SINGAPORE: Before he joined his new employer Mediacorp, Chinese news veteran Chua Chim Kang signed an agreement to transfer his shares in an education company to his business partner, Lee Kuan Fung.
Investment banks expect more deal-making activity in Asia and Singapore in 2025
However, the risks include higher-for-longer interest rates and market uncertainty. Read more at straitstimes.com.
From banks to tech: Potential Singapore winners from the Johor-Singapore SEZ
Banks, gaming, industrials, tech and telecommunications will benefit, said Maybank. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Proposed tax incentives could encourage high-value investments in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone: Economist
Yun Liu of HSBC discusses the economic impact of the Johor-Singapore SEZ and the benefits this cooperation will bring.
Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone unveils tax incentives to attract global investments
SINGAPORE: The Johor State Government and Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) have launched a comprehensive tax incentive package for the newly established Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone ...
From brewing soya sauce to fighting fires – How AI is transforming Singapore
There's an appetite for AI, with Microsoft’s 2024 Work Trend Index finding that 88% of Singapore’s knowledge workers already use some form of generative AI.
Singapore shares retreat at Thursday’s open; STI down 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Thursday (Jan 9), mirroring overnight losses in European markets. Read more at The Business Times.
Daily Cuts – Singapore’s latest tool in its fight against scams
Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak with Associate Professor Hannah Yee-Fen Lim, Division of Business Law, NTU Nanyang Business School, about the effectiveness of a law empowering the ...
Deft at blending AI with design practices? This Singapore-based venture capitalist firm wants you
The newly launched Design AI and Tech Awards (Daita) has a fresh backer – the multi-asset investment firm Granite Asia – which is offering all finalists a golden ticket to its network and consultation ...
Singapore and Malaysia to study REC framework for cross-border electricity trade
This follows their supply agreement for the importation of 50 MW of renewables to the city-state. Singapore and Malaysia are set to conduct a joint study to formulate a framework that will recognise ...
Top crypto adopters in 2025: Institutions, retail, low-income countries
The global cryptocurrency industry is poised for another year of growing mainstream and institutional recognition in 2025, thanks to increasing regulatory clarity and soaring crypto valuations. Crypto ...
AI-Driven Crypto research platform SoSoValue raises $15 million Series A to launch the Investible Spot Index Protocol SSI
Singapore , Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoSoValue, the leading AI-driven investment research platform, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series A. This comes on the back of ...
Singapore food operators with revoked licences to be banned from reapplying for up to three years
Under a new law that updates Singapore's food safety regime, individuals will also be allowed to bring in up to 15kg of various categories of food, up from the ...
Singapore strengthens AI edge with Micron’s $7B investment in HBM
Micron invests $7 billion in Singapore's first high-bandwidth memory (HBM) facility to support growing AI demand.
Crypto data platform SoSoValue raises $15 million in new funding to launch multi-coin indices
SoSoValue’s dashboard lets users access a range of information including real-time crypto prices, an AI-curated news feed, and interactive charts. But the platform is best-known ...
China may trim fuel oil imports amid 2025 tax hike, sources say
China's fuel oil imports are expected to drop in early 2025 following a hike in the product's import tax from Jan. 1, prompting some sellers to lower prices to boost demand, several trade sources ...