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• Oct 29, 2026 Hong Kong’s Apartment Horror Films Turn Housing Pressure Into Fear From cramped corridors to unaffordable homes, Hong Kong horror films make property pressure and urban folklore part of the terror.
• Oct 29, 2026 Google expands Singapore healthcare AI work with NHG Health programme and research hub Google’s Singapore plans pair population health forecasting with clinical AI evaluation, while a new research hub connects local institutions with global teams.
• Oct 29, 2026 NCS Plans to Expand AI Specialist Team to More Than 300 in Two Years NCS aims to grow its AI specialist team from 100 to more than 300, while training staff and developing applications across three industries.
• Oct 29, 2026 Hong Kong Builds a Performing Arts Export Business Around Home-Grown Shows A Bruce Lee ballet and the success of The Impossible Trial anchor Hong Kong’s bid to create and export original stage productions.
• Oct 29, 2026 Sentosa and Tada Plan Public Autonomous Shuttle Rides for Early 2027 Two eight-seat shuttles are planned for Sentosa, with 27 stops and daily service from 1 pm to 7 pm. The first phase will cover the island’s west.
• Oct 29, 2026 UK High Street Faces £250m Business Rates Rise Despite Healey’s Freeze Healey’s relief changes help some firms, but retail, hospitality and leisure businesses still face a £250m rates increase next April.
• Oct 29, 2026 Green Office Rent Premiums Vary Widely, With Singapore Among the Lowest Savills found a 23% average premium in Hong Kong, while Singapore’s is limited as green features become standard.
• Oct 29, 2026 Sembcorp and DayOne Explore Power Solutions for Asia Data Centres The pact will assess power generation, renewable supply and infrastructure, building on DayOne’s existing projects in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
• Oct 29, 2026 Iran Calls Qatar’s Latest Peace Draft Unacceptable as Gulf Shipping Risks Persist Tehran disputes whether Qatar’s draft is a genuine offer, while Houthi attacks raise fresh concerns about oil supply and key shipping routes.
• Oct 29, 2026 CDL Hospitality Trusts Q3 NPI climbs 7.1% as overseas hotels offset Singapore softness CDLHT’s Q3 NPI reached S$36.7 million, with gains in the UK, New Zealand and Australia outweighing weaker results in Singapore and Japan.
• Oct 29, 2026 Far East Hospitality Trust Q3 Income Rises as Japan Hotels Lift Revenue Far East Hospitality Trust’s Q3 income available for distribution rose 6.3% to S$20.2 million, with Japan hotel revenue offsetting softer Singapore tourism dema...
• Oct 29, 2026 CICT Q3 NPI climbs 13.8% to S$334.9 million as acquisitions lift income Paragon and other assets drove CICT’s Q3 growth, while retail income fell and borrowings rose. Occupancy and rent reversions remained firm.
• Oct 28, 2026 High Street Tax Relief Funded by Gambling Duty and Online VAT Changes A higher business rates threshold will benefit 70,000 businesses, funded by a gambling duty increase and new VAT collection duties for online platforms.
• Oct 28, 2026 Anthropic’s Wealth Surge Puts a San Francisco Landlord’s Rent Promise to the Test Anthropic’s growth coincides with sharp San Francisco rent gains, but one landlord says tenants’ fortunes shouldn’t change a written rent schedule.
• Oct 27, 2026 Poundland Sale Stalls as £30m Loan Terms Complicate Bids for Retailer A dispute over repayment of Poundland’s £30m loan has stalled the leading whole-company bid, as store buyers weigh alternatives.
• Oct 27, 2026 UK Shop Price Inflation Climbs as Retailers’ Discounting Gives Way Shop price inflation reached 2.1% in October, with non-food prices rising faster as retailers absorb higher costs and rely on promotions.
• Oct 23, 2026 Tesco Equal Pay Case Moves to Trial After Appeal Rejected Tesco’s challenge to the method for assessing work has ended, clearing the way for a trial involving more than 16,000 shop workers.
• Oct 23, 2026 Supermarkets Assess Demand Risk After Sudden Three-Day Preparedness Advice Retailers say they were given little notice of new household advice, while suppliers assess whether demand for food and bottled water could rise.
• Oct 23, 2026 Boohoo Returns to Profit as Debenhams Growth and Asset Sales Reshape Turnaround Boohoo made £28m profit on lower revenue, while Debenhams grew 14%. Asset sales are expected to leave net debt negligible at year-end.
• Oct 22, 2026 Bloomsbury Bets on Harry Potter and Sarah J. Maas to Lift Second-Half Profit First-half revenue and pre-tax profit fell, but Bloomsbury expects major book releases and a Harry Potter television adaptation to drive a record year.