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Tang Choon Keng (Chinese: 董俊竞; pinyin: Dǒng Jùnjìng; 12 September 1901 – 3 September 2000), colloquially known as CK Tang, was a Singaporean entrepreneur, who founded the Tangs department store in Singapore. Tang established Orchard Road as a premier retail district in Singapore.
TANGS is a department store located on Orchard Road in Singapore, owned by C.K. Tang Limited. The store is regarded as a principal shopping destination in the city, comparable to Bloomingdale's in New York City and Selfridges in London. [1] [2] The company was founded by Tang Choon Keng in 1932. [3]
The Artists Village (TAV) is a Singapore-based contemporary art group. [1] TAV began as Singapore's first art colony, founded by contemporary artist Tang Da Wu in 1988. [2] Apart from Tang, prolific performance artists such as Amanda Heng and Lee Wen were also closely associated with TAV. [3]
Gordon Tang, also known as Yigang Tang, [1] is a Singaporean billionaire businessman who owns a controlling stake in Singapore-listed property developer SingHaiyi together with his wife Celine Tang, who is CEO of the company. [2] In 1980s, Tang was a professional windsurfer from Shantou, China. [1]
8 June – Singapore Press Holdings launches SPH MediaWorks in preparation for the launch of its TV channels. [35] 9 June – MediaCorp is awarded a licence by the Ministry of Information and the Arts to operate a newspaper. [36] 17 June – The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club's new clubhouse and marina is officially opened. [37]
Tanglin is home to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which was established in 1859. It is the oldest garden in Singapore [8] and it is located near the Orchard Road shopping belt. The Botanic Gardens can be accessed via two main entrances: Bukit Timah Gate at the northern end and Tanglin Gate at the southern end.
From January 2009 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Frank Mergenthaler joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 90.5 percent return on your investment, compared to a 53.1 percent return from the S&P 500.
However the 6th floor store was shut down on November 30, 2023, [11] due to their opening of 10 more stores across Singapore. However, on July 22, 2024, Jollibee reopened their store in Lucky Plaza on B1 to replace McDonald's. [12] Back in 2014, there was an oversupply of retail spaces in Singapore. [13]