SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian ride-hailing firm Jugnoo plans to enter the Singapore market next month, its chief executive said on Wednesday, joining other companies eyeing the city state as Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] prepares to leave. Uber’s app will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March industrial output seen up 5.4 percent
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s industrial production is expected to have risen at a slightly slower annual pace in March than the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday. Manufacturing output in March is likely to be up 5.4 percent from a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pursues $1 Billion Port Development
Along with this agreement, MPA has also signed six other agreements with local and international companies at the Singapore Maritime Technology Conference —to promote innovation, boost efficiency and develop maritime operations. One such agreement has ... ( read original story ...)
Blue Wireless launches new AsiaPac 4G/LTE Service for Enterprises
SINGAPORE, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Blue Wireless is announcing a major improvement in 4G/LTE connectivity options for Enterprise customers, introducing its own 4G/LTE SIM card offering high-speed wireless connectivity in 15 markets in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore mourns Inuka, the world’s only ‘tropical polar bear’
The only polar bear ever born in the tropics has died in Singapore of age-related ailments. "We have jointly made the difficult but necessary decision to not revive Inuka from anaesthesia on humane grounds," the Singapore Zoo said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Secret Weapon In The Startup Race Is Workplace Flexibility
So what is it that makes Singapore such a good place to breed entrepreneurial talent? Our findings showed that the scheme yielded a substantial positive impact on entrepreneurship, with new business creation growing by 23% among businesses permitted under ... ( read original story ...)
Shell, Inpex near finish line in race to export north Australian LNG
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shell and Inpex are on the final stretch of a years-long race to export gas from offshore northern Australia, where both have spent billions of dollars building the world’s biggest maritime vessels to grab a slice of Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Oil Exports up but Overall Trade down Year-On-Year
Singapore's domestic oil exports were up by 6% in March compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Enterprise Singapore. Malaysia, Indonesia and Liberia were all export markets seeing double digit percentage growth at +34.6%, +19.2% ... ( read original story ...)
UK red meat sector explores export opportunities in Philippines, Singapore
The UK's meat sector is on a trade "offensive" in Southeast Asia as it sent a two-day British Meat Trade Mission to the Philippines last week and is showcasing its quality red meat at an international trade show in Singapore this week. The Agriculture and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March industrial output seen up 5.4 percent: Reuters poll
“If you look at the last diverged, exports have been persistently weak, while manufacturing has been persistently fantastic,” Tan added. Singapore’s industrial production in February topped forecast, rising more than expected from a year ago at 8.9 ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Surge in China’s gasoline exports crunch fuel profit margins: Russell
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * GRAPHIC: China gasoline exports vs Singapore gasoline profit margin: https://reut.rs/2KaruiW LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 24 (Reuters) - China's surging imports of crude oil ... ( read original story ...)
Indian defence industry has strong potential for exports: UK trade group ADS
SINGAPORE: British aerospace and defence trade group ADS today said it sees India as a priority market with which it has a long-term commitment, noting the Indian defence industry's strong potential for exports to emerging markets. The ADS Group Ltd has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Lee Names New Trade, Industry Minister in Reshuffle
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a new trade ... Chan will play a key role in an economy that is forecast to see solid growth in 2018 after an export boom last year gave the country its fastest expansion since 2014. Inflation remains ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Ethanol Exports Hit Monthly Record
The European Union jumped purchases significantly to 41.8 million gallons year-to-date, while U.S. exports of ethanol to Singapore increased 309 percent year-over-year to 31.1 million gallons thus far in the marketing year. Both markets are widely used as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM reshuffles cabinet with succession question looming
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday and named Chan Chun Sing, tipped as one of his potential successors, as trade minister. Lee, the eldest son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shelved IPOs Pile Up as Summit, Qualitas Struggle
Singapore initial public offerings sure are having trouble getting over the finish line these days. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Summit Power, the biggest independent power producer in Bangladesh, secured a cornerstone investment from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)