Category: BUSINESS

Singapore : WHEN it comes to big data, Singapore is going large. More companies are looking to lease existing buildings for data storage, and some tech companies are building their own facilities. Wit... ( read original story ...)

I am pleased to be at this year’s Responsible Business Forum among so many committed business leaders, key policy makers, and members of civil society, the media and the United Nations family. Over th... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is the crowd favourite of expats, according to a study by HSBC. It bested New Zealand, Germany, and Canada, amongst others. The Expat Explorer survey found that Singapore ranked third in eco... ( read original story ...)

Since online shopping has become more convenient, criminals have also started to use the same platform to cheat a person or to sell illegal items. But, four men, who were selling duty-unpaid cigarette... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- Manufacturers in some emerging Asian nations are facing a decrease in demand for exports despite currency depreciation, according to the latest Nikkei Purchasing Managers' Index ... ( read original story ...)

We’d heard the rumors; then the oh-so-soft confirmation that New York’s most beloved burger export was finally heading our way ... Shake Shack is coming to Singapore next year, with its debut Shack in ... ( read original story ...)

... A prolonged U.S.-China trade war and a sharper downturn in the world economy have serious implications for export-reliant Singapore. The city state’s exports amounts to 173 percent of gross domest... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, as traders focused on U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports that are set to start next month to tighten global markets. The gains helped c... ( read original story ...)

In the prevailing economic conditions, access to financial credit by small SMEs has become almost impossible. The recent global recession left many countries in a stuttering economic condition. Singap... ( read original story ...)

A joint initiative of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and DP Information Group (DP Info), the index measures the business sentiment of over 3,600 SMEs for the next six months. Compared with th... ( read original story ...)

BENGALURU: Singapore shares extended falls on Monday ahead of a central bank policy review this week, while Philippine stocks rose after two straight sessions of declines. A slim majority in a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China has choked back on imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States, traders and analysts said, turning to the Middle East for extra supplies amid the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, lifted by looming U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports that are set to start next month. The gains helped claw back some of the losses ... ( read original story ...)

Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian took to Facebook yesterday to say that he was busted at the Changi Airport by a customs officer who wanted to know if he was carrying any Tongkat Ali ... ( read original story ...)

It is also $12 billion more than the value of all of Cambodia's other imports from Singapore during the same period, said the monitor group based on publicly available records from the Ministry of Com... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has suspended the import of fresh produce from the Malaysian farm that produced iceberg lettuce with high levels of pesticide, The Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)