DESPITE clear signs that the taxi industry is overcrowded - operators posting thinner profits, outright losses, and hundreds of taxis laid up idle - there is a new applicant for a taxi-operating licence.
COMMUNITY clubs (CCs) have upped the level of sophistication in their courses, offering classes ranging from shochu appreciation to chocolate making and even wine-and-food pairing sessions.
THE hipster shopping scene is getting hotter. At least 50 retail stores at two locations are set to open this year to cater to the young adult crowd. Relatively unburdened by mortgages, kids and retirement concerns, this group is still thronging the malls.
