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From left: Jefferson Chen, co-founder, group chairman and CEO of Advance Intelligence Group; Byung Joon Han, co-founder, CEO and board director of Silicon Box; Caecilia Chu, CEO and co-founder of YouTrip; Lim Hock Chee, CEO and co-founder of Sheng Siong Group; Praveen Kumar Jain, chairman and co-founder of Valency International.
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The facade of the shuttered True Fitness outlet at Great World City on Sept 11.
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Singapore-founded intimates brand Embrace grows North America footprint with major Nordstrom deal

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Taste Orchard was a five-storey concept store operated by Hao Mart at the OG Orchard Point building in Somerset.
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Lawsuit from ex-advisers adds to claims arising from Hao Mart’s lease of Taste Orchard

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