In addition to the traditional export markets such as the United States, Australia and some European countries, shipments of the ready-to-serve food were also delivered to new markets including ... ( read original story ...)
China gives private refiner Zhejiang Petroleum first-ever fuel export licence
China has granted Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co (ZPC) a licence to export refined oil products, making it the first private oil refiner to win such permission, two sources with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Olam, Keppel, Clearbridge, Hatten Land, Biolidics, ST Group Food
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (July 9):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Vendor fined S$2,500 for illegally importing fresh vegetables from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: A vegetable vendor was fined S$2,500 on Wednesday (Jul 8) for illegally importing fresh vegetables from Malaysia. Chan Poh Seng, licensee of Chye Soon Vegetables Trader, was caught in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Boycott China’: Traders plan supplies from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam despite 5-10% added cost
Some traders and manufacturers are negotiating with suppliers in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam instead of China; Manufacturers in India are expected to r ... ( read original story ...)
To Singapore, With Love: How Overseas Singaporeans View Singapore
There are currently 217,200 Singaporeans living overseas, a small but not insignificant amount of people considering our tiny population. As we head into the final days of GE2020, I was curious to ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s Meetings and Events Industry is Going Virtual During the Coronavirus
Singapore has long been a leading destination for international business events. It’s the top Asia-Pacific meeting city on the annual International ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore in Survival Mode Looks to Reinvent Itself. Yet Again
The pandemic is proving the ultimate test for Singapore, the tiny city-state that has a reputation of reinventing itself during times of crises. ( read original story ...)
East Timor: Indonesia main supplier, Singapore largest customer in 2019
The main imports were fuel – representing 25% of the total – followed by vehicles, cereals, machinery, beverages, and iron. After Indonesia (37.9% of the total), the main suppliers were Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Australia’s NWS condensate exports to drop in September on maintenance – sources
The exports of Australia's flagship North West Shelf (NWS) condensate will drop to three cargoes in September, down from four usually, due to a maintenance, two sources with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong cannot be another Singapore
I thought of that conversation as Beijing last week imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong. Among the territory’s business elite, there are many who hope that — once people get used to the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore election must offer new vision for economy
Economically speaking, though, Singapore is proving uniquely susceptible to its global fallout. Lee is, of course, the son of Lee Kuan Yew, who between 1959 and 1990 morphed a former British colony ... ( read original story ...)
New international exports funding welcomed by local MP
... a second weekly Cathay Pacific freight flight to Hong Kong as well as a Singapore Airlines flight to Singapore, thanks to a mega export deal for our region under the International Freight ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing PMI improves but fails to break out of contraction
Manufacturing conditions improved for a second month from the depths of the coronavirus-induced recession, but remained within contraction territory.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s Formosa expects gasoline exports to halve in 2020
SINGAPORE, July 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp expects to cut its gasoline exports by about half in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis dents demand, a spokesman said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Post-pandemic opportunities for Singapore
First of two parts DESPITE having become one of the world’s most admired success stories, Singapore has always been aware that staying ahead requires relentless investment in continuous improvement ... ( read original story ...)