The HSBC Connections Hub is available free for customers in Singapore, Canada, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Britain and the United States. More countries and territories will be added in the second half of the year. Mr Richard Davies ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines CEO Signals Job Cuts Loom in Business Review
Singapore Airlines Ltd. said jobs are likely to be cut as part of a business review Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier has kicked off to revive earnings following a surprise quarterly loss. The premium carrier’s staff is aware headcount reduction is ... ( read original story ...)
SGX-IMDA tie-up is important first step, but will not fix tech-IPO drought
Claim offer now! As Singapore has grown itself into a regional leader in the startup economy, one would think it’s traditional status as Southeast Asia’s finance hub would make it the perfect place for tech companies to IPO. This could not be further ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore among 10 cities leading the way in urban mobility
Singapore has been named among 10 cities in Asia Pacific implementing ... and there are numerous bike-sharing services available. As of 2016, property developers are also required to submit a detailed Walking and Cycling Pan as part of their development ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand jails Holland Village Standard Chartered bank robber
According to authorities in Singapore, a city-state with one of the world's lowest crime rates, David Roach strolled into a Standard Chartered bank branch last July, handed the teller a scrap of paper and walked off with the cash. The 28-year-old then fled ... ( read original story ...)
10 Quick Things Investors Should Learn About DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s Latest 2017 First Quarter Earnings
DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05) is one of the cool companies in Singapore’s stock market that shares webcasts and/or transcripts of their earnings presentations. In early May, the company released its 2017 first quarter earnings. I had recently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Likely To Remain Rangebound
The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, easing almost 5 points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,235-point and it may extend its losses on Wednesday. The global forecast for the ... ( read original story ...)
Open Signal state of LTE report shows Australia sits in the top 10 for speed, but lower for availability
Topping the global speed list for LTE is Singapore with an average speed of 45.62Mbps. While they topped the scores in speeds, when it came to availability with access to LTE Singapore dropped way out of the top 10 with just access to LTE only just over 82 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. has some of the best LTE coverage in the world, but still lags behind in speed
The biggest gulf remains in LTE download speeds, where the U.S. averages just 15 mbps — that's in the bottom quarter of the list, and just one-third the speed of the leader, Singapore. The U.S. (86.5%) bests its neighbors Canada (81.1%) and Mexico (69.04 ... ( read original story ...)
OpenSignal Publishes The State of LTE Report, US Ranks Well With Exception to Speed
The leaders in speed are Singapore (45.62Mbps), South Korea (43.46Mbps), Hungary (42.61Mbps), and Norway (41.36Mbps). To sum it up, not only do these populations have good access to LTE, but their speeds are superior, too. When we compare to our closest ... ( read original story ...)
Jio 4G speed dips, availability surges in India: OpenSignal
... 4G speeds tend to be the ones that have built LTE-Advanced networks and have a large proportion of LTE-Advanced capable devices. Singapore, South Korea, Hungary, Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Croatia, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Australia, Denmark ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment continues to rise, firms most optimistic in 2 years
SINGAPORE — Business sentiment in the Republic has continued to improve for the third quarter of this year, led by the transportation and manufacturing sectors, with a key measure of confidence showing companies here at their most optimistic in two years. ( read original story ...)
Lorong 1 Realty Park site awarded
A 144,221 sq ft residential site at Lorong 1 Realty Park has been awarded to Fantasia Investment (Singapore) Pte Ltd ... The tender for the rare landed property site attracted 11 bids, with the winning bid working out to a land price of around S$526 ... ( read original story ...)
UOB hires buy-side director and wine-bar owner for senior IB role
Elizabeth Lin has left One North Capital to join UOB as a senior director in corporate finance IBD, according to her online public profile. She spent two years and four months as a research director at One North Capital, the Singapore-based independent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is getting its very own direct flight from United Airlines
(BUSINESS NEWS) United Airlines is about to offer a flight direct from Los Angeles, California to Changi, Singapore. For those of you who love garden covered islands, luxurious cities, brightly colored shop houses and extremely long direct plane flights ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s public sector outlines plans to go green
SINGAPORE: Singapore's public sector is taking the lead in ... It is also made of wood from responsible sources and uses smart technology to control lighting and air conditioning. "It will be a hub for thought leadership, sharing of best practices ... ( read original story ...)