SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has appointed Marc van de Walle, a senior executive from Asia-focused Bank of Singapore, as the global head of its wealth management business, which ... ( read original story ...)
China unveils plan to make Hainan a free trade hub like Hong Kong, Singapore as risks of US decoupling loom
Beijing has outlined plans to turn Hainan into a “free trade port” similar to Hong Kong, as China faces an increasingly uncertain global economic environment. ( read original story ...)
Need for public-private partnership has increased in infrastructure development: Singapore minister
With government budgets being significantly diverted to support pandemic-hit economies, need for private sector funding has increased to help countries meet their infrastructure demand, says Indranee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has reopened 75% of its economy
Singapore has reopened 75% of its economy as part of a three-phase controlled approach to end a virus lockdown in place since early April. Finance, electronics manufacturing and logistics are among ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s Lazada says its online grocery sales in Singapore jumped due to coronavirus
Southeast Asia's e-commerce giant Lazada introduced a new delivery system on April 4 that allowed the company to increase its capacity by 50%. ( read original story ...)
Schools Reopen as Singapore Eases Lockdown Restrictions
With temperatures checked, masks fitted, and hand sanitizers at the ready, many Singapore children returned to school on Tuesday after a novel coronavirus lockdown of nearly two months. Across the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Record Deposits Seen Signaling Risk Aversion
A jump in Singapore bank deposits probably reflects investors’ risk aversion and inflows from markets including Hong Kong given the country’s status as a private banking hub, according to Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s What Singapore’s Cautious Return to Work Will Look Like
Mostly empty offices, staggered work hours, face shields and contact tracing -- that’s what Singapore’s cautious return to work will look like under the watchful gaze of the hub’s financial regulator. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Election Focus, Hong Kong Probes Cluster: Virus Update
Singapore’s approach to the virus is set to become a defining issue in upcoming elections as the economy began a phased reopening Tuesday. Hong Kong authorities are concerned about a new cluster of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Long Lockdown Challenges Leaders Facing Election
Singapore’s approach to the virus is set to become a defining issue in upcoming elections, with lockdown curbs set to drag on past most of Asia’s after its original, less restrictive approach was ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Singapore has reopened 75% of its economy
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Returns to Work, U.S. Relief Loan Data: Virus Update
Singapore, starting its cautious return to work, said the number of new daily cases outside of migrant-worker dormitories dropped to zero. Small health-care businesses were the top recipient of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore Airlines to resume New Zealand services
Singapore Airlines has announced it will resume scheduled passenger services to Auckland and Christchurch from Tuesday, June 9. It is the first scheduled flights by the airline to New Zealand since ... ( read original story ...)
Bankers in Face Shields Are Part of Singapore’s Cautious Return
Mostly empty offices, staggered work hours, face shields and contact tracing -- that’s what Singapore’s cautious return to work will look like under the watchful gaze of the hub’s financial regulator. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications: New To My Portfolio
Last quarter saw a 65% drop in profits, but it is more to the story than just that. The company's large footprint, diverse businesses, and solid balance sheet w ... ( read original story ...)
China braces for aluminum import wave as coronavirus recovery upends trade
China’s imports of aluminum are about to hit their highest levels in a decade, traders and analysts said, as an arbitrage opportunity created by demand recovery ... ( read original story ...)