SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Singapore's defence minister said on Friday that Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets were the most suitable replacement for its F-16 fleet, and it planned to buy "a few p... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Enterprise Mobile App Development Companies in Singapore 2018
We’ve marched into the mobile age — there’s no doubt about it. One area that’s continuing to grow, especially for business goals, is app development. According to Google, 91% mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Manulife puts Singapore real-estate IPO on hold
The $420 million IPO of a real estate investment trust in Singapore has been put on hold by Canadian bank and mortgage lender Manulife Financial due to weakness in global markets. As Asian stocks fell ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley Targets Singapore’s Rich Chinese Entrepreneurs
(Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley, the world’s second-largest wealth manager, is beefing up its services for rich clients in Singapore with a focus on Chinese entrepreneurs looking to set up family office... ( read original story ...)
City Developments: Only Singapore property group listed on Gender-Equality Index for two years running
Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) has been selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). It was selected in recognition of its commitment to transparency in gender re... ( read original story ...)
Yen’s Rising Linkage With Yield Differentials Signals Upside
“We were looking for a catalyst to be short dollar, and I think we have finally got that in the form of the dovish Fed,’’ Mayank Mishra, a macro strategist at Standard Chartered in Singapore, said in ... ( read original story ...)
Courts Asia gets buy offer from Japanese electronics retailer Nojima
SINGAPORE: Courts Asia has received an acquisition offer by a subsidiary of Japanese electronics retailer, Nojima. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Corporate Finance, who will be handling the prospective ... ( read original story ...)
This Sector will Take Centrestage in Singapore This Year
Unicorns, million-dollar data centres, and mergers and acquisitions—these words sum up the 2018 technology scene in Singapore. In the new year, fintech (financial technology) will take centre-stage. A... ( read original story ...)
New facility at Singapore Polytechnic offers live testbed for companies’ 5G innovations
SINGAPORE - The fifth generation of wireless networking technology may not be commercially available here yet, but companies will soon be able to test the 5G innovations they are developing at a facil... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aiming to become region’s urban agriculture technology hub: Koh Poh Koon
SINGAPORE - Singapore has the "right ingredients" to make it the urban agriculture and aquaculture technology hub in the region, Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, said ... ( read original story ...)
Banks kept at ‘overweight’ by UOB on Fed’s dovish stance, dividend yield
SINGAPORE (Jan 18): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining Singapore’s banking sector at “overweight” after the US Fed calmed the nerves of investors with its dovish disposition, which subsequently generated a r... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports see biggest drop in 2 years with surprise 8.5% fall in December
SINGAPORE - After a 2.8 per cent dip in November last year, Singapore non-oil exports fell 8.5 per cent in December from a year ago, as both electronics and non-electronics shipments shrank. Despite a ... ( read original story ...)
Former Singapore presidential candidate plans new opposition party
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A former member of Singapore’s ruling party and presidential candidate said on Friday he had applied to set up a new party, making a return to politics ahead of an election expec... ( read original story ...)
Ageing Singapore: City-state helps firms retain workers past retirement age
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mohsin Khan is still at his job repairing aircraft hydraulics parts although the Singaporean turns 75 in a couple of months. His technical skills are prized by his employer ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tickets on sale
SINGAPORE - In a bid to attract families to this year's HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, organisers rolled out early bird discounts for family packages and youth as tickets went on sale on Thursday (Jan 1... ( read original story ...)
Duathlon: Triathlon Association of Singapore to launch programme to land SEA Games medal
Sunday's event will feature some of the Philippines' top athletes, such as 2016 and 2017 men's national champion Jarwyn Banatao, as well as Singapore's 2015 SEA Games men's triathlon bronze medallist ... ( read original story ...)