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SINGAPORE factories face an uphill slog, as a much-longed-for industry turnaround in the second half of the year could fail to materialise. More than 270 food and beverage outlets will stop providing ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore has built up a stake of about 3% in Julius Baer Group, providing a major boost for a Swiss wealth manager that’s focused on wooing wealthy Asians. The acquisition through ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s purchasing managers index slumped in May, signaling a contraction in manufacturing as trade tensions and a global slowdown weigh on the city state’s economy. The PMI ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's air force sent two fighter jets to escort an incoming passenger plane over of a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, say officials. There were 144 passengers on board Scoot flight ... ( read original story ...)

He is currently assisting police with their investigations, said the reports. A spokesman from Singapore carrier Scoot told news outlet The Straits Times that all 144 passengers and six crew members ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Constance Lien, Singapore’s first Asian Games medallist in the sport of jiu-jitsu, has added a World Championship title to her name. She emerged triumphant in the blue-belt adult ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that countries including the United States need to be willing to change international rules in response to a stronger China. Speaking at an annual ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says countries including the United States need to be willing to change international rules in response to a stronger China. “Countries have to accept that ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged the world’s biggest economies to accommodate each other’s interests to avoid a prolonged conflict, adding that the U.S. “has the most difficult ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore this month joined the rapidly growing list of countries seeking to shield their citizens from harmful content online by passing anti-fake news legislation. While critics have focused on the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Singapore and the United States on Friday (31 May) agreed to renew a long-standing agreement for the US’ use of military facilities in Singapore. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ... ( read original story ...)

during which the two reaffirmed the "excellent and long-standing bilateral defence relations" between Singapore and the United States, according to a Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) news release. The ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- United Overseas Bank Ltd.’s chief executive officer said he is comfortable going outside his family for a successor to run the lender his grandfather founded more than eight decades ago ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore this month joined the rapidly growing list of countries seeking to shield their citizens from harmful content online by passing anti-fake news legislation. While critics have focused on the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, the tiny Southeast Asian city-state, is an unlikely place for a farming revolution. With tiered fish farms, vegetable plots atop office buildings and lab-grown shrimp, ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (May 28) added Singapore and Malaysia to a watchlist of trading partners for currency practices, citing both countries' foreign exchange intervention ... ( read original story ...)