South Korean President Moon Jae-in will embark on a two-nation Asia tour to India and Singapore next week aimed at enhancing ... cooperation," the official was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. The South Korean leader is also set to hold talks ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile to build second APAC data centre in Singapore
China Mobile International has begun construction plans for a new data centre in Singapore, its second built-up facility in Asia-Pacific, which will support its global network. MyRepublic not late to Singapore mobile market, but must differentiate with ... ( read original story ...)
Citi launches Professional Conversion Programme to upskill staff
It is one of several training initiatives to reskill 2000 staff over the next three years. For example, in March this year, Citibank Singapore – Citi’s consumer banking division – became the first bank in Singapore to launch IBF-accredited training ... ( read original story ...)
Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’ opens at UOB Art Gallery
United Overseas Bank (UOB) Art Gallery presents Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’. Running from 28 June to 30 July, this new artist showcase explores Tan’s perceptions of Singapore’s textured diversity, where the East converges with the West ... ( read original story ...)
The Commencement Ceremony of China Mobile International Limited Singapore Data Center
SINGAPORE, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- China Mobile International Limited (CMI) held a construction commencement ceremony for the launching of its Singapore data center. Mr. Wang Yunwei, Third Secretary of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s electronics inventory hits 7-year high
But electronics exports are down, indicating a divergence between measures. This chart from Maybank Kim Eng shows that the inventory component of Singapore's electronics Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has been climbing since late 2016 and touched a seven ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Rise Strongly for Second Quarter
Singapore private home prices posted a second straight quarter of strong gains as the property market extended its recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, according ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Jump Most Since 2010 in Second Quarter
Singapore private home prices surged the most since 2010 as the property market extends its recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, according to a flash estimate ... ( read original story ...)
YouAppi Widens Global Footprint And Further Expands Asia Operations With New Office In Singapore
Mobile advertising growth in Singapore currently exceeds global rates, with entertainment and media revenues expected to rise to $6.58 billion USD in 2020 (PwC). Online video is the hottest growth segment for mobile advertising across the country ... ( read original story ...)
Last Week in Numbers: A Focus on Singapore
Singapore factory output growth accelerated in May, growing 11.1% year-on-year. This is faster than analysts’ estimates of a 10% growth and beat April’s 9.1% rise. Electronics, which makes up about a third of Singapore’s manufacturing output ... ( read original story ...)
Oil to Trade at $65 to $75 Range, Standard Chartered’s Gill Says
Jun.18 -- Manpreet Gill, the Singapore-based head of fixed income, currency and commodities strategy at Standard Chartered Plc, talks about oil production and prices. He speaks with Julie Hyman on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." ( read original story ...)
Hearing of winding-up application against Big Box owner adjourned
SINGAPORE - Struggling mainboard-listed consumer electronics retailer TT International on Friday said the hearing of the winding up application by SCB Building Construction against the company's 51-per-cent-owned subsidiary, Big Box Pte Ltd (BBPL), has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Terrorism Threat at Highest Since 9/11, Minister Says
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore faces its highest terrorism threat level since the time of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings, Singapore’s defense minister said. “There are no signs to indicate that this will abate within ... ( read original story ...)