Multiple partners are involved in a national skills initiative that will see Microsoft and Generation "upskill" and place tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans over two years, who will pick ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Nextbillion takes home $187k after winning Slingshot 2020
Singapore-based AI startup Nextbillion.ai was announced as the top winner of this year’s Slingshot deep-tech competition. Organized by Enterprise Singapore, Slingshot is Startup SG’s marquee startup ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore awarded enhanced privileges, paving way for digital-only bank
Standard Chartered Singapore was awarded enhanced "Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank" (SRFB) privileges by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday, paving the way for it to set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Fall in imports leads to container shortage
A sharp drop in import volumes compared to exports has led to a shortage of containers for exporters from India resulting in soaring rates for ‘empties’ in the last three months. According to TS Ahl ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘cruise to nowhere’ passenger does not have covid-19 after all, officials say
Royal Caribbean ended a cruise early after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus; follow-up tests on land were all negative. ( read original story ...)
Solidarity through Solitude secures the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year title for Indonesia
UOB has conferred the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year (POY) award to Mr Prabu Perdana, a 36-year-old artist from Bandung, West Java, for his painting titled Isolated Garden. Mr Perdana's ... ( read original story ...)
Boxed out: China’s exports pinched by global run on shipping containers
Exporters finding it tough to find containers in China * Container freight rates from China to various destinations surge * Supply seen tight until coronavirus vaccines rolled out BEIJING/SINGAPORE, ... ( read original story ...)
After ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short, Singapore says passenger doesn’t have COVID-19
A passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas initially tested positive for coronavirus, but Singapore officials say it retested the man and he was negative. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Circulate Capital Invests In Recykal To Boosts India’s Waste Management
The funding will enable Recykal to expand the network of Recykal Points to over 100 locations in tier I and II cities pan-India ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank DBS to launch digital exchange as demand for virtual currencies soar
Southeast Asia's biggest bank said its new digital exchange would provide tokenization, trading and custody services to institutional and accredited investors. ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank DBS to launch digital exchange for institutional investors
DBS Group Holdings DBSM.SI, Southeast Asia's biggest bank, is to set up an exchange for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, that will provide tokenisation, trading and custody services to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS bank to launch digital currency exchange featuring Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Bitcoin cash
DBS Digital Exchange will be the world’s first cryptocurrency exchange backed by a traditional bank, says DBS chief Piyush Gupta ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank’s Digital Exchange to Begin Trading Crypto ‘Next Week’
DBS Bank of Singapore has officially announced the arrival of its digital assets exchange, with trading to start next week. ( read original story ...)
Office S-Reits may turn from laggards to leaders, says DBS
It said "stay with your office winners", with vaccines in sight and the Singapore economy on the mend.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UK signs free trade deal with Singapore ahead of Brexit
The UK’s agreement with the major financial and commercial hub is expected to provide the UK with support in Asia as the country negotiates its exit from the European Union. ( read original story ...)
U.K.-Singapore Sign Free Trade Agreement to Replace EU Deal
The U.K. and Singapore signed a free trade agreement on Thursday, under which companies from both countries will continue to enjoy the same benefits on about 17 billion pounds ($23 billion) worth of ... ( read original story ...)