SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) said it would launch the world’s longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area. The 8,277 nautical mile (15,329 kilometer) flight from ... ( read original story ...)
Endangered whale shark fins found in Singapore Airlines shipment to HK
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shark fins from endangered species including the giant, placid whale shark were found in a Singapore Airlines shipment to Hong Kong in May, highlighting the widespread challenges the Chinese territory faces in regulating the trade. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Has Fintech Dreams, But It’s Short on Tech Talent
Cyber experts, blockchain gurus in short supply in city-state Tech startups battle fiercely to attract software engineers Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub are running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand. Technology ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Fintech Ambitions Bump Up Against Immigration Curbs
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub are running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand. Technology startups in many countries are fighting to attract skilled workers like software engineers. Yet in the tiny ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange Delays New India Futures After Lawsuit
Singapore Exchange Ltd. said it will delay the start of its new Indian stock futures contracts, as a court dispute in Mumbai heads to arbitration. SGX, which is battling with National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. over Indian derivatives in the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Top North Korean officials travel to U.S., Singapore in summit preparations: media
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea has dispatched top officials to the United States and Singapore, media reported on Tuesday, the latest indication that the on-again-off-again summit with U.S. President Donald Trump may go ahead. North Korea’s Kim Yong ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea summit: diplomatic flurry as Kim aides head to Singapore and US
A North Korea/US summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump has become more likely in recent days. Photograph: KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL / MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Singapore on Monday night, a Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean officials and U.S. meet in Singapore ahead of summit
Meanwhile, U.S. government officials, flew to Singapore from U.S. Yokota Air Base in Japan ... Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz. ( read original story ...)
Is the Trump-Kim summit back on? Top North Korean official to travel to New York for high level meeting as US envoy flies to Singapore with both sides appearing STILL on course …
The North Korean envoy is expected to travel to the US imminently for senior-level talks to reciprocate recent visits by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, South Korean news agency Yonhap ... Joe Hagin arrived in Singapore on Monday, and is leading ... ( read original story ...)
Top aide to North Korean leader lands in Singapore as summit preparations continue: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore on Monday night, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Tuesday, the latest indication that the on-again-off-again summit with U.S. President Donald Trump is going ahead. ( read original story ...)
Top aide to North Korean leader lands in Singapore as summit preparations advance: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore on Monday night, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Tuesday, the latest indication that the on-again-off-again summit with U.S. President Donald Trump is going ahead. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia PM to drop high-speed rail project with Singapore: FT
"We need to do away with some of the unnecessary projects, for example the high-speed rail, which is going to cost us RM110bn ($28bn) and will not earn us a single cent. That will be dropped," Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told the Financial Times. ( read original story ...)
U.S. teams in North Korea, Singapore try to salvage summit
CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy and Gordon Chang, author of "Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the world," explain the latest developments to CBSN.. A U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore next months remains very much in play, and South Korean... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia axes project to build high-speed rail link with Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is cancelling a project to build a high-speed rail link between its capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and will talk with its southern neighbor about any compensation Malaysia has to pay, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project hits the buffers: FT
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is dropping a plan for a high-speed rail link between its capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and will talk with its southern neighbor about the agreement to build it, Malaysia’s prime minister said in an interview ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, India Exchanges Are Said to Abandon Trade Link Talks
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Exchange Ltd. and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. 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 ...)