Import tariffs for apparel, footwear and headgear ... Reporting by Min Zhang and Stella Qiu in Beijing and Chyenyee Lee in Singapore; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Kim Coghill Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)
S’pore-certified firms will clear Australian customs faster
Companies that have been certified by the Singapore Customs for adhering to robust security practices can now enjoy a faster customs clearance process for goods that they export to Australia, the agency for trade facilitation and revenue enforcement said ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore can prepare for its Southeast Asian future: Linda Lim
Not necessarily, Dr Lim argues, because: Familiarity with business in the highly-developed, well-organised West, and Singapore itself, may not be good preparation for doing business in "messy", less-developed economies Businesses from other Asian ... ( read original story ...)
5 Things to Remember While Importing Goods from Asia
Joining China among Australia’s top import markets are Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Thailand and Malaysia – and more. Together, they’re a reliable key to long term success by helping you and your business to reduce costs and prices and superpower ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines to launch world’s longest flight
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight will use the long-range Airbus A350-900ULR, which will be configured to carry 161 passengers — 67 in business class and 94 in premium economy. The airline had flown a similar route from 2004 until 2013 but cancelled it ... ( read original story ...)
19 hours: Singapore Airlines to start world’s longest non-stop flight
The aircraft will be configured in a two-class layout, with 67 business and 94 premium economy seats. Tickets will be made available for sale progressively across the various booking channels, starting Thursday. SIA flew on the Singapore-Newark route until ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines will restart non-stop New York flights in October
SQ's Airbus A350-900 will sport a two-class layout of 67 business class seats and 94 premium economy seats. (In effect, this will be updated version of the Airbus A340 Singapore-New York service, which once sported 64 business class and 117 ‘executive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new online grocer wants to prove sustainability and e-commerce can go hand in hand
Though presently constituting less than 1 per cent of Singapore’s estimated grocery market, the online grocery business is expected to grow 10.7 per cent annually, indicating huge market potential. Local e-commerce grocery start-ups, including Honestbee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Review awards Bolloré Logistics and L’Oréal Singapore
In partnership, Bolloré Logistics and L’Oréal Singapore, won the recent award for their co-designed innovative trucking solution deployed in Asia-Pacific. Bolloré Logistics, a brand of Bolloré Transport & Logistics, a global leader in supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Reviews awards Bolloré Logistics and L’Oréal Singapore
In partnership, Bolloré Logistics and L’Oréal Singapore, won the recent award for their co-designed innovative trucking solution deployed in Asia-Pacific. Bolloré Logistics, a brand of Bolloré Transport & Logistics, a global leader in supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, India exchanges have abandoned trade link talks: Sources
MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG) – The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) have abandoned talks on a cross-border trading link, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a bitter court battle that’s soured an 18-year partnership. ( read original story ...)
21 Singapore Supermarket Industry Statistics, Trends & Analysis
That allows the Singapore supermarket industry to take advantage of what is available on the import market. There are no excise taxes or imports on food or beverages because of the unique structure of Singapore. There is virtually no domestic agricultural ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia says it will axe high-speed railway to Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that a planned high-speed railway that would cut travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to just 90 minutes will be axed because it isn't beneficial. Mahathir said ... ( read original story ...)
No free ride for Singapore’s Grab after Uber exits Southeast Asia
the Singapore-based ride-hailing firm is now facing a new regional competitor and potential roadblocks from antitrust regulators. Grab’s US$1.6 billion acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business in late March had seemed to set the stage for an easy ... ( read original story ...)
Getting into the Ship Business in Singapore
Singapore is a leading international maritime centre that boasts over 5000 shipping corporations and contributes almost 7% of its GDP. Additionally, it is linked to an excess of 600 ports in over 120 different nations. Over the years, Singapore has gained ... ( read original story ...)
Credit financed 46.4% of Singapore’s business-to-business sales
Businesses actively opt for trade credit as part of ‘common practice’. After a steep decrease from 54.5% in 2016, the average proportion of B2B sales in Singapore made on credit increased again in 2018 to 46.4%, Atradius revealed. Only transactions in ... ( read original story ...)