China’s crude oil imports on a daily basis in June rose 15.2 per cent from a year earlier, customs data showed on Friday, as the start up of new large-scale refiners spurred demand for feedstocks. A ... ( read original story ...)
China’s June crude oil imports rise on-month, but below peak -Rtrs calculations
SINGAPORE/BEIJING — China’s crude oil imports rose in June from May on a daily basis but remained off April’s peak, according to Reuters calculations based on customs data issued on Friday. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Together: Redefining the national conversation
Is the latest citizen engagement exercise just another national conversation? Insight looks at why it's set to be different this time. In 1991, then Acting Minister for Information and the Arts George ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first seed bank launched at Botanic Gardens to promote plant conservation
SINGAPORE - Much has been said about endangered animal species, but Singapore is now also doing its part for threatened plant species in South-east Asia with the opening of the country's first seed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Just a matter of when’: the $20bn plan to power Singapore with Australian solar
There are ambitious solar and wind projects planned for both the Northern Territory and the Pilbara in Western Australia. Photograph: Alice Solar City/AAP The desert outside Tennant Creek, deep in the ... ( read original story ...)
2019 International Conference on Flexible Electronics opens in Zhejiang
More than 600 experts and scholars in the field of flexible electronics from China, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Australia, Belgium and Sweden attended the conference. The ICFE ... ( read original story ...)
Regulatory, capital market reforms needed to revive Singapore’s stock market
Fundamental reforms to Singapore’s capital markets, pension system and how regulators interact with it are essential to revive our public equity market. A lack of reforms will inhibit its ... ( read original story ...)
Baby Hoai An, who fought for her life in Singapore hospital, dies in Vietnam
After spending about two months in Singapore, Hoai An returned to the Hue Quang monastery in Vietnam in June. Sharing news of the death in a Facebook post on Friday, Venerable Minh Tai said the nun ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens first seed bank to protect regional plant diversity against climate change
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first seed bank was officially launched on Saturday (Jul 13), as part of efforts to protect local and regional plant diversity against threats like climate change and habitat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP badly misses forecasts, shrinking 3.4% from the prior quarter
The Singapore dollar weakened slightly on the GDP news, reaching S$1.3585 from S$1.3570 before paring the loss. ... ( read original story ...)
Warning Shot to World Economy as Singapore Slumps, China Exports Drop
(Bloomberg) -- An unexpected contraction in Singapore’s economy and a slump in China’s exports sent a warning shot to the world economy as simmering trade tensions wilt business confidence and ... ( read original story ...)
The new tech driving traffic on Singapore’s roads
SINGAPORE: Ever find yourself cruising through multiple green lights down an empty stretch of road? It’s not just luck – technology is also at play. As part of Singapore's Smart Mobility 2030 vision, ... ( read original story ...)
DBS First Asian Bank To Be Named “World’s Best Bank” By Euromoney
Singapore is home to many ‘firsts’ in the world, from our airport to our passport to being the most expensive Asian city, and now, to the best bank in the world. Yesterday (11 July), DBS Bank was ... ( read original story ...)
DBS named World’s Best Bank by Euromoney, a first for an Asian bank
DBS has been named the World's Best Bank by Euromoney magazine in a first for an Asian bank. Euromoney editor Clive Horwood said DBS represented what a bank today should look like, noting: "No other ... ( read original story ...)
With its US$15M Fresh Investment Round, igloohome Launches iglooworks, An Enterprise-Focused Smart Access Line to Support Smart Cities
SINGAPORE, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With a new round ... incorporating new communication protocols such as NB-IoT, Cat-M, LTE, Z-wave and more. These protocols allow for added online features of ... ( read original story ...)
Crazy Rich Asian: Dyson’s founder forks out US$54 million for Singapore’s biggest penthouse – this is how it looks like
It’s official: James Dyson will soon be living like a crazy rich Asian. The billionaire founder of British electronics company Dyson has bought Singapore’s most-expensive penthouse – a sumptuous three ... ( read original story ...)