The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (3 August) reported 102 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 65,315. ( read original story ...)
OCBC joins procure to pay initiative for construction sector
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (“OCBC Bank”) and local fintech company Doxa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership to develop and pilot the built ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei and CommScope are the Market Leaders in ABI Research’s Cellular Base Station Antenna Competitive Ranking
Huawei and CommScope are the Market Leaders in ABI Research's Cellular Base Station Antenna Competitive Ranking. SINGAPORE, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a challenging year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute of Technology appoints Prof Chua Kee Chaing as its third president
Prof Chua, currently SIT deputy president (academic) and provost, will be the president-designate from Sept 1.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Five Firms on $1.8B SPAC Deal With Singapore PropTech Company
Latham & Watkins, Allen & Gledhill, Walkers, Skadden and Rajah & Tann advised on another SPAC deal from Singapore after Grab. ( read original story ...)
Singapore media investment firm launches NFT trading platform for Indian movie collectibles
The trading platform would allow entertainers to create and auction off their own collectibles to their fans, investors, and collectors. ( read original story ...)
Huawei vows to enable digital ecosystem-based finance in APAC
Huawei on July 29, 2021 held its first virtual Asia-Pacific Intelligent Finance Summit 2021, with the theme "Accelerate Digital Transformation in Banking, New Value Together". As economies across the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to grant first crypto licence in bid to lure digital asset groups
Singapore is set to grant formal regulatory approval to a cryptocurrency exchange for the first time as the Asian city-state steps up its challenge to rival Hong Kong as a digital finance hub. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Fintech Firm FinAccel To List In U.S. Via $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
FinAccel, the Singapore-based parent of Indonesian fintech startup Kredivo, agreed to list in the U.S. through a merger with blank-check company VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II in a deal that ... ( read original story ...)
Impact for Keppel on Singapore Press Holdings buyout will be through asset management
Singapore Exchange's market strategist Geoff Howie says conglomerate Keppel would gain entry into student accommodation and senior living assets if its acquisition of Singapore Press Holdings is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Singapore paddlers keep finding China insurmountable
China continues to be a near-insurmountable obstacle for Singapore's women's table tennis team, as they crashed 0-3 in the team competition. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reviewing study findings on use of sustainable aviation fuels at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: Government agencies are reviewing the findings of a study conducted on the operational and commercial viability of using sustainable ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaires Gautam Adani, Kuok Khoon Hong’s Indian JV To Raise $605 Million From IPO
Adani Wilmar—a 50:50 joint venture between Adani group and Singapore-listed agribusiness firm Wilmar International—plans to raise 45 billion Indian rupees ($605 million) from its initial public offeri ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output highest in nearly three years | Video
Factory output in Singapore is at the highest in nearly three years, with July also marking 13 straight months of growth. It comes as manufacturing firms pick up the pace to meet orders and export ... ( read original story ...)
A closer look at Australia’s wine exports to South Korea
South Korea was ranked as the second most attractive wine market in the world in 2020 according to Wine Intelligence. Now, it has jumped from Australia’s 15th export market by value to 10th in the ... ( read original story ...)
Unlocking trade opportunities with Singapore and ASEAN region
Guy Barnett, Minister for Trade, Unlocking trade opportunities with Singapore and ASEAN region. The Tasmanian Liberal Government is continuing to grow and expand acc ... ( read original story ...)