Singapore-based DBS Bank to start India subsidiary from October

Singapore’s DBS Bank will launch its India subsidiary in October. It will become the second foreign bank to open a local unit. The first foreign bank to launch its subsidiary in India was State Bank of Mauritius in 2017, after RBI came out with the ... ( read original story ...)

9 ways property investors can earn big from office spaces

When it comes to investing in commercial property in Singapore, office spaces are often considered a category that only veteran property investors can handle. It’s one of the more volatile property types, but often one of the most rewarding in terms of ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC Singapore boosting wealth business in ASEAN

HSBC Bank (Singapore) has launched HSBC Jade, aimed at supporting and servicing individuals looking for high net worth banking solutions in Singapore. A global proposition for HSBC's retail banking and wealth management business, HSBC Jade will deliver ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, Korea Say ‘Hello London’ as China Exits

Brexit worries may be damping sentiment in Europe but in Asia, real-estate investors don’t appear too concerned. While Chinese purchasers of London property have put away their wallets as capital controls bite, buyers from Hong Kong, Singapore and ... ( read original story ...)

Are Singapore’s Millennials Financially Irresponsible?

But how do their financial habits really compare to other generations? And how do Singapore's millennials compare to young people around the world? How Do Millennials Compare to Other Generations in Singapore? According to Credit Bureau Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

8 Free Calling Apps & Chat Apps in Singapore (2018)

Still cheaper than calling long distance on your mobile phone, though. The rates always depend on which country you're calling. For the sake of easy comparison, we'll be checking the Singapore rates, but obviously you should check your country of choice. ( read original story ...)

Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travellers

Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect the tightly-controlled country from infectious diseases. The country of 5.6 million people is a popular tourist destination, with ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore in drive to export modern construction to India

Singapore’s productivity-focussed Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will lead a delegation of around 30 companies to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to offer expertise in modern construction methods and to seek work for Singaporean firms. ( read original story ...)

Singapore to provide Drone Patrolling technology to AP

Amaravati: A Singapore company to extend Drone Patrolling technology to Andhra Pradesh in prevention of crime at Visakhapatnam beach. The Singapore Minister for Social and Family Development and National Development Desmond Lee agreed to extend the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore summit success may prompt defence spending issue

WASHINGTON — If the Singapore summit put North Korea on a path to eliminating its nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump says it has, then it also may have poked a hole in the Pentagon’s main argument for a multibillion-dollar expansion of homeland ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Millennials Prefer Property

Singapore millennials aren’t all selfie-obsessed narcissists blowing their pay on avocado toast. More than half the city-state’s 21-36 year-olds already own a home, according to a HSBC Holdings Plc survey. What’s more, 24 percent of those own ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Pacific sees exponential growth in LTE usage

4G LTE data consumption in the Asia Pacific region has grown by 317 per cent this year, according to new research published by Syniverse. Speaking ahead of the ConnecTechAsia event in Singapore this week… 4G LTE data consumption in the Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)