HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG), a leading food distributor to Asian restaurants across the Southeast, Pacific and Mountain West regions of the United States, has appointed Victor Lee as the company’s new ... ( read original story ...)
AMTD International and Singapore Exchange Join Forces to Enhance the Connectivity of Financial Markets
AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB) and Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to promote the developmen ... ( read original story ...)
TES makes strategic investment in GenPlus Singapore
The investment marks TES's entry into energy storage systems (ESS). Positions TES as a leader in the second-life battery market. SINGAPORE, May ... ( read original story ...)
Peru, Singapore Heed Lockdown Advice, Google Map Analysis Shows
Stay home may have been the message from many governments across the globe in recent weeks, but analysis of Google Maps data by Nomura suggest residents of some countries are taking it more seriously ... ( read original story ...)
GoBear co-founder Marnix Zwart joins Standard Chartered as global head of partnerships
Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Marnix Zwart as Global Head, Partnerships of its Retail Banking division, effective immediately. ( read original story ...)
Wirecard CEO Resists Calls to Quit, Plans to Overhaul Business
Germany’s Wirecard AG plans to regain the confidence of investors with sweeping measures to improve compliance and control, said Chief Executive Officer Markus Braun, dismissing calls to step down. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Australia turn to tracking apps to combat COVID-19
As some European authorities study the use of COVID-19 tracking applications, countries such as Singapore, South Korea and Australia have already opted for these new technologies amid privacy concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore developing nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy to better detect unlinked cases in community: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: A nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy is being developed, as the Government scales up its testing capacity, said National Development ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s reputation will aid it in attracting premium sports events after outbreak, say experts
It is a different sporting world since the coronavirus pandemic struck this year, and analysts believe it will take time before live events return to the days of full stadiums and a packed calendar.. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Singapore | Leveraging First Page’s Digital Marketing To Maximise Credit Line For Businesses
By rolling out stricter circuit breaker measures, all but essential businesses have been required to close - directly impacting revenue. Global containment measures have thrown a curveball at ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 4,800 Indians are COVID-19 positive but with mild conditions in Singapore
Over 3,500 Indian nationals, including students, have also registered with the High Commission to return home or to seek assistance for accommodation and food. ( read original story ...)
Walt Disney Company bringing streaming service to migrant workers in Singapore
The platform, Hotstar, is available free for the workers until Jul 21, and includes more than 2,000 movies and 900 TV shows. ( read original story ...)
Corporate debt in China, Singapore and South Korea is rising fast as coronavirus hits revenue
Among Asian economies, corporate debt builds up the fastest and the most in China, South Korea and Singapore, according to a report by Australian bank ANZ last week. ( read original story ...)
Stretched but coping: How Singapore’s healthcare system has cranked up efforts to deal with COVID-19
A man wearing a face mask walks in the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore, Apr 14, 2020. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman) Following a huge spike in the number of cases - 16,169 ... ( read original story ...)
GoBear acquires Singapore fintech startup AsiaKredit
GoBear looks to introduce “lending-as-a-service” to its partners and expand its direct consumer lending service through AsiaKredit’s Pera247. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to require smartphone check-ins at all businesses and will log visitors’ national identity numbers
Singapore will from May 12th require all businesses to adopt a system that logs visitors to their premises using their smartphones, in the name of tracking COVID-19 cases. Called “SafeEntry”, the ... ( read original story ...)