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Daily Briefing: PM Lee says Singapore's healthcare and education still needs to evolve; VC firm HealthXCapital kicks off US$25m healthcare fund
Daily Briefing: PM Lee says Singapore's healthcare and education still needs to evolve; VC firm HealthXCapital kicks off US$25m healthcare fund
And three office floors in The Octagon up for sale at $45.5m.
Huawei eyes backing 1 million AI developers in 3 years
The company hopes to bank on an AI industry that could grow to US$380b by 2025.
Singapore and Indonesia forge investment treaty
The city-state's investment deals in Indonesia hit $11.61b in 2017.
Jewel Changi Airport 90% leased ahead of 2019 opening
Tenants include Shake Shack, Pink Fish and Laderach which will have their maiden outlets in Singapore.
Singapore tops human capital index
Singaporeans can expect 13.9 years of education by age 18.
MAS keeps close watch on property market after cooling measures
It will take at least two to three quarters to understand its full implications.
Singapore is the world's best place for expats: study
But two in four could not afford a home in the city-state.
En bloc sales collapsed 90.71% to $353m in Q3
Total property sales crashed 42% to $6.5b.
Daily Briefing: Social development minister refutes inequality gap; UK luxury car hire kicks off in Singapore
And biotech startup RWDC clinches $17.97m in funding round.
Chart of the Day: Big 5 OSV stock prices rebounded 21% in Q3
Vallianz Holdings saw a 28.6% jump in its share price.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.11%
Wall Street's worst day since February could hurt gains today.
Singtel and Starhub to offer Google Pixel 3 in Singapore
The local telcos will include Google merchandise as part of their promo.
Huawei joins chipmaking fray with 2 new AI chips for data centres
But it does not plan to directly compete with global chipmakers as Ascend 910 and 310 will not be sold to third parties.
Mapletree Logistics Trust likely to expand footprint into new markets
Mapletree Investments just recently bought a logistics portfolio worth $1.54b in Europe and the US.
Private condo rents down 0.4% in September
Volumes slid 14.8% to 4,199 rented units.
HDB rents slipped 0.5% in September
Volumes dipped 3.8% to 1,690 units rented.
Grab steps up rewards scheme to reduce cancellations by drivers
Riders will also get 100 reward points for each time a driver cancels up on them.
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