Kopi With YP: Your Minimalist Morning Brief, 22 Mar

Get up to speed and stay smart with the latest business, tech, and local news in under 2 minutes 

Business

As the US dollar loses more ground, it kindled safe-haven demand for the Japanese Yen.

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as Wall Street was in a slump over doubts on Donald Trump’s economic agenda.

Mapletree closes a $1.3 billion student hotel trust after a successful fund-raising exercise. The first of such product in Singapore.
 

World

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Bali yesterday morning but thankfully no casualties have been reported.

Britain following Trump’s footsteps. The US and Britain imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes from certain Muslim-majority countries.

North Korea’s official military video on YouTube. North Korea released a propaganda video showing a US aircraft and warplane being destroyed.
 

Local

Taxis surge pricing becomes a reality. Grab combines taxi and private hire fleets for a new pricing model called JustGrab.

HungryGoWhere will be partnering with Foodpanda to provide food takeaway service, allowing online orders and self-collection.

PM Lee said that the Singapore-Vietnam ties are prospering, providing more job opportunities in Vietnam for Singaporeans.
 

Tech

Google launches its first developer preview of Android O for its new mobile operating system.

Apple introduces its cheapest iPad and a striking red version of the iPhone. Sales from the latter will help to combat AIDS.