chinatown

Retail Asia13/05/2019

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Singapore’s Chinatown Point Mall has been sold to a subsidiary of Pan Asia Realty Advisors, for S$520 million (US$383.28 million). The joint-venture, including Mitsubishi Estate and CLSA Real Estate Partners, will also acquire four accompanying strata office units in the office tower element of the project. Perennial Real Estate Holdings and a consortium of investors […]

Retail Asia17/05/2016

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Globe Telecom has entered a collaboration with the city government of Manila to roll out fiber broadband technology in Binondo. This initiative will provide internet connectivity with speeds of up to 1Gbps to the world’s oldest Chinatown. Early this year, Globe made a call for local governments’ support for its initiative to build on its […]

Retail Asia11/02/2016

Food takes centrestage during Chinese New Year, like most festive celebrations. But in the lead up to the occasion this year, retailers selling festive goodies say business is more lacklustre compared to 2015. Family-run bak kwa (sliced barbecued pork) stall Bee Kim Heng has seen festive retail sales drop by 10 to 20 per cent […]

Retail Asia14/09/2015

A yearly extravaganza, Chinatown will once again don on specially designed lanterns, accompanied by a myriad of decorative installations, to present the lights and sounds of the Mid-Autumn Festival that will take place from Sunday, 13 September to Monday, 12 October 2015. A total of 2,300 lanterns will line the busy streets of the precinct, […]

Retail Asia08/07/2015

Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines and the Singapore Tourism Board are to invest S$20m ($14.8m) on a coordinated effort to encourage more visitors to engage in leisure, business and MICE activities. All three parties have agreed a two-year partnership aimed at enriching Singapore’s appeal to more visitors through an enhanced and coordinated approach, involving the […]

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Singapore’s Chinatown Point Mall Finally Sold

Globe rolls out fiber in world’s oldest Chinatown

Slower sales for Chinese New Year goodies, say Chinatown retailers

Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrates Singapore’s Golden Jubilee

‘Team Singapore one for all’ $15m tourism spend