While most of the 400 guests at a dinner here last night to celebrate Singapore's National Day were based in Beijing, some had flown in specially from Singapore. One of them was business consultant Edith Cheong, who used to be based in the Chinese capital ... ( read original story ...)
APCNGA seeks duty-waiver on import
He said the association had finalised all arrangements to start import of new lightweight 22kg CNG cylinders and compatible kits, which could be used in 660cc to 3000cc vehicles. "Two foreign companies from Italy and Singapore have agreed to provide EFI ... ( read original story ...)
Waste of Foreign Exchange Importing Luxury Cars
Controller Import and Exports I was responsible for the disbursement ... The Island News paper reported that over 100,000 have travelled to Singapore this year. All this means large commitments on the country’s Forex. FOREIGN EXCHANGE IS NOT BUDGETED ... ( read original story ...)
Summit ties up with GE, Excelerate for $1b energy projects
Summit Power International Pte Ltd, a Singapore incorporated power producer, has announced collaborations valued at $1 billion for power generation and offshore liquefied natural gas import terminal projects. US firm GE and Summit entered into a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)
Uber knowingly put ‘fire risk’ cars on Singapore roads
The ride-sharing operator purchased 1,200 Honda Vezel units from various parallel import companies including Sunrita ... Vezel units in its fleet since then had been rectified, but Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed that this figure ... ( read original story ...)
Future Of Agriculture And Implications For ASEAN – Analysis
These imperil food importing countries, and may pave the way to another ... As regards anti-microbial resistance, Singapore is currently coordinating ASEAN’s efforts in reducing use of anti-microbials in agricultural production, developing regional ... ( read original story ...)
City of Trash
I am thinking, they want Singapore to be vibrant like New York, 10M population into this tiny red dot. For years, I have heard from my local friends while I was overseas, they are importing talents. Who are these talents. The time I came back ... ( read original story ...)
Britain Turns to Chinese Textbooks to Improve Its Math Scores
Singapore ranked first in 2015 ... system to ease the intense pressure on students and encourage individuality. “Just because England is importing our teaching materials doesn’t mean there aren’t any problems with our education system and that ... ( read original story ...)
11 projects that show China’s influence over Malaysia – and could influence its election
The Export-Import Bank of China will also provide soft loans ... This project aims to steal some of Singapore’s lucrative bunkering business, with an oil storage capacity of 1.5 million cubic metres. It will provide servicing facilities for vessels ... ( read original story ...)
CNG industry demands removal of import duty
The CNG association has finalized arrangements to initiate import of lightweight 22kg CNG-compatible kits and cylinders for 660cc to 3,000cc vehicles. “Two companies from Italy and Singapore have agreed to supply EFI-compatible CNG kits and new lightweig ... ( read original story ...)
Summit invests $1 billion in power generation and LNG supply
Summit Power International has announced a $1 billion gas-to-power project and an offshore liquefied natural gas, or LNG import terminal ... Arrangements were formalised in Singapore on Friday in the presence of Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz ... ( read original story ...)
Summit to invest US$ 1bn in power generation, LNG supply
Summit Power International Pte Ltd, the Singapore-incorporated power producer, has announced collaborations to develop US$ $1 billion of gas-to-power generation and an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Bangladesh, reports UNB. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Nigeria trade volume hits N846b
SINGAPORE: The trade volume between Nigeria and Singapore reached N846bn from 2011 to 2015, while the absolute balance of trade was N222 billion in favour of Nigeria. This submission was made by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday in ... ( read original story ...)
Uber knowingly rented cars that were at risk of catching fire to its drivers in Singapore, a report says
Reuters/Toru Hanai Honda recalled its Vezel SUV last year because it could catch fire — but Uber continued to lease the cars to drivers in Singapore. The news comes from a Wall Street Journal report that says internal emails show Uber managers in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines offers cabin crew unpaid leave in a cost-cutting measure
Aviation analyst Shukor Yusof of Endau Analytics told AFP it showed "legacy carriers" were finding it harder to survive. "(Singapore Airlines's) business travel segment has been hit hard and more are turning to low cost carriers," he said. ( read original story ...)
Amazon uses Uber for Singapore deliveries
After its much-anticipated launch in Singapore last week, Amazon is seeing skyrocketing ... Jonathan Camhi, research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has laid out the case for why retailers must transition to ... ( read original story ...)