Kopi With YP: Your Minimalist Morning Brief, 7 Apr

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

Business

SGX has set up an independent regulatory subsidiary to explicitly separate its operating activities to enhance governance.

City Development Asia is the first Singaporean company to launch the first green bond.

OSIM applies for a spot on the Hong Kong exchange after its SGX exit.
 

World

US has launched cruise missiles in Syria, targeting an airfield near the Syrian city of homes.

Japan has decided to extend unilateral sanctions against North Korea for 2 years, continuing prohibitions on all trades with the North.

In keeping up with the Trump-Xi meeting, things are still civil with Trump saying that he has “developed a friendship” with the Chinese leader.
 

Local

Judgement day. The results of the appeal by City Harvest church leaders for misappropriating funds will be announced today.

Despite uncertainties on Trump’s Asia policy, US lawmakers have assured us that US-Singapore ties will continue to flourish.

Two new cases of Zika confirmed. Both occurred near the first case of Zika in Singapore at Simon Place.
 

Tech

Twitter refused US order to reveal the user behind the anti-Trump account, and will be challenging the demand in court.

YouTube will now block ads on channels with less than 10,000 views across all their posted videos.