There's been a consistent wave of 5G-ready smartphones arriving on the shores of Singapore. We have Samsung, which brought the 5G-capable Galaxy S20 Ultra despite it not being the first 5G-capable ... ( read original story ...)
Reuters expands program to combat misinformation with Facebook partnership in Singapore
Reuters, the world’s largest multimedia news provider, today launched a media verification program in Asia through a new expanded partnership with Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program in ... ( read original story ...)
Razer is deploying free mask vending machines in Singapore
Razer is most well-known for its rainbow-hued gaming accessories, but the coronavirus pandemic has recently turned its attention to less fun, but more vital accoutrements. The company announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Citi, HSBC opening Asia offices show way for the rest of world
Thousands of bankers have returned to their offices across some of Asia’s biggest financial hubs, stepping gingerly into a new normal of face masks, desk shields and closed canteens. ( read original story ...)
UK fintech firm Revolut hires new Singapore executives as it ramps up regional growth
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UK-based payments fintech Revolut on Tuesday (May 12) announced that it has appointed James Shanahan - previously the chief operating officer (COO) of insurtech ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: DBS, SIA, Genting, Olam, Golden Agri, Perennial, SPH
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday (May 14):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Local Banks: Where Do They Go from Here?
We take a closer look at how the local banks have fared during this pandemic thus far.The post Singapore’s Local Banks: Where Do They Go from Here? appeared first on The Smart Investor. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Blockchain Week 2020 to Assess the New Technology Reality
Singapore will host the premier blockchain virtual event from July 21-23, organised and supported by the city’s leading government agencies. ( read original story ...)
Meet the robot dog enforcing social distancing in Singapore
Singapore is testing Spot, a four-legged robot, in a public park to assist safe distancing efforts. (Roslan Rahman / AFP/) Leaves crunch underfoot as Spot marches through the park, back straight as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers more grants to help fintech firms ride out pandemic
The SG$6 million ($3.44 million) grant can be used by local fintech companies to cover their daily working capital expenses as well as finance new product development work with financial institutions. ( read original story ...)
Alaska Wants Singapore Airlines To Start Passenger Flights And Potentially Open A Hub In Anchorage During COVID-19
Singaporeans are an attractive population to market tourism in Alaska,” the airport told the U.S. government this week. Anchorage said Singapore has a high per-capita GDP and “a miserably hot and ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 outbreak has hastened shift to cashless world for Singapore’s migrant workers
Singapore's accelerated shift to a cashless society amid the Covid-19 pandemic has rippled out into the world of the migrant workers who, being cooped up in their lodgings and dormitories, are being ... ( read original story ...)
Import-export paperwork streamlined in Xinjiang
ASEAN free trade certificate of origin in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was issued by the General Administration of Customs on Monday, ushering in a new way of doing things in the region. The ... ( read original story ...)
Clifford Chance Bolsters Singapore Offering With Restructuring Partner
Clifford Chance . Clifford Chance has hired a restructuring partner in Singapore. Shaun Langhorne, who starts with the Magic Circle firm next week, joins from Hogan Lovells where ... ( read original story ...)
MM Mega Market Vietnam aims to export 6,000 tonnes of local produce in 2020
As agricultural produce are facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MM Mega Market Vietnam aims to expand export markets and set the target to boost production by five times in 2020. ( read original story ...)
SocGen to Make Goodwill Payment to Singapore Airlines Short-Sellers
Societe Generale SA will make a one-time payment to those who used its daily leverage certificates to short Singapore Airlines Ltd. stock and got wiped out after the carrier’s share price surged ... ( read original story ...)