GIC and Temasek?
The sub-prime crisis has brought mighty financial giants to their knees, caused their share prices to plunge and mired their shareholders in mountains of paper losses.
 
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