Chinese national in Singapore charged for asking citizen to buy semi-detached house on his behalf

A Chinese national has been hauled to court for allegedly appointing a Singaporean woman to buy a unit in a landed housing estate on his behalf.As a foreigner, Chen Xiaopu, 39, would have required government approval to buy the semi-detached house and he was on Monday charged with an offence under the Residential Property Act.According to court records, the woman involved, Song Fanrong, 49, has also been charged with three similar offences and is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday.Chen is…