Brian Koo, a scion of the family that controls South Korean electronics giant LG, has been looking to make a name for himself ... Sng claimed that he had seats on various boards and advisory panels at ... ( read original story ...)
Players from Singapore best among ASEAN imports – Satianathan
“Their performance is very consistent and it’s worth getting their services because players from Vietnam, Myanmar or Thailand tend to ask for very high salaries compared to Singapore imports,” he said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore River One picks PR partner
Most recently, Asia PR Werkz was appointed by Korean electronics company LG Electronics as its public relations agency for Singapore. Starting March 2020, the appointment is for a period of one year ... ( read original story ...)
India drops anti-dumping probe against MEG imports from Saudi Arabia
India has dropped an anti-dumping investigation over imports of polyester feedstock monoethylene glycol (MEG) from Saudi Arabia, but will continue the effort against Kuwait, Oman, Singapore and the ... ( read original story ...)
Pittsburgh custom agents seize over $51,000 in counterfeit electronics, shoes, purses
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced they seized 19 packages from Hong Kong, two from China and one each from Taiwan and Singapore worth more than $51,000. ( read original story ...)
To Belgrade and beyond: Beijing exports China model of virus management
After elbow-bump greetings, Vucic kissed Serbia's flag, then China's. In Serbia, one of Beijing's closest European allies, and a handful of other friendly countries, China is providing on-the-ground ... ( read original story ...)
‘Errrr’ … Singapore’s Ho Ching thanks ‘friends in Taiwan’ after quibble over masks donation
A comment by Singapore’s Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin earlier on Monday – since deleted – suggested there may have been some frustration in the city state over Taipei’s move to impose a blanket ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore orders 10 non-essential businesses to close after they flout rules
Ten businesses that do not provide essential services have been told to cease operations after they were found to have remained open during the circuit breaker period that began on Tuesday (April 7) ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus could spark a financial crisis for struggling countries, Singapore’s trade minister warns
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could cascade from a health catastrophe into a financial crisis in countries struggling to cope, Singapore's trade minister warned on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s richest man Li Xiting on Bloomberg billionaires list gains $5 billion with ventilators
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - As the coronavirus pandemic wrecks economies, markets and fortunes, three founders of a company that makes ventilators have added a combined US$7 billion (S$10 billion) to ... ( read original story ...)
Room for Vietnamese farm produce exports to Singapore amid COVID-19
Vietnamese enterprises shipped around 500 tonnes of goods, including coffee, instant noodles, sweet potato, cabbage, pineapple, watermelon, and dragon fruit, to Singapore in March, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tech isn’t solution to COVID-19, says Singapore director of contact tracing app
Companies like Apple and Google have stepped up to help health officials track the coronavirus pandemic, but a government official behind contact tracing app is warnin ... ( read original story ...)
A New Decade For Asia’s Tech Capital: Three Things That Will Define Singapore’s Startup Scene in the 2020s
The minister wants Singapore to become the “Asian node of technology innovation and enterprise” - and one look at this year’s annual budget shows the government means what it says. The annual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore allows schools to resume Zoom use for home-based learning
The incidents prompted the education ministry to ban schools from using the video conference tool whilst it looked into the breaches. The ministry's divisional director of educational technology, ... ( read original story ...)
ACCA to Explore Potential Applications of Blockchain Technology in the Accounting Industry Together with Tezos Southeast Asia
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA") and Tezos Southeast Asia ("TSA") have announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to explore applications of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stops Teachers Using Zoom App After ‘Very Serious Incidents’
Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers after "very serious incidents" in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has seen schools move to home-based learning ... ( read original story ...)