Build more CBD offices; go slow on decentralised offices and CBD homes | US tariff wall to hurt S-E Asia petrochemical players as excess products flood the region

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Breakfast Brief Tuesday, May 20, 2025 THE LEVEL GROUND Build more CBD offices; go slow on decentralised offices and CBD homes [SINGAPORE] While many premier office buildings are clustered in Singapore's bustling Central Business District (CBD), there are established decentralised office nodes… US tariff wall to hurt S-E Asia petrochemical players as excess products flood the region [SINGAPORE] Petrochemical players in South-east Asia are bracing themselves for increasing competition, as the tariff-led breakdown of trade between the US and China… SingPost, FedEx deepen partnership with islandwide roll-out of parcel drop-off service [SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) has ramped up its partnership with global transport company FedEx with the extension of FedEx's parcel drop-off services to all… SINGAPORE GE2025 GE2025: Workers' Party's Andre Low, Eileen Chong to fill NCMP seats [SINGAPORE] Workers' Party (WP) candidates Andre Low and Eileen Chong will fill the two available Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats in Singapore's next… A startup, a scale-up and a hospital bag top accolades at maiden Design AI and Tech Awards [SINGAPORE] Home-grown semiconductor optics startup MetaOptics Technologies, local autonomous cleaning robot firm LionsBot and Sengkang General Hospital clinched top… BREAKING 07:09 AM GM to stop exporting vehicles from US to China, company says 07:06 AM China accuses US of undermining trade talks with warnings against Huawei chips 07:01 AM Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI 07:00 AM Critical minerals rise up global economic and political agenda 06:52 AM Dimon warns markets are underestimating geopolitical, inflation risks 06:49 AM Angry taxi drivers battle Paris police over fare change 06:39 AM Actors' union sues 'Fortnite' over AI Darth Vader 06:24 AM Oil settles up as signs of US-Iran impasse counter economic concerns 06:23 AM US Federal Reserve officials signal rates likely to stay on hold until at least September 06:20 AM Europe: Stocks subdued as corporate news outweighs US credit downgrade 06:13 AM US: Stocks end higher, shrugging off Moody's downgrade 06:07 AM Nike lays off some workers in shakeup of technology division 06:00 AM Sweden: a socialist paradise overflowing with billionaires 06:00 AM US tariff wall to hurt S-E Asia petrochemical players as excess products flood the region 05:00 AM TransportBT: Singapore's surprising and thriving space industry MORE BREAKING NEWS BT Short takes Futureproofing Businesses for Resiliency | BT x DBS Budget 2025 Dialogue Scam Awareness & Prevention Workshop for Seniors Workers of eFishery protest at its Bandung based headquarters MORE VIDEOS Latest Podcasts BT Money Hacks: Is China's economic resilience an investment opportunity? Market Focus Daily: Monday, May 19, 2025 WealthBT: Navigating a business sale MORE PODCASTS That's it for today's Breakfast Brief. Thank you for reading. You received this newsletter from someone? Sign up here to get daily updates right in your inbox. Other Good Reads Daily Debrief A round-up of all the important things that happened today. Property Insights Get an exclusive analysis of real estate and property news in Singapore and beyond. ESG Insights An exclusive weekly report on the latest environmental, social and governance issues. MORE NEWSLETTERS If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, click here.