Kopi With YP: Your Minimalist Morning Brief, 24 Apr

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

Business

Gold sank the most in more than seven weeks as investors returned to riskier assets in the midst of the French election.

TenCent expects its mobile messaging app WeChat to provide electronic payment in every Chinese shop within two years.

The pound rises to a five-month high, trading 1.8% higher after the first round of the French election.
 

World

Malaysia and China are joining hands to set up a high-level defence committee, marking the first time Malaysia is buying a defence asset from China.

China’s One Belt, One Road initiative is not intended as a challenge to the current global economic system.
 

Local

Interviews were conducted on the spot at the career fair for more than 700 jobs in more than 10 industries.

Bicycle sharing-firm Mobike is rolling out 1,000 more parking areas in push for responsible user behaviour.

Ang Mo Kio residents can look forward to more bicycle racks and new lockers for their e-scooters as the town gears up to become car-lite.
 

Tech

Samsung and Google announced a new partnership that makes Google Play Music the default music service on Samsung devices worldwide.

Spotify is ensuring that their “independent” artists are on board with their new deal to become more mainstream.