SINGAPORE, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.51 percent higher on Friday, but many investors were cautious ahead of a delayed vote on President Donald Trump's healthcare bill that would go ahead later in the day. Investors regarded the vote as ... ( read original story ...)
Hungry? Singapore is an edible Garden City
"Did you know that aboriginals in Taiwan stir-fry young bird's nest fern?" the Singapore-based Danish artist asked, before taking a frond from her basket and distributing it to the small crowd to nibble on. She originally organised eight tours on ... ( read original story ...)
How Kimly brewed its way to Singapore's first 'kopi-o IPO'
Even if you're not one to dabble in stocks, the recent IPO by coffeeshop operator Kimly Limited would have definitely caught your attention. With an offer of 173.8 million new shares at 25 cents each, the group was expected to have a market value of $288.7 ... ( read original story ...)
How Traditional Coffeeshop Operator Kimly Brewed Its Way To Singapore's First “Kopi-O IPO”
Even if you’re not one to dabble in stocks, the recent IPO by coffeeshop operator Kimly Limited would have definitely caught your attention. With an offer of 173.8 million new shares at 25 cents each, the group was expected to have a market value of $288 ... ( read original story ...)
Forget traffic jams, hail a cab from the sky: Flying TAXIS could be hitting Singapore by 2030
The days of sitting in a taxi while it's stuck in a traffic jam could soon be a thing of the past for people in Singapore. The country's Ministry of Transport has revealed that it is in talks with companies to start trials on flying taxis. These futuristic ... ( read original story ...)
Over 300 delegates attend Fuze Fashion Technology 2017
Over 300 delegates from Singapore, Southeast Asia, Korea, China, the US and South Africa attended the first ever Fuze Fashion Technology 2017 that was recently held in Singapore. The event sought to explore and offer new insights into some of the exciting ... ( read original story ...)
News Roundup (March 2017)
Housing prices in Singapore are likely to continue falling even as the government may gradually ease the property cooling measures, Fitch Ratings said recently. The ratings agency noted that Singapore’s efforts to curb property speculation in an ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Promotes New Credit Card with Pinball Machine
TBWASingapore created the ‘Unlimited Joy’ campaign with a cool little 45-second film for the launch Standard Chartered’s new Unlimited Cashback Credit Card. The benefits of the card are featured as the viewer follows the path of a pinball in a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For March 24
Singapore morning news by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. IN a move aimed at attracting more global funds to set up their legal entities here, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's manufacturing output up 12.6% in February
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output in February rose 12.6 per cent from a year ago, on the back of strong growth in the electronics and precision engineering clusters. Excluding the more volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 17.1 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore February factory output rises faster than expected
SINGAPORE, March 24 Singapore's industrial production rose more than expected in February from a year earlier thanks to a surge in electronics manufacturing output, but analysts expect global conditions will weigh on manufacturing in months ahead. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Vietnam ink slew of MOUs in banking and infrastructure
HANOI: Singapore and Vietnam ramped up their business ties, signing off on a string of new collaborations in banking, power generation and infrastructure on the third day of an official visit by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. At a joint news ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s trade agency launches first global branch in Singapore
Canada’s trade finance agency is launching its first global branch in Singapore as the country steps up efforts to boost business ties with Asia following the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. ( read original story ...)
TBWASingapore + Standard Chartered promote cashback credit card using pinball machine
For the launch of Standard Chartered's new Unlimited Cashback Credit Card, TBWASingapore created the 'Unlimited Joy' campaign, comprising a 45 second film, out-of-home, digital and print. The campaign aims to make Standard Chartered's cashback credit card ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Carro lands $12M to expand its auto listings business to vehicle financing
Still, the option to fall back and develop a Facebook bot is there in the future. At this point, Genie Finance is limited to Singapore but Tan said it is likely to roll out to Indonesia and Thailand over the coming months. The company has also introduced ... ( read original story ...)
Why banks might be causing flat mortgage growth
According to Jefferies, the mortgage growth is flat at ~4% despite the increased ... restrictions and liberalisation of shareholding policy for finance companies in Singapore announced in February is also intended to enhance financing to SMEs. ( read original story ...)