Australia decided this week to fast track approvals for a A$22 billion ($16 billion) project to supply solar power to Singapore via the world's longest subsea high voltage cable, a move to boost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s business sentiments for next 6 months remain subdued: survey
Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) and Department of Statistics (DOS) on Thursday released survey reports about business expectations showing pessimistic views for the remaining year. The ... ( read original story ...)
Diginex launches new Singapore cryptoexchange ahead of Nasdaq listing
Nasdaq-hopeful Diginex launched a new cryptocurrency exchange focused on derivative products in Singapore on Thursday, where it has applied for a licence. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ramps up volume of exports to Azerbaijan
Over the reporting period, the share of Singapore in the total volume of Azerbaijan's import grew from 0.23 percent to 0.34 percent of the total volume. In total, foreign trade operations between ... ( read original story ...)
The Johor-Singapore Causeway opens for business, slowly
Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land border crossing flickers back to life as Singapore and Malaysia agree on terms for ... Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land ... ( read original story ...)
$10k fine for woman who failed to alert the authorities about company’s business with N. Korea
SINGAPORE - A Singapore-based company unlawfully supplied luxury items worth more than $6 million to North Korea, and its shipping manager failed to alert the authorities about these transactions.. ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes US can stabilize its relations with China, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore hopes the United States is able to stabilize its relationship with China, because Asia depends on stable ties between the two countries to have a secure and predictable ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Likely For Singapore Shares
Closer to home, Singapore will see June figures for import and export prices and producer prices later today, as well as Q2 numbers for unemployment. In May, export prices were down 10.0 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Enhancing safety measures in the Port of Singapore
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is enhancing safety measures in the Port of Singapore, in view of the heightened r ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Job Offers Canceled Amid Recession, Recruiters Say
Job seekers in Singapore are seeing signed employment contracts rescinded as businesses cut back on hiring during the pandemic-triggered recession, recruiters say. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC and Temasek fear prolonged COVID impact
SINGAPORE -- Singapore government funds GIC ... "strong preference for companies with more resilient balance sheets and business models." Meanwhile, Temasek revealed in its preliminary performance ... ( read original story ...)
Column: China’s surging crude imports mask weakness in the rest of Asia
The ongoing flood of crude oil into China is obscuring the fact that demand in the rest of Asia remains weak, and that countries in the world's top-consuming region didn't join China is stocking up ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Sydney aim to lure edgy HK financial firms, but Singapore a top draw
Japan, Australia and some other nations are readying incentives to attract banks and asset managers in Hong Kong that are worried about the new security law imposed by China, but finance sector ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines braces for another record loss on virus
Singapore Airlines, consistently voted one of the world’s best airlines by Skytrax, is poised for another hefty quarterly loss after the coronavirus left it flying a tiny fraction of its usual number ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-China’s surging crude imports mask weakness in the rest of Asia: Russell
China's crude imports set consecutive records in May and June, and will remain at high levels in July and likely August too, as the massive volumes of oil bought during a brief price war in April ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines braces for hefty losses in Q1 as global travel hit by coronavirus
The airline’s net losses could widen to US$870 million through June because of a 96 per cent fall in capacity, analysts say. ( read original story ...)