Bloomberg Singapore stock traders may finally get their lunch break back. Singapore Exchange Ltd., which runs the city’s equity market, is considering reinstating the midday intermission, according to people familiar with the matter. SGX in 2011 scrapped the break, which lasted from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. every day, in an effort to boost trading. The bourse is expected ...

  Bloomberg Two mainland Chinese companies outbid Hong Kong’s largest developers with a HK$16.9 billion ($2.2 billion) offer for a rare residential waterfront site, the highest price ever posted in a government land sale. Logan Property Holdings Co. and KWG Property Holding Ltd. beat 13 other bidders including Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., according ...

  Bloomberg In China’s manufacturing heartland Guangdong, clock maker Dannol Electronics Co. is grappling with higher input costs stemming from tougher environmental regulations. Already squeezed by years of rising wage bills and intensifying domestic competition, the company recently increased asking prices by an average of 15 percent for new customers and plans to do the same with older buyers soon. ...