A Singapore business school has launched Southeast Asia’s first major on sustainability. The new course at Singapore Management University (SMU) aims to grow and promote the understanding of sustainab... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Plans Cautious Budget With an Eye on Election
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will aim to strike a delicate balance in Monday’s budget: preaching fiscal prudence while doling out more social spending ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Students Fan Profit at Bangkok School Criticized for IPO
Chinese enrollments are helping to buoy profits at Thailand’s only listed school operator. SISB Pcl, or Singapore International School of Bangkok, sees 2018 net income at the high end of expectations ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economic growth slows due to China’s difficulties
Electronics and semiconductors are a source of vulnerability. GDP growth in 2019 is expected to be less than 2.5 per cent. Singapore (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Singapore’s economy grew at its ... ( read original story ...)
India-Singapore to sign pact for skilling Indians in aviation
It will provide a significant platform in bolstering business opportunities in International aviation sector. These 'Centers of Excellence in Advance Skilling' will provide training and certification ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s government will likely spend big ahead of an upcoming election
From 2016 through the current financial year, the country is estimated to accumulate surpluses totaling 20 billion Singapore dollars, according to analysts from Citi. That would give Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Duty-unpaid cigarettes seized from 80-year-old’s bags at Singapore Cruise Centre
The officers had detected anomalies in the scanned images of the two bags and conducted further checks. The man has been referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation. In the post, ICA said: ... ( read original story ...)
Seven quantum technology projects awarded grants
This technology is both hardware and software ... The QEP, which is managed by the National University of Singapore (NUS), will allow for quantum tech - the science of the very small - to be explored ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports lowest GDP growth in two years as trade ministry warns manufacturers may be vulnerable
Singapore’s growth pace is expected to slow in 2019 as manufacturing “is likely to see a significant moderation,” trade ministry official Loh Khum Yean said, adding that the important electronics and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s trade, exports down overall
Singapore's trade and exports slowed down overall last year, though total merchandise trade grew 9.2 per cent year on year to hit a high of $1.1 trillion, crossing the trillion-dollar milestone for th... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore ties up with Edelweiss Group to capitalise on India’s wealth
Bank of Singapore has tied up with India’s largest financial service provider Edelweiss Group to allow clients of both entities to access their respective platforms- Bank of Singapore’s wide range of ... ( read original story ...)
Expedia Winning at Mobile in Southeast Asia: New Study
Expedia Singapore offers the best mobile experience in Southeast Asia, according to a study of 45 most trafficked travel brands in the region by Google and Accenture Interactive. First ... ( read original story ...)
Cisco sets up cybersecurity centre of excellence, first SE Asian co-innovation hub in Singapore
Chng Kai Fong, managing director of the Economic Development Board, said that Singapore welcomes global technology leaders like Cisco to deepen their presence here. SEE ALSO: Australian parliament com... ( read original story ...)
New road map will give furniture retailers a leg up in adopting technology
SINGAPORE - Furniture retailers are getting more help to integrate technology into their operations. The initiative is part of the new Service Experience Technology Roadmap for the sector released on ... ( read original story ...)
Growth in Singapore non-oil exports slips to 4.2% last year, from 8.8% in 2017
SINGAPORE - Growth of both trade and exports eased in 2018, leading trade promotion agency Enterprise Singapore to maintain its growth forecasts for non-oil domestic exports and total merchandise trad... ( read original story ...)
Nearly one-third of Singapore property investors keen to venture overseas
A growing number of property investors in Singapore are turning their attention abroad. Of the 803 respondents to the 2019 EdgeProp-Knight Frank Homebuyers’ Sentiment Survey, 29.4% said they would be ... ( read original story ...)