Over the past month, two of the region’s most trade-reliant economies have been organising like-minded countries in a bid to maintain supply chains. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore prepares to resume cross-border travel with South Korea, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
The city state is working with Australia, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand to resume essential trips in an effort to maintain supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore, Australia, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand commit to resume essential cross-border travel
Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and trade ministers from Australia, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand have agreed to facilitate the resumption of essential cross-border travel, while ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s what life looks like right now in Singapore, where an outbreak in migrant worker dormitories has led to new lockdown measures
Singapore extended "circuit breaker" measures through June 1 and put a stop to more services, such as grass-cutting. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Producer Prices Decline In March
Singapore's producer prices declined at a faster rate in March, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Banks Set to Post First Profit Decline Since 2016
All three of Singapore’s banks are expected to see profit declines for the first time since 2016 as they set aside cash for a potential spike in bad loans stemming from the coronavirus-fueled economic ... ( read original story ...)
A British expat in Singapore is paying $7,000 a month to swim in a pool during quarantine
The pool at the man's condominium was closed due to social distancing measures, so he struck a deal with a neighbor. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s bid to contain dorm outbreaks may cause lag in coronavirus tally
Singapore's health ministry has said it is not able to test all migrant workers in dormitories and has been isolating some symptomatic patients first, a method that a government health adviser said ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Esprit to close all 56 outlets in Asia outside China, including those in Singapore
HONG KONG: Hong Kong-listed Esprit will shut its Singapore stores as part of Asia-wide closures that exclude mainland China, the company said in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Billionaire’s Son Leads Biotech Labs To Export COVID-19 Test Kits
As Singapore extends its semi lockdown circuit breaker to June 1st in the face of spiking coronavirus cases, local biotech firms are racing against time to work on solutions that can help curb the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore’s home-based food businesses hit hard by circuit breaker measures
Singapore’s strict measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 are affecting entrepreneurs who work from home, especially over Ramadan and the Hari Raya Puasa festival. ( read original story ...)
China’s March crude imports from Saudi slip, Russia up 31% -customs
China's March crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia fell 1.6% from a year earlier, while purchases from No.2 supplier Russia rose 31%, Reuters' calculations based on customs data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, NZ have acted in poor taste
Second, the countries participating in the joint initiative of New Zealand and Singapore will not apply export prohibitions or restrictions on the specified medical products. Third, the participants ... ( read original story ...)
China to grant additional oil import quotas for private refiners: sources
China is set to issue more crude oil import quotas to non-state refiners in its second batch of allowances for 2020, several sources at five independent refineries told Reuters on Tuesday. China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hotels to increase food safety upon reopening
The Singapore Food Agency was formed in April 2019 under the Ministry of the Environment & Water Resources to oversee food safety and security. The import of livestock and poultry, for instance, are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports rise 17.6% in March, boosted by surge in gold shipments
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports accelerated 17.6 per cent in March from a year ago, boosted by a spike in gold shipments, ... ( read original story ...)