Vancouver housing: The view from Singapore

Paul Robinson was visiting Singapore for business in mid-January and decided to drop by a sales and marketing "road show" for the opulent new condo tower, the Butterfly, to be built in downtown Vancouver. The Butterfly is one of the last designs by ... ( read original story ...)

Is Singapore really as boring as everyone thinks?

What's in a number? What’s in a figure of, say, 138.2? Or 98.7? Or 15,000? Or 32? Random digits, surely? Well yes. And then, also, no. Because each one of these statistics has appeared in a recent survey by that most esteemed of lifestyle publications ... ( read original story ...)

Colombia protests Escobar restaurant in Singapore

Singapore - Colombia has lodged an angry complaint with Singapore over a restaurant in the city-state named after drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. In a three-page letter to the foreign ministry dated February 2, the Colombian embassy expressed "serious concern ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For February 8

Hong Kong’s financial sector is becoming more tangled with mainland China, prompting more and more of China’s rich to turn to Singapore, said Bloomberg. China and Singapore agreed on Monday to deepen military-to-military ties, during a meeting between ... ( read original story ...)

Colombian embassy condemns Singapore bar named after drug lord

A bar named after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar found itself in a tricky situation after the Embassy of Colombia in Singapore and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) took issue with its theme. The embassy confirmed that it had sent an official note to ... ( read original story ...)

IATA Expands Presence in Singapore

Singapore – The International Air Transport Association ... You can follow us at http://twitter.com/iata2press for news specially catered for the media. ( read original story ...)

Boeing announces over $900 million in orders at Singapore

SINGAPORE — Boeing announced more than $900 million in orders on Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow from companies in the region and beyond. “Predicted growth for aerospace services in the Asia-Pacific brings opportunities to partner with local industry ... ( read original story ...)