SINGAPORE - Singapore's financial sector outperformed the overall economy in 2020 by growing at a pace that was even faster than the year before, the central bank's annual report showed. Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Covid Strategy Shift Reflected in Data Report Change
Singapore is changing the way it reports on progress against Covid-19 in the country, focusing on key trends and the number of severe virus cases while dropping detailed information about individual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aging Street Food Hawkers Get Help From Instagram
Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one of Singapore’s famed hawker markets. But as Covid-19 restrictions kept ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurateur Tse Wei Lim has his own version of Singapore’s unofficial national dish
Almost every family in Singapore has a version of Hainanese Chicken Rice, a dish of gingery poultry with aromatic jasmine rice, the country’s unofficial national dish made popular by its Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Recipe: Singapore’s unofficial national dish, Hainanese Chicken Rice, features a gingery bird and aromatic jasmine rice
Singapore's unofficial national dish, Hainanese Chicken Rice, begins with a whole chicken that is poached or steamed, then shocked in an ice bath to stop the cooking process and prevent the chicken ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 10 new COVID-19 cases; 5 locally transmitted
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (29 June) confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,563. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shows the Way Out of Pandemic Policies for Asia
Covid strategies work in 2020 will have to change tack now that large-scale vaccination is a reality, and should start preparing to do so now. ( read original story ...)
As the pandemic upends businesses, more Singapore firms turn to selling online
Even small and medium sized companies, which were previously less inclined to operate online, had to rethink their strategies when the pandemic hit. ( read original story ...)
More Singapore businesses move online to cope with Covid disruptions
Singapore's e-commerce landscape has grown and developed over the years. The global pandemic has accelerated that process, as many brick-and-mortar businesses were forced to move their operations ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore files charges against businessman in nickel trading fraud
Charges filed against a local businessman in relation to a scheme that allegedly raised more than S$1bn from investors to fund bogus nickel trades ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: GDP faces positive prospects – UOB
Economist Barnabas Gan at UOB Group comments on the latest Industrial Production figures in Singapore. Key Quotes “Singapore’s industrial production expanded 30.0% y/y (+7.2% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dangles fintech prize for digital currency ideas
Singapore is challenging fintech companies to pitch ideas to maximize the potential of central bank digital currencies, as countries increasingly look to create next-generation fiat money. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, UK begin discussions on digital economy pact
Trade agreement aims to facilitate digital trade and new opportunities between both markets, including cross-border data flow and use of technologies such as artificial intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Carousell Explores U.S. Listing Via SPAC
Carousell Pte, a Singapore-based online classifieds marketplace operator, is considering a U.S. listing via a merger with a blank-check company, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms 9 new COVID-19 cases; 4 in community
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (28 June) confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,553. ( read original story ...)
How 3 Singapore travel companies stayed afloat when their entire business model disappeared overnight
Singapore is the size of NYC, has virtually no domestic travel, and has been closed to travelers for over a year. How did its travel agencies survive? ( read original story ...)